4.7 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 6 December 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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In the summer, Mark met Euan Tomes, Assistant Woodlands Manager at Moray Estates, in the aftermath of a wildfire that spread through Dava Moor. Mark catches up with Euan to find out how the land has been recovering and what happened to the osprey chicks Euan helped to save.
In the heart of Sanquhar in Dumfries and Galloway is an organisation called A’ the Airts. Rachel meets Aileen Sim and Kate Sloan to find out how it's working to protect the craft of knitting.
Mills Observatory in Dundee has reopened for this year’s season and the historic dome is also celebrating its 90th anniversary. Mark meets Anna Day of Leisure and Culture Dundee to find out how the Observatory was recently saved after it risked closure.
In this week’s podcast excerpt, Mark and Rachel speak to delegates at the Scottish Outdoor Access Network Conference near Perth.
In Aberdeenshire, craters left by a WWII decoy airfield form the basis of a successful rewilding project. Mark meets Gavin Drummond on his farm Harestone Moss to discover how he’s giving parts of the land back to nature.
Back in the south west, Rachel takes a trip to Wanlockhead - the highest village in Scotland. Rachel joins Jon Evans, chair of Wanlockhead Museum Trust, to explore a miner’s subscription library.
Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone head to the Cairngorms to meet outdoor survival expert Zeki Basan who introduces the ancient craft of using urine to extract vibrant natural dyes from lichen.
In Glen Prosen, Mark takes a wander with Molecular Fungal Ecologist Dr Andy Taylor to explore the fungal species found in the area.
Rachel and Mark are joined by Anna Grunden of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency to talk about Sweden’s approach to outdoor access and shared challenges with Scotland.
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| 0:40.4 | Hello and thank you very much for choosing to listen to this |
| 0:48.1 | This is one of the two Scotland outdoors podcasts we do every week |
| 0:51.8 | This is the one that's built from the live programme we do for BBC Radio Scotland called Out of Doors. |
| 0:56.8 | And this week some real delights. |
| 0:59.0 | Everything from peeing a jar to some real fun guys. |
| 1:04.2 | Out of Doors with Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart on BBC Radio Scotland. |
| 1:20.8 | Earlier this week I was about a thousand metres up near the summit of Cairn-Gorm and 50 mile in narrow winds. |
| 1:22.1 | It wasn't snowing but there was a lot of cloud and just every so often at high speed. |
| 1:28.9 | It was almost like sort of a break in breaking film stock you would get a view and then it was gone again and then you would get a view |
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