
A 1960's Archive Special featuring Snowy Owls on Fetlar, Thatching in Aberdeenshire and a Tree Loving Tramp in the Highlands
Helen Needham digs into the BBC Archive to share some audio gems from the past
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Helen Needham digs into the BBC Archive to share some audio gems from the past

Mark visits Glasgow’s Queen’s Park Glasshouse which was threatened with closure earlier this summer. He speaks to some of those involved in...

Mark Stephen meets naturalist and author Polly Pullar in the sheep shed of her farm in Perthshire. Polly's latest book In The Company of She...

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with a special programme from the Scottish Crannog Centre

Helen Needham visits the spectacular seabird colony on a skiff

A few weeks ago, Mark went along to a conference at the James Hutton Institute in Aberdeen. Under the banner of Living Labs, the institute b...

Mark Stephen takes a Land Rover tour of the Inner Hebridean island of Lismore to explore its history, wildlife and nature

In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast Mark meets author Cal Flyn, whose latest book is called The Savage Landscape – How we Made the Wild...

Mark Stephen meets Cal Flyn, author of The Savage Landscape - How We Made The Wilderness in which she explores the meaning of wilderness in...

Mark is in Forres to meet up with naturalist and educator Dan Puplett. Dan’s been running bird language courses, helping people understand w...

Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone join High Life Highland countryside ranger John Orr at Ardersier Local Nature Reserve in search of one of t...

Next week, communities in Lochaber will be asked to share their views on beavers being reintroduced to the area. Kirsten Brewster from rewil...

Rachel Stewart meets Helen in her workshop as she unveils her latest sculpture.

Mark hears about the preparation involved in setting up the Fettercairn Show which this weekend celebrates its 190th show, and the 200th ann...

Mark Stephen hears about attempts to save the twinflower in Abernethy Forest

Mark is in Fettercairn in Aberdeenshire where a garden designed for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show has made its way to the local distillery...

Rachel Stewart visits the charity which aims to make off-road cycling open to all.

Ahead of next week’s Royal Highland Show being held at Ingliston just outside Edinburgh, Rachel catches up with farmer Anna Mitchell, who is...

Mark Stephen visits the Taliesin Community Woodland in Dumfries and Galloway

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.