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- Yesterday29 min
Honouring Winter with Rosie Steer
Helen Needham speaks with Rosie Steer about her book 'Gloaming'
- 5 days ago1h 23m
A Highland Halloween, a Seal Safari and a Clock Tower in Moray
In this week’s Scotland’s Outdoors podcast Mark meets loch bagger Claire Young. Claire came up with the idea of loch bagging after vertigo put a halt to her Munro bagging. We hear an excerpt where Mark chats to her about how the idea developed. A new podcast series recorded in Aberdeen explores how nature has been shaping and changing people’s lives. Rachel meets producer Dave Black and some of those who feature in the series at Seaton Park which was recently designated as a Local Nature Conservation site.We couldn’t let the fact that it’s Halloween slip by un-mentioned. Mark is in Rothiemurchus near Aviemore visiting the cursed grave of Seath Mor Sgorfhiaclach. Lift the stones that protect him at your peril… Rachel visits the historic clock tower in Dufftown in Moray which is now owned by the community who have plans to revamp it. She hears about the history of the site and what the community hope to use it for. Mark explores the impressive sandstone cliffs around Arbroath with geologist Morag Smith. Morag tells him about the striking red colour of sandstone that is common in that area and what we can tell about the cliffs and caves from their geology.Calum Mackenzie runs seal watching boat trips from Plockton on Loch Carron and is something of a local character. His trips are hugely popular, and he even promises your money back if you don’t spot any seals! Rachel went along to test his promise and see what other wildlife they could spot. We delve into the archives to hear some of the Halloween traditions of years gone by. And author Rosie Steer tells us about the connection of the festival to the changing seasons.And to prepare you for a spooky Halloween evening of TV viewing, we chat live to Zara Gladman, one of the hosts of the new BBC Scotland series Mythland. Accompanied by parapsychologist Evelyn Hollow, Zara explores some of Scotland’s myths and spooky tales in the series. She tells us what it was like to investigate with Evelyn and what she learnt during the series.
- 1 weeks ago27 min
Loch Bagging with Claire Young
Mark Stephen learns about the pursuit of Loch Bagging with its inventor, Clare Young
- 1 weeks ago1h 23m
A Lawn full of Fungi, a Stag called Rufus and Extreme Timbersports
Mark is in Aberdeen where hair from a grey squirrel has been in found in feeder boxes. That might not sound very unusual, but the city was close to eradicating the non-native species which spread disease which kills the native red squirrels. James Kennedy from Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels shows Mark the area the greys are thought to be. Anne McAlpine is in the village of Tomatin in the Highlands to find out about a development which is aiming to tackle issues around rural housing. She hears how local groups have worked together with the Scottish Government to make the project happen. In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark visits Stobs Military Camp near Hawick to discover its history from a training camp in the early 1900s to a resettlement camp after the second world war. Andrew Jepson of Archaeology Scotland is his guide, and we hear an excerpt of Andrew showing him around. Hopetoun House near South Queensferry is closed to visitors at the moment however, there is one annual event which always goes ahead in autumn, a fungi walk. Mark meets ranger Emma Parker who shows him the rather spectacular array of waxcaps on the lawn and tells him more about what makes Hopetoun such a great place for them to grow.At this time of year boat owners are busying themselves to ready their boats for winter. Making sure everything is ship shape for potential bad weather ahead. Anne McAlpine is at Dunstaffnage marina near Oban and hears about the different jobs that owners and the marina carry out. It’s the season for pumpkin patches and they seem to have grown massively in popularity over the last few years. Laura Guthrie visits Ethiebeaton farm in South Angus where the McDonald family enjoy opening up their field to the public once a year to show them how pumpkins grow.
- 2 weeks ago29 min
Stobs Military Camp, Hawick
Mark Stephen visits Stobs Military Camp near Hawick to discover the importance of this site from a training camp in the early 1900s to a resettlement camp after the second world war. Andrew Jepson of Archaeology Scotland is his guide
- 2 weeks ago1h 24m
The World's Quietest Festival, Ardestie Earth House and Arbroath Signal Tower Museum
The Arbroath Signal Tower Museum is set to benefit from more than £300,000 of funding to develop its outdoor space. Mark went for a visit to hear about their plans to transform the garden into an accessible, multi-functional public space for education, community activities and events.Rachel Bell and her family try their hand at orienteering in Hazlehead Park in Aberdeen. They see if they can follow the map to complete the course and have fun at the same time.Ardestie Earth House is a souterrain, an ancient underground structure, near Monifieth. Mark goes along to explore and try to solve the puzzle of what it might have been used for.When Mark was in Glasgow a few weeks ago, something interesting caught his eye. The Cameron Fountain in Charing Cross is rather unique, as it sits on something of a lean. Glasgow sculpture historian Gary Nisbet tells Mark about this intriguing piece of Glasgow’s past. And they also visit the Doulton Fountain outside the People’s Palace and discover that it hasn’t always been in the same place in the city.Rachel Bell takes some time to slow down and immerse herself in the outdoors at a forest therapy session led by Sarah Stevens. Sarah guides her through the forest at Birsemore near Aboyne and tells her about the different ways we can connect with nature.We hear live from Finland, where Hiljaa Fest, the world's first nature listening festival, is happening right now. Hiljaa Fest, which translates as ‘Quietly Fest’, is happening in Valkmusa National Park and showcases things like black grouse, the wind and the bog moss as performers.In this week’s Scotland Outdoors podcast, Rachel Stewart meets poet and storyteller Tony Bonning. Tony, known as the Man with the Horse, undertakes treks across the country with his horse Chief to collect folklore and tales along the way. He tells Rachel a bit about his life and a wee tale or two as well.And Rachel Bell meets Shetland fiddler and Fetlar resident Maurice Henderson, who tells her about his love of traditional straw crafting and how it ties into the island’s local folklore.
- 3 weeks ago34 min
The Man with the Horse, Poet and Storyteller, Tony Bonning
Rachel Stewart meets poet and story teller, Tony Bonning. Tony, known as the Man with the Horse, undertakes treks across the country with his horse Chief to collect folklore and tales along the way
- 3 weeks ago1h 23m
Pears, Corncrakes and Cow Calling
It’s the time of year when we celebrate leaves as Autumn unfolds. Mark meets up with leaf expert Professor Jonathan Silverman who’s written a book about them called Nature’s Magicians. Did you know that way back when there were no leaves on trees at all? Rachel’s been to the Carse of Gowrie to find out about the ancient pear orchards of the area, and the attempt to bring back Scottish pear varieties that have largely been forgotten. Neil Clapperton of Buglife is her guideMark meets some of those taking part in a recent international translocation conference on a field day in the Cairngorms. He hears from delegates from Australia, Kenya and UK about translocating everything from mosses to rhinosMark visits the St Cyrus National Nature Reserve near Montrose where he finds out about their brand new bird hide.Corncrakes were once common in Western Europe. Now their populations are mostly confined to the Western Isles and Skye. Shelagh Parlane of the RSPB describes how they've been advising crofters on how to adapt their land management techniques to encourage these rare birds to nest.Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone visit a youth club with a difference. In Alness, the club sits in the middle of two acre field. Jannette Douglas is the club coordinatorAnd most people who have livestock will have their own unique way of calling them in. In Finland it is an art known as kuhning. Rachel finds out more from Finnish storyteller and Highland cow breeder Riika Palonen ahead of the Scottish Storytelling Festival.
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