Scotland Outdoors
BBC Radio Scotland
Categoria: Scienza e medicina
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On Thursday this week campaigners gathered outside the Scottish Parliament to protest the proposed plans for a new powerline between Kintore and Tealing. SSEN Transmission says the upgrade is needed to meet net zero targets, while protestors say they haven’t been properly consulted and the scheme will blight the countryside. Mark went along to speak to Thomas Nicoll from SSEN Transmission and some of the protestors from Angus Action Against Pylons and Save Our Mearns.
TV Nature series Wild Isles was a big hit for the BBC last year. Much of it was filmed in Scotland and recently Rachel chatted to producer Alastair Fothergill for the Scotland Outdoors podcast. We hear an excerpt where he chats about how they filmed Orca hunting whales in Shetland.
Later this month Ullapool is hosting Lugger Fest ’24. It’s the village’s inaugural maritime festival of traditional boats and will feature talks, food, music plus the chance to get aboard the Luggers- small fishing boats that use a particular kind of sail. Dan Holland went along to find out more about what will be going on and explore one the luggers.
Nikki and Ollie Lake are familiar faces to those who watch the BBC series This Farming Life. They farm near Dallas in Moray and have a rather interesting mix of animals including water buffalo and wallabies! Rachel went along to meet the couple and their marsupials to hear how they got started.
Sunday 5th May is International Dawn Chorus Day so to mark the occasion we’re joined live by renowned sound recordist Chris Watson. Chris tells us what makes the dawn chorus so special to record and we hear an excerpt of a recording he did in Glen Affric.
A community owned woodland in Aberdeenshire with links to a famous Doric poet has become part of a major European study. It’s being used as an example of how people can use what’s on their doorstep to tackle big issues like climate change. Rachel went to visit while they were planting some trees.
Episodi precedenti
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1081 - Dawn Chorus, Dipping Luggers and Moray Marsupials Sat, 04 May 2024
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1080 - WILD ISLES - A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE MAKING OF THE NATURE SERIES Wed, 01 May 2024
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1079 - Spring in Montrose, Edinburgh's Grisly Past and Pine Tree Fungus Sat, 27 Apr 2024
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1078 - From the Hills of Assynt to the Karakorum Mountains of Pakistan with Anne Wood Wed, 24 Apr 2024
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1077 - Dreich Spring, Brose and Kayak Fishing Sat, 20 Apr 2024
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1076 - Walking the Old Lumphanan Road with the Late Stanley Robertson Wed, 17 Apr 2024
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1075 - Plants with Purpose, Pitlochry Paths and a Biomaterial Dress Sat, 13 Apr 2024
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1074 - Former paratrooper Chris Lewis is walking the coastline of the UK. Mark Stephen meets up with him in north east Scotland Wed, 03 Mar 2021
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1073 - An electrical wizard, the airships of north east Scotland and the ice mushrooms of Patagonia Sat, 27 Feb 2021
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1072 - Mark and Euan meet David Balharry, Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust to discuss the trust, his career and ice mushrooms Wed, 24 Feb 2021
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1071 - Sea Shanties a Hip-hop Crofter and more Sat, 20 Feb 2021
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1070 - Mark Stephen meets gaelic poet, musician, crofter and hip hop producer, Griogair Labhruidh in North Ballachulish Wed, 17 Feb 2021
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1069 - Celebrating Snow - Flakes, Skiing and Crunching. Sat, 13 Feb 2021
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1068 - The Importance of Connecting to the Land for Refugees - A Conversation with Professor Alison Phipps Wed, 10 Feb 2021
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1067 - The history of the humble neep, the roaring game and the iron age forts of Angus known as the cathertuns Sat, 06 Feb 2021
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1066 - Writer and Illustrator Jackie Morris shares some of her favourite Birds and Beasts from The Lost Spells and Beyond. Wed, 03 Feb 2021
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1065 - The Urban Birder, Callendar Park and Bird Table Etiquette Sat, 30 Jan 2021
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1064 - A Big Garden Birdwatch Special from Mark Stephen's Bird Feeders. Wed, 27 Jan 2021
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1063 - Mark and Euan celebrate Robert Burns through poetry and song and visit his local drinking den, The Globe Inn in Dumfries Sat, 23 Jan 2021
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1062 - A Robert Burns Special with Valentina Bold Wed, 20 Jan 2021
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1061 - Salt, Wassailing and More Doric Poetry Sat, 16 Jan 2021
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1060 - Naturalist Roy Dennis on a lifetime dedicated to conservation. Wed, 13 Jan 2021
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1059 - Ice, Wanderings, a Submarine Tale and Playing Outside Sat, 09 Jan 2021
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1058 - A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 2. Cable cars, swans on ice and the sound between buildings in Japan. Wed, 06 Jan 2021
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1057 - Favourite podcast moments of 2020 including Frank Gardner and Karine Polwart, stone circles and some Shetland mythology Sat, 02 Jan 2021
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1056 - Boxing Day Out of Doors Sat, 26 Dec 2020
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1055 - A Journey in Sound with Jez Riley French - Part 1. Wed, 23 Dec 2020
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1054 - Birds, Books and Myrrh Sat, 19 Dec 2020
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1053 - Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin on their passion for wildlife and the natural environment. Wed, 16 Dec 2020
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1052 - A fungi foray at Arbroath, a special rowan tree near Moffat and the origins of frankincense Sat, 12 Dec 2020
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1051 - Long Distance Walking, Homelessness and the Power of Nature with Raynor Winn. Wed, 09 Dec 2020
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1050 - Cold Water, Gold and Dr Valentina Bold Sat, 05 Dec 2020
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1049 - Slavery Derived Wealth and Land Ownership in the Highlands and Islands Wed, 02 Dec 2020
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1048 - LIfe on the island of Rum, mountaineering legend Hamish MacInnes and the beauty of Forvie nature reserve Sat, 28 Nov 2020
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1047 - Winter Woolies with Louise Scollay. A Guide to Scottish Wool - from Sheep to Shawl. Wed, 25 Nov 2020
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1046 - A secret bothy, creatures that glow in the dark and the wayfaring tree Sat, 21 Nov 2020
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1045 - The Living Mountain with Jenny Sturgeon - Nan Shepherd's masterpiece and Jenny's new album inspired by it. Wed, 18 Nov 2020
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1044 - Urban Wildlife, Freedom Lands and Meteors Sat, 14 Nov 2020
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1043 - Photographer Colin Prior on the Fragile World of Birds' Eggs Wed, 11 Nov 2020
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1042 - Mark and Euan explore the darkness and hibernation, galoshans and hurchins Sat, 07 Nov 2020
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1041 - Mark Stephen speaks to writer and broadcaster Lesley Riddoch about her latest book, Huts - A Place Beyond Wed, 04 Nov 2020
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1040 - A Halloween or Samhain special with history and many a spooky tale to send shivers up your spine. Sat, 31 Oct 2020
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1039 - Urban Witch and academic, Alice Tarbuck, shares her approach to magic through connecting to the natural world and folklore. Wed, 28 Oct 2020
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1038 - The Joys of Winter Sat, 24 Oct 2020
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1037 - Day 6 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year Wed, 21 Oct 2020
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1036 - Day 5 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year Mon, 19 Oct 2020
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1035 - Mark Stephen meets broadcaster, singer songwriter and outdoorsman, Jimmie Macgregor Sat, 17 Oct 2020
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1034 - Day 4 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year. Wed, 14 Oct 2020
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1033 - Day 3 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year. Mon, 12 Oct 2020
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1032 - Day 2 - The West Highland Way at 40 - Mark Stephen walks Scotland's first long distance trail in its 40th year. Sat, 10 Oct 2020