Out of Doors

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Out of Doors: Binny-dipping, Owls and Scotland's only Via Ferrata

Binny-dipping, Owls and Scotland's only Via Ferrata

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

Joining Mark on a cycle along the Union Canal is Robin Benney, a keen cyclist and regular user of the Canal Tow Path. They chat about life on the ‘green corridor’ of the canal.  

Rachel meets David Hunter, from the Aberdeen City Tawny Owl Restoration Project, to build some nest boxes, and find out why Tawny Owl numbers are in decline in the UK.

Mark has been to visit the Turf and Creel House at Glencoe Visitor Centre, which is soon to be opening. He chats with Turf House guide Lucy Doogan about the reconstruction of this 17th Century building.

Mark’s been to Kinlochleven, home of Scotland’s only Via Ferrata. He fights his fears, and scales up the side of the Grey Mare, Scotland’s third highest waterfall, with Vertical Descent’s guide, Owen Connelly. 

The Wild Writer’s Festival takes place this weekend, in Peebles. We chat to author, Malachy Tallack, about the nature of translating the wilderness onto page. 

Rachel has been discovering the benefits of cold water immersion with Ian Barron in Aberdeenshire. There’s a twist, as it involves taking an ice cold dook in his wheelie bin- Binnydipping!

Andrew Thomson has been doing some investigative work to find out the backstory behind the mysterious Armenian Friendship Stone, he discovered on the ‘Cat’s Back’ near Strathpeffer.

Rachel has been up close and personal with the Kelpies, with tour guide Jim Millar, because this is the tenth year since the equine sculptures arrived in Falkirk.

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