Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland Podcast
Chatting about mountain biking in Scotland and beyond. Guests from the world of mountain biking discussing trail development, responsible access, mental and physical health, urban trails and programmes, destination development, innovation and more.
Episodes
8 episodes
Trails for the Environment - Emma Holgate & Douglas Carchrie - Trail Feathers Project
Trails for the Environment - The Trail Feathers Project, Emma Holgate & Douglas Carchrie - Trail Feathers ProjectIn this podcast we get a fascinating insight into a project where mountain bikers are a leading light in Caperca...
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Episode 8
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54:14
Dr Lesley Ingram-Sills - Evidencing the Impact
Dr Lesley Ingram-Sills - Edinburgh Napier University - Evidencing the ImpactFascinating insight into the work of Dr Lesley Ingram-Sills. The podcast covers her journey into the outdoors, her - and the wider team at Napier's - res...
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Episode 7
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41:18
Scotty Laughland - Rediscovering Scottish Mountain Biking
How did Scotty get into mountain biking? What about those early days racing downhill? What's changed over the years to grow his love of riding at home? We sat down with him to find out all this and more. In this podcast, our ...
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Episode 6
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57:43
Dik Hamilton - Building Trails in the Tweed Valley
The Tweed Valley has a huge amount of iconic trails that are well known, well loved, and well ridden. There were very few people involved in the design and creation of these trails, 20 years ago, and here we speak to (he will not like this but ...
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Episode 5
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51:25
MTB Trail Therapy and Green Health Partnerships
How does being immersed and active in nature help improve mental health?Paul MacFarlane, Trail Therapy MTB Leader with Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland, chats with Viola Marx the Green Health Partnership Coordinator within Dundee ...
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Episode 4
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48:38
Responsible Mountain Bike Access - Understanding the pressures on the outdoors with the increase in riders from Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought many new riders into our sport. In this podcast, representatives from NatureScot, Forestry and Land Scotland and mountain bike journalist, Aoife Glass, look at how we can keep them riding whilst educating them ...
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Episode 3
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46:29
Sustainable Mountain Bike Trail Models - Global examples of good practice
Trevor Ferrao from Whistler Off Road Cycling Association (WORCA) explains how they have led the stewardship of mountain biking trails in the Whistler valley for over 30 years.Simon Christensen, Silkeborg Kommune, Denmark explains how a ...
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Episode 2
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