Best angelacasey Podcasts (2025)

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Princes Street Gardens with Hetty Lancaster 29:51

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7d ago29:51

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Princes Street Gardens right in the centre of Edinburgh beneath the Castle is a public park with a long history. It was formerly a loch and was drained to remove the stench of the city's sewage and to create a park for residents. It's now a popular spot, so I headed into the Gardens with Hetty Lancaster of Hetty's History Walks to find out more abo…

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Sketching Calton Hill with Edinburgh Sketcher 27:23

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Edinburgh Sketcher is part of the fabric of the city. He captures the everyday moments, events and views that represent Edinburgh life. I met him on Calton Hill and watched as he created a journal sketch of our conversation and the views we were enjoying while talking. He gave a great insight into how he thinks through a drawing and talks about car…

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Late Autumn foraging in the Hermitage 33:02

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Join me as I head off foraging in the Hermitage of Braid woodlands with the brilliant Hana Koen. Find out all about the fascinating funghi we found, their medicinal properties and culinary flavours and discover how many are hiding in plain sight. We wandered through the very cold and sunny November sunshine and talked about mushrooms, dealing with …

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Kinneil Estate: from Romans to racing drivers 28:58

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Kinneil Estate in Bo'ness on the Forth Estuary is a brilliant place to discover history from Romans to the present day. With a Roman fortlet, a grand old tower house, the location of James Watt's original workshop, ruined villages, birdlife on the loch and much more, it's a great place for a day out discovering the area. I met with Adrian Mahoney o…

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Lauriston Agroecology Farm and community 31:29

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Lauriston Farm is an inspiring local collective that is transforming a former traditional farm into a biodiverse space that includes community allotments, woodland spaces and a market garden producing food for communities. I had a wander round with Grower, Dav Shand to find out about their food poverty programme, discover what agroecology is and to…

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A Stockbridge Stroll with Hetty's History Walks 33:36

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How often when walking round Edinburgh do you look up? Podcast regular, Hetty Lancaster of Hetty's History Walks, took me on a walk around Stockbridge in the north of the city, to look at historic gems hidden in plain sight. From the original Stockbridge Market and the history of market gardening to the ornate and bizarre gateposts around the origi…

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Park Life on Montgomery Street 31:14

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Find out about the brilliant Friends of Montgomery Street Park who have brought real joy to volunteering. I went along to see how a Council owned park between Leith Walk and Easter Road has been transformed into a wildlife spot and a haven for local residents. A former bowling green, the site now has fruit trees, a wildflower meadow, spring bulbs a…

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Siccar Point and the Deep Time Trail 24:30

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Siccar Point near Cockburnspath is a stunning viewpoint where Father of Geology James Hutton, found evidence to support his theories which influenced modern day geology. It's a great walk with superb views and is going to be transformed through a project spearheaded by the Edinburgh Geological Society. The project will bring improved access and int…

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Birdwatching with the Treecreepers 32:05

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The Treecreepers is a fairly new birdwatching and nature group for 18-35 year olds organised by conservationist and bird expert, El. I headed up Corstorphine Hill with El to see if we could spot any birds and listen to their sounds. While there she told me about the group, why she set it up and its popularity. We also talked about roles for young p…

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Discovering Granton While Walking Like a Tortoise 31:17

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Join me for an interesting afternoon with Tamsin Grainger discovering all about Granton's history. As I become more fascinated by the area and it's special character, it was good to find out more about its past. Join us as we head out to walk along the shore seeing seals, brick beaches and quirky statues while we delve into stories of the area and …

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Walking the Roseburn Path 28:23

4M ago28:23

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Join Euan Baxter of the Save the Roseburn Path campaign and me as we walk the Telford and Roseburn paths on his morning commute. Once a railway line, the Paths were opened in the eighties by cycling campaigners and the route is now teeming with cyclists, walkers and runners either commuting or just enjoying their local stretch of nature. With trees…

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Holyrood Park with photographer Jason Baxter 26:42

5M ago26:42

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Edinburgh is a beautiful city and of course, many of its views make great photographs. I headed up Salisbury Crags in Holyrood Park with photographer Jason Baxter to find out how to get that killer shot of my home town. We talked careers, the beauty of Holyrood Park and Arthurs Seat and the frustration of an easterly wind which brings Edinburgh's h…

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Crossing the Causeway to Cramond Island 29:15

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Cramond Island is a tidal island in the Forth Estuary which has a long and varied history and is really worth a visit. The area was an important port during Roman times and remains of a large fort can still be seen beside the church. The island was once a farm, a popular holiday destination and then was occupied during the first and second world wa…

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Edinburgh's City Walls with Hetty's History Walks 34:01

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Many people don't know that Edinburgh was once a walled city, so we set off to find traces of the old walls that still remain. In the times when the extent of the city covered the area we now call the 'old town' it was enclosed to protect its residents from attack and also to control commercial activity. Remnants of the wall remain today, some dati…

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Into the woods with Wild Workforce 28:56

6M ago28:56

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Early in the year I met with Clare Stephen of Wild Workforce to talk about how getting out into our forests can help HR and employee wellbeing. We discussed Clare's experiences around mental health at work and about her ambition to turn her relatively new business into a CIC so she can work with a wider range of organisations. Since we met she has …

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Hugging Trees on the Water of Leith 29:08

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Over 12 miles long, the Water of Leith snakes through Edinburgh from Balerno to the Forth Estuary. Formerly a working river and home to over 70 mills, it is now a nature reserve with a walkway along its length, which makes for a great walk. I met with Senior Ranger, Johnny Wells, to find out how the Water of Leith Conservation Trust manages the spa…

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Enjoying the Sunshine on Leith garden 30:10

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Sunshine on Leith garden is a community space which is supported by Edible Estates. Set in an old drying green behind tenements, the garden is a great example of community spirit. Residents are each allocated a small plot for their own growing and the hidden gem of a garden also offers a place of tranquility and escape for flat dwellers. While you …

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Discovering Gracemount Walled Garden 33:57

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Gracemount Walled Garden is in the south of Edinburgh and is run by the excellent team from Transition Edinburgh South for and by the local community. There's so much going on there, including: events, school programmes, volunteering, free Friday lunches and tons of veg. The team is unfailingly positive and an inspiration in how to work with a comm…

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The Geology of Blackford Hill, Glen and Hermitage 32:34

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I joined the always interesting, Angus Miller of GeoWalks for another exploration of Edinburgh's geology. We headed up to Blackford Hill and into the Hermitage to discover how our hills were formed by volcanic activity and then shaped through glaciation. Many of us walk around our local greenspace without knowing where to spot fascinating glimpses …

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Bonaly Country Park with the Green Team 25:51

8M ago25:51

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Bonaly Country Park is on the edge of the Pentland Hills and was the location for a kids’ Green Explorers day run by the impressive Green Team charity. As I go round meeting people through the Edinburgh outdoors community, the name of the Green Team comes up time and again because they work with so many organisations. The Green Team inspires kids a…

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Scotland's Women Writers with Ruth Boreham 38:06

8M ago38:06

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Ruth Boreham is a local provider of women's history walks. We met in the Old Town to enjoy a chat about Scotland's often overlooked, but hugely talented, women writers. We started out in Lady Stair's Close which is home to a beautiful building that houses the Writers' Museum. The Museum focuses on just three writers: Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott …

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Tea with Edinburgh Union Canal Society 30:29

9M ago30:29

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The Edinburgh Union Canal opened in 1822 to transport coal and other goods into the city. It closed to commercial traffic in the 1960s, but is now busy with rowers, canal boats and wildlife. Ford Buchanan is treasurer of the Edinburgh Union Canal Society, and he welcomed me for tea beside the well loved boathouse on Ashley Terrace, and we talked ab…

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Tandem Cycling with VIE Velo 35:23

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VIE Velo is an Edinburgh cycling community that pairs sighted and sight impaired cyclists who head out on tandems together. This club is an example of how a passion for cycling transcends the usual volunteer/participant set-up, with all members of the club simply being there because they love cycling. You'll also hear how much they love stopping fo…

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The Lochend Park Mystery with Hetty's History Walks 26:30

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Could Lochend Park be the actual location of the famous Skating Minister painting by Henry Raeburn called: 'Skating on Duddingston Loch'? Regular contributor, Hetty Lancaster, offers listeners an artistic challenge as she reveals the clues within the painting's background which indicate the loch where he skates may not be Duddingston, but might act…

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Dry Stone Walling with Richard Love 30:49

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Richard Love changed career in his mid forties to become a dry stone waller and has enjoyed a long career in the outdoors creating everything from Pentland walls to works of art for artists. Richard and I met in the Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh to view the Nepalese prayer gate, a project he worked on some years ago. We rang the bell on the ga…

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The Pentland Hills with Sean Magee 22:55

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Sean Magee headed outdoors and launched CPS Activities after a long career in recruitment, first aid training and social care. Having found the career of his dreams means Sean can now take put his well-honed teaching skills into practice up in the hills teaching navigational skills, outdoors awareness, rock climbing and mountain guiding. In a first…

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Pilrig Park with Griffen Fitness 21:34

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Tracy Griffen is a really impressive personal trainer who uses the outdoors as a core part of her workouts. After leaving Australia thirty years ago, Tracy has built a business that brings the Scottish outdoors into people's active lives. Like many of us she relishes the changing seasons and brings a sense of nature into her courses and sessions. W…

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Lost Shore Surf Resort 30:23

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The Lost Shore Surf Resort is Edinburgh's coolest new activity centre and so much more. Set beside the International Climbing Arena in Ratho to the west of the city and close to the airport, Lost Shore is centred around Europe's largest surf pool. In addition to the pool the site includes luxury lodges, a wellness centre and events space, a restaur…

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'Netwalking' with Katie Paterson and the Outsiders 25:27

11M ago25:27

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Katie Paterson is a truly inspiring and talented woman who has cycled round the world on an astounding journey, worked on national campaigns to get more people outside and launched the hugely successful The Outsiders outdoor networking group. Now in it's second year, the group brings together sole traders and freelancers to 'netwalk' in the outdoor…

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Discovering Calton Hill and the Conservation Trust 23:00

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Calton Hill Conservation Trust is a relatively new team of volunteers who are preserving and enhancing the historic Calton Hill right in the middle of the city. Set above Princes Street with stunning views in all directions, Calton Hill is a popular spot for visitors to escape the streets and see what it is that makes Edinburgh such a stunning loca…

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Dunbars Close and plant explorers with Hetty's History Walks 34:11

12M ago34:11

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The first episode of Season 2: Dunbars Close on the Canongate in Edinburgh's Old Town is a reimagined seventeeth century garden and is well worth a visit. Containing eight distinct areas, the garden combines formal shapes with more informal planting and features over 190 plants which were within Scotland around that time. Many have medicinal proper…

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Geology, James Hutton and Holyrood Park 25:10

1y ago25:10

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The final podcast of Season 1 discovers Edinburgh's fascinating geology and the role played in the eighteenth century by the father of modern geology: James Hutton. I met up with geologist Angus Miller of Geowalks in the James Hutton Memorial Garden and he filled me in on how Hutton's thinking was so groundbreaking and influential, even in the mode…

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Forest bathing with Anna Neubert Wood 25:49

1y ago25:49

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Anna Neubert Wood runs her own business, Wander Women. She created it to take women initially - but now everyone including individuals and groups - into the wilds to find peace, tranquility and childlike fun. After a childhood in East Germany and flexi-schooling her children, Anna has created experiences that bring escape in the outdoors in and aro…

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Exploring new paths with Charlie Ellis 21:57

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Charlie Ellis is a writer and walker with a keen interest in Edinburgh's former railways that are now footpaths and cycle routes. He enjoys heading off to explore old paths and to find new, or potential, ones. When we met up he took me off to find some existing and potential paths, including the Powderhall Line which was only closed in 2016 and is …

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Beekeeping: West Linton and District Beekeepers Association 22:26

1y ago22:26

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Learning all about bees: on a driech day in Edinburgh I went to visit the West Linton & District Beekeepers group in an equally driech Carlops, in the Pentland Hills. There weren't many bees buzzing around on the day I dropped by to the apiary as it was a bit cold, but I still spent a brilliant hour with a great group of enthusiasts. We talked all …

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Antonine Wall: finding the Romans 29:15

1y ago29:15

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Having occupied Britain for hundreds of years, the Romans had a huge impact on our culture, landscape and history. I met the team from the now complete Rediscovering the Antonine Wall project to find out how they had worked with the line of the Antonine Wall - the Central Belt's own Roman wall (or what remains of it) to connect communities. We talk…

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Hetty's History Walks: Holyrood Park 28:22

1y ago28:22

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Hetty's History Walks is run by historian, Hetty Lancaster. She runs tours across the city introducing both visitors and locals to fascinating facts about Edinburgh and its past. We met on a sunny autumn day in Holyrood Park - the King's park which surrounds the Palace of Holyroodhouse and is a wild and beautiful spot right in the middle of the cit…

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Volunteering and rejuvenation at Jock Tamson’s Gairden 32:54

1y ago32:54

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Jock Tamson's Gairden on the shores of Duddingston Loch is the most extraordinary place. Home to community groups and charities, it uses the power of nature and gardening to help many people enjoy the outdoors and find healing and support in this beautiful space. I visited on a classic Edinburgh windy day and met the inspirational head gardener, Li…

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Pentland Aromatics: meeting at the Dalkeith Country Park Market 18:01

1y ago18:01

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Earlier this month I headed off to the outdoors Saturday market at Dalkeith Country Park to meet up with Nadine Pierce of Pentland Aromatics. She has created a range of natural scented products from her home in the heart of the Pentlands, inspired by the stunning location where she lives. Bringing nature inside through a range of scents, Nadine has…

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Litter picking at the beach with Keep Porty Tidy 16:49

1+ y ago16:49

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What's the weirdest thing you've ever found on a beach? Listen to this episode and find out how rewarding litter picking within the friendly Portobello community can be. You'll also hear from Keep Porty Tidy organiser, Colin Cornwall, on his strangest find, latest projects and his lifelong love of Portobello. With the usual Edinburgh wind, lots of …

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Nature and history on Easter Craiglockhart Hill 23:08

1+ y ago23:08

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Welcome to this new podcast seeking out Edinburgh's green spaces. I started by diving into some gorgeous nature sights and sounds right in the heart of the city. Jim Heath, Chair of the Friends of Easter Craiglockhart Hill told Edinburgh Outdoors about the hill's unique nature, wildlife and history. From sparrowhawks to overgrown bowling greens, th…

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