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28/11/2015

Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for the latest outdoor activities from Shetland to the Borders, plus the key stories for those who live and work in the countryside.

In Out of Doors this week...

As changes to tenant farming law are proposed, Scottish Land and Estates and the Scottish Tenant Farmers' Association share their views on this topic.

Gamekeeping and hospitality students from Scotland's Rural College compete to produce a meal from field to fork.

The new laird of Cambo Estate, Struan Erskine, tells us about the fresh ideas he's introduced during his first year in charge.

As Christmas approaches, Jane Baxter of the St Andrews Farmhouse Cheese Company explains how low milk prices inspired a new business.

River Director, Mark Bilsby, explains how the Dee District Salmon Fishery Board is running a programme to tag young salmon (smolts) and improve their habitat.

A new US coin featuring John Muir, the Scottish-born conservationist who laid the foundations of the American National Park Service, will be minted next year. Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust, Stuart Brooks, explains John Muir's legacy as the American National Park Service prepares to celebrate its hundredth birthday.

Coinciding with the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris, the Scottish Storytelling Centre is running the Tree of Life project, culminating in a performance of music, dance and readings this week. Donald Smith and Morag Wells explain the international thinking behind this Edinburgh event.

Mervyn Browne is 88 years old and has been recording the weather near Loch Tay for the Met Office since 1957. Mervyn inspires fellow Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Weather Watchers with the observations he's made over many years.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Nov 2015 06:30

Chapters

  • Tenanted Farming

    The Scottish Government is looking at changing the rules on succession

  • Cambo Estate

    New Laird of the Cambo Estate has introduced a range of fresh ideas

  • Gamekeeper Chef

    Students from Scotland's Rural College compete to produce a meal from field to fork

  • Mervyn Browne - Weather Watcher

    Mervyn has been recording the weather for the Met Office since 1957

  • Parr Tagging

    The Dee District Salmon Fishery Board is investigating what’s happening to young salmon

  • Tree of Life

    Scottish Storytelling Centre is hosting an event dedicated to the earth’s lungs: trees

  • Crannog

    Mark meets archaeologist Dr Nick Dixon and Barrie Andrian at a reconstructed Crannog.

  • Salmon Hatcheries

    How to maintain good conditions for salmon on the River Dee

  • John Muir on a New US Coin

    How significant is this and how aware are Scottish people of this man and his legacy?

  • St Andrews Cheese

    The Stewart family have been making cheese from their own unpasteurised milk since 2008

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Nov 2015 06:30

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