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10/03/2018

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.

Euan finds out how Gorse bushes could be a solution to future world food shortages according to research being carried out at the Rowett Institute.

Mark takes a walk along the River Kelvin in Glasgow and finds out about an organisation, Friends of the River Kelvin, that look after the waterway and the areas around it.

The Scottish Government's Farm Advisory Service programme recently issued guidance to foresters and farmers on the impact of voles and how to deal with them. Euan finds out more.

This weekend sees the launch of a major appeal to raise Β£100,000 to tackle erosion and restore footpaths on two of Scotland's favourite Munros. Mountaineering Scotland and the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland have teamed together for 'Mend Our Mountains' as Mark hears when he takes a walk on one of the munros, Ben Vane.

The pine marten has emerged as an unlikely ally for the beleaguered native red squirrel in its battle with the grey squirrel. Euan meets the researcher from Aberdeen University behind the findings.

Mark takes to the water on the Carron Reservoir with Carron Valley fishery manager Jimmy Feeney.

Earlier this week Euan found some mystery objects on a beach in Fife. Can Claire from the Macduff Aquarium tell him what they are?

Mark stumbles across something rather unusual in the trees in the Carron Valley, a medieval village. It turns out it is home to the Clanranald Trust who give him a tour.

And after all the snow it seems like spring has finally sprung. Our soundscape this week is an early dawn chorus.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Mar 2018 06:30

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  • Sat 10 Mar 2018 06:30

Landward

Landward

Scotland's farming and countryside programme