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25/08/2018

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 is on the island of Raasay and speaks with farmer John Gillies, whose flock is being damaged by the reintroduction of sea eagles to the island.

Three years after his last visit, Mark catches up with biology teacher turned brewer, Aidan Canavan of Bute Brew co, to find out how business on Bute is going.

Claire Matthews, manager at the Macduff Aquarium, speaks to Euan about the secret life of eels and answers the question; could they really hitch a lift on the back of a duck?

Why are bees from the Isle of Man being shipped up to Shetland? Richard Forbes from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Shetland speaks to beekeeper Angus Nicol about the need to relocate the bees.

Suitable outdoors spaces for dementia sufferers can be hard to find, but in Edinburgh garden designer Judy Good is in charge of a new project at the Royal Botanic Gardens which aims to give sufferers a place to go.

While on Bute, Mark takes a turn around the gardens of Mount Stuart house in the company of Major General Colin Boag, to learn a little more about the history of the house.

Jenny Graham, an endurance cyclist from the Scottish Highlands, is undertaking quite a challenge at the moment, trying to cycle around the world. We catch up with her story in New Zealand.

The Blair Castle International Horse Trials are taking place this weekend and Mark chats to Event Manager Alec Lochore about the importance of the trials for Scotland.

Euan takes a look at some of the folklore surrounding the oystercatcher and it unusual link to St. Valentine.

And Mark wanders along part of the West Island Way in the company of Bute Conservation Trust chairman Bill Stein and trustee Donald Kinnear.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sat 25 Aug 2018 06:30

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