Tree Planting, Hidden Paths and Patchwork Fields
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.
Helen Needham visits the River Dee to hear why planting trees could be crucial to combat the effects of rising water temperatures on species including salmon and endangered pearl mussels. And what Fisheries Management Scotland is calling on the Scottish Government to do to help.
Our midweek podcast this week features multi-award-winning singer, songwriter and theatre maker Karine Polwart. She has a deep connection with the moorland near where she lives in Midlothian which she chats to Mark and Helen about.
We’re joined live by Brendan Paddy, director of Ramblers Scotland, to tell us about the results of a year-long project they carried out which suggests there may be thousands of miles of unmapped hidden paths in Scotland.
Our Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scotland colleague Jim Muotune takes us on one of his favourite local walks round Rouken Glen in East Renfrewshire.
The Edinburgh Declaration is a document that was published on Monday, setting out the aspirations and commitments of the Scottish Government and other signatories in delivering for nature over the coming decade. Professor Des Thompson, principal science adviser at NatureScot, joins us live to tell us more about it.
Mark admires the patchwork beauty of the countryside as we move from summer towards autumn.
Conservation organisations are asking the public to use an app to record any sightings or evidence of beavers that they come across. Dr Helen Taylor from the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland tells us why.
Euan brings us another mystery bird although this time it’s been sent in by a listener, can you guess what it is?