Elusive Wildlife and a Nature Reserve Haven
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
Mark visits Huntly Herbs, an Aberdeenshire business making organic preserves. Many of their products are made in small batches using their own fruit, vegetables and herbs. He finds out how the business has changed over the years and how they are planning for the future.
Euan finds out about a campaign in West Linton to save their local bus service.
Producer Phil has lived in Inverness for around 16 years now but only a few days ago did he find out that there was a nature reserve right on his doorstep. He meets up with Caroline Snow, project manager of the Merkinch Local Nature Reserve for a real sensory treat.
A new initiative has been launched by the Borders branch of the Scottish Ornithologists' Club to uncover breeding evidence of Nightjar - one of Scotland’s rarest birds. Euan went along to see if he could spot this elusive bird and find out more about what has led to its near disappearance here.
Last November the Argaty Red Kite centre near Doune became Scotland's first private site to legally release beavers into the wild. This February they welcomed a second group and earlier this month announced that a kit had been born. Mark went along to see the impact the beavers are having on the landscape where they’ve been released.
Emily Esson brings us the curious tale of Charlie Marioni who lived in a cave near Cullen on the Banffshire Coast.
Last week Mark was pondering about whether the curlew he saw near his house was lonely or not. This week we’re joined by Norrie Russell from the RSPB’s Forsinard Flows nature reserve to tell us more about curlew behaviour and other waders as well.
Can you identify this week’s mystery bird? Clue- it’s neither a curlew nor a nightjar.