Loch Katrine, Loch Garten and Fields for Wildlife
Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.
In our most recent Scotland Outdoors podcast, Mark met Nikki Yoxall from Grampian Graziers and her small herd of native breed cattle. He finds out about the benefits the cattle have on the land they graze.
Euan is at RSPB Loch Garten catching up on whether a nest refurb has encouraged breeding osprey to return to the site.
In 1859 a Royal Cottage was built on the shores of Loch Katrine for a visit of Queen Victoria. But as Mark finds out, things didn’t quite go to plan.
The current outbreak of avian flu is still devastating Scotland’s seabird population with no sign of cases improving. Mark visits the Scottish Seabird Centre at North Berwick to get the latest on the situation.
Speyside Fields for Wildlife is a charity that works with farmers to plant areas of land with wildflowers and crops to encourage birds and insects. Euan visits one of their sites to hear about its success.
And then we chat live about how pollinators are faring across Scotland and what we can do to encourage them.
The steamship Sir Walter Scott is currently undergoing renovation to prepare her to get back on Loch Katrine this summer. Mark takes a look around to see how things are progressing.
Phil Sime is in the centre of Inverness visiting an historical site with a fascinating background that these days barely gets noticed.
And can you guess this week’s mystery bird?