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The Deeside Field Club, Giant Murals and a mythical continent called Naboland

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.

Mark met with Alan Holmes, who has been doing some digging into the archives to unearth monuments erected and articles written over the past century by the, now disbanded, Deeside Field Club.

Big plans are underway to create a giant mural art project inside an old railway tunnel in Ayrshire. Rachel met trustees Shelagh McLachlan and Stuart Bates to find out more about the history of the railway line.

Mark explores a mythical continent, called Naboland, that artist Reinhard Behrens has pioneered in his studio in Pittenweem.

The Caim project in Angus, is taking root in a field behind Luthermuir church. Rachel joins coordinator Fyfe Blair, and a team of volunteers on their first day of planting.

We chat with Katie Dyke, from Whales and Dolphin Conversation, to find out about a new Disturbance Aware Campaign which is underway.

At nine hundred years old, St Fillans Church in Aberdour has an exciting history- which Mark went along to find out more about from church elders David Graham and Willy Crowe.

Producer Phil and his guide dog, chat with a local Inverness curator Susan Christie, about the meaning behind an art installation in the city.

Jim Carruth, poet laureate of Glasgow, grew up on a dairy farm in Johnstone and still regularly lends a hand at milking time. He’s just completed the final book in a trilogy, and Rachel is keen to find out more.

On this weeks midweek podcast, Mark met Marianne and Philip Santer, at Langley Park Gardens, a house and walled gardens which has been lovingly rewilded by the couple.

Can you guess our mystery sound whilst your listening?

1 hour, 31 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Apr 2023 06:30

Broadcast

  • Sat 22 Apr 2023 06:30

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