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15/04/2017

Helen Needham finds out about the differences between Scotland and Ireland when it comes to upland management, plus Mark Stephen visits Trees for Life at their Dundreggan Estate.

Helen Needham finds out about the differences between Scotland and Ireland when it comes to upland management. She chats to Kieran Buckley from the Irish Grey Partridge Conservation Trust.

Mark visits Trees for Life at their Dundreggan Estate and finds out about new funding they have received which will allow them to provide training for 15 people.

Over the past three years Caithness farmers Selena and John Swanson have had to lamb inside due to the threat ravens pose to their young stock. Euan visited their farm to hear about the huge impact the birds have had on the way they work.

Mark is in the Cairngorms finding out what Roches Moutonnees are with Highland Council Countryside Ranger, Saranne Bish.

Speyside is a great area to observe a wide range of birdlife. Helen Needham just happened to be in the area when she spotted a group of twitchers with their telescopes at the ready.

Mark tries his hand at archery with Andy MacKinnon from Bowhunter Archery near Nairn.

The Scottish Government recently announced a trial of a controversial method of catching razor clams or 'spoots' as they are often referred using electricity. But what are spoots and why are they so in demand? Euan went to Oban to find out more.

Ben Dolphin has recently been installed as the president of Ramblers Scotland. A former bank worker, Ben got fed up with the office life and retrained as a countryside ranger. He now lives in Fife and Mark went to meet him for a walk at the 'Bunnet Stane'.

Over the past few months we've been experimenting with slow radio. No talk just sounds and Euan's been looking at playing with the concept and bringing aspects of slow radio into a longer piece about boats.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sat 15 Apr 2017 06:30

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Scotland's farming and countryside programme