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22/07/2017

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.

Mark visits the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board's Scottish Strategic Potato Farm to find out how new farming techniques could help improve the Scottish potato industry.

This Sunday is international bog day. Euan visits Red Moss of Balerno wildlife reserve to find out more.

Orkney claims the highest proportion of electric car ownership per head of population anywhere in the country. Mark takes a drive around the mainland and finds out why the vehicles are so popular and what makes Orkney an ideal place to own one.

Euan is at Mains of Blackton Farm near Turriff investigating green manure with farmer Gavin Elrick and David Michie from the Soil Association Scotland.

Bikepacking is the art of ditching panniers and using lightweight packs in order to ride off-road and visit more remote areas. Mark meets Markus Stitz who has bikepacked around the world and is establishing trails here in Scotland.

Euan visits Nigg Bay Nature Reserve and finds out more about this hidden gem and checks out how a project he first visited about fourteen years ago has progressed.

Dundee Waterfront is undergoing a huge transformation including the construction of the multi million pound V&A Museum. Mark takes a walk along the Tay to see how it is progressing.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 22 Jul 2017 06:30

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  • Sat 22 Jul 2017 06:30

Landward

Landward

Scotland's farming and countryside programme