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28/10/2017

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.

We are making the most of autumn and heading out foraging to see what we can find in the great outdoors.

Mark finds out about medieval foraging at Soutra Aisle.

There are plenty fungi out there that are safe to eat, but also plenty that aren't. Helen meets an artist making his own collection of drawings to identify which is which.

The Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh is home to thousands of plants including some edible. Euan heads out to see what he can dig up.

Mark is in Fife visiting a family who make the most of what their smallholding provides and preserve as much as they can for use throughout the year.

Apples are the ultimate autumnal fruit and Mark and Euan head to Perthshire to meet a man who has made a career out of them.

As Halloween approaches Euan tells the tale of the origin of dooking for apples.

Mint is a popular plant but Mark and Euan find out there are lots more varieties than you might think

Perthshire is the ultimate place to see trees in their full autumnal glory so Mark heads out for a walk near Birman.

And our soundscape this week, returning pink footed geese.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Oct 2017 06:30

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  • Sat 28 Oct 2017 06:30

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Landward

Scotland's farming and countryside programme