Agriculture

Landward episode 19 2022: Dougie is in the centre of Scotland to climb Schiehallion, one of the country’s most distinctive and popular munroes. He hears how landowners the John Muir Trust are balancing the needs of the 30,000 visitors a year with protecting this unique upland habitat.       Further up the mountain, he meets a member of the Tayside Mountain Rescue Team to find out why call-outs increase at this time of year. Meanwhile, Cammy is near Blairgowrie to find out why a fruit famer is giving away his blueberry crop to charity, and Arlene is in Perthshire […]

Landward episode 18 2022: Dougie is in Oban for the Highland Cattle Society’s 125th Autumn Show and Sales. He follows the action, meeting the breeders showing and selling their livestock and hoping for top prizes and prices.       Cammy is in Tayside finding out how climate change is affecting our potato crop. He hears how scientists are urgently working to introduce more drought-resilient varieties. Meanwhile, Rosie is in whisky country, Glenlivet in Speyside, where she discovers the archaeological secrets of a distillery dig. Anne is in Brora, meeting the woman who is dedicated to looking after birds of

Landward episode 17 2022: Dougie steps out across the windswept Langholm Moor in Dumfriesshire. He discovers how the local community purchased over 10,000 acres and what they plan to do with it in future.       Photographer Shahbaz Majeed returns to follow the River Tay, looking at the pictures that tell its story. Arlene is at Loch Insch in the Cairngorms, where she takes part in a nationwide light display that celebrates the environment, while Cammy is in Galloway meeting the farmer who has brought a bit of New Zealand to Scotland. And Anne is back on the road

Landward episode 16 2022: Dougie sets sail on the Firth of Clyde to listen in on the sounds under the waves. He finds out what underwater sound monitoring can tell us about the health of marine habitats.       Meanwhile, Anne is at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore to learn how its founder, Isabel Grant, saved Highland rural history from obscurity, and Cammy heads on a shopping trip to an Aberdeenshire farm specialising in selling rams. In the Borders, Arlene discovers the trees that have survived Dutch elm disease, while Christopher Blanchett is back to talk about Scotland’s

Landward episode 15 2022: This week Dougie’s in Strathspey, investigating the housing crisis, balancing the need for affordable housing versus holiday lets for visitors. He speaks to local people struggling to find homes in the area and hears how businesses are being compromised. Rosie joins the Highland Raptor Study Group as they ring a nest of goshawk chicks. Arlene’s in Angus finding out why more Scottish farmers should be growing hemp.       Weather presenter Christopher Blanchett visits the wettest farm in Scotland to demonstrate our microclimates, and Anne drops in to see the findings of an excavation of

Landward episode 14 2022: Dougie visits a new entrant couple running a deer farm near Port of Menteith, Stirlingshire, while Rosie takes part in a moth-trapping project in the Cairngorms that aims to find out how they indicate changes in the habitat.       Anne helps bring in the last of the harvest the old fashioned way in Caithness, using a binder, building stooks and a haystack, and Cammy heads for the hills of Ayrshire to take part in his first upland sheep gather. And Arlene is at Loch Leven to find out more about the increase of toxic

Landward episode 13 2022: In the last episode of the spring series, Dougie and the team are at Ingliston for the Royal Highland Show. As the show celebrates its 200th anniversary this year, Dougie catches up with the livestock showing and judging. Meanwhile, Cammy follows the Young Farmers’ sheep shearing competitions. He watches with his expert eye as the younger generation of shearers show off their speed, accuracy and skill.       Elsewhere, Anne visits a farm in the Carse of Stirling where they grow the traditional Scots’ Timothy hay, a crop favoured by show-winning horses. As the Highland,

Landward episode 12 2022: In this special episode from Scotland’s east coast, Anne is in Aberdeen finding out why it’s one of the best places to see dolphins in the UK. Dougie visits Coldingham Bay in Berwickshire, where he learns about the lifeguards who keep watch over the beach during the summer months, while Arlene and Shenaz head to Dunbar to get a close-up view of some of Scotland’s most at-risk seabirds – kittiwakes.       Rosie takes a dip to gather seaweed in the East Neuk of Fife, discovering its eating potential in the process, and landscape photographer

Landward episode 11 2022: As competitors make final preparations for the return of a full Royal Highland Show, Dougie visits Falleninch Farm near Stirling. He lends a hand washing Charolais bull show hopeful Stormzy and finds out what the show means to farmers across Scotland.       Cammy is in Moray meeting some of the Valais sheep competing at the show for the first time in a brand new class. Meanwhile, Anne stops off at the Aberdeenshire farm that is offering tours to make you feel good, and Nick cooks up Shetland mussels at a stunning beach location. Scotland’s

Landward episode 10 2022: The fields are bright yellow in Easter Ross as Dougie meets the farmer producing Scotland’s most northerly rapeseed oil. Rosie is in the Angus glens finding out about one estate’s efforts to save the curlew, discovering how land managed for grouse has been beneficial for the wader population and has led to a spectacular rise in numbers.       Arlene is near Killin, in Perthshire, stepping back in time inside a traditional longhouse. She discovers what layers of lost wallpaper reveal about its history. And Nick encounters traditional Shetland beef product sassermaet, bringing some along

Landward episode 9 2022: In this episode, Dougie and chef Nick Nairn head north to Shetland to seek out its distinctive dishes and produce. Dougie meets the farming sisters who are using modern methods to raise sustainable beef, while Nick is on the east coast finding out about a traditional method of preserving cod. They use some of the cod to cook up a delicious fish dish on a stunning beach location.       Meanwhile, Cammy is in the north east of Scotland where she meets the young farmer who is keen to use social media to teach the

Landward episode 8 2022: Dougie and his dog Jessie are visiting Gordon Castle estate in Moray for a special breed gathering of Gordon Setters. Cammy’s in the Borders investigating the growing problem of livestock worrying and attacks by dogs. He finds out about recent changes in legislation to tackle the issue.       Rosie Morton’s in Skye to meet the last remaining gamekeeper on the island. She tries out simulated stalking and finds out about the future of gamekeeping. Over in Glen Roy, JJ meets mountaineer Mick Tighe and gets a tour of his artefacts that make up the