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Out of Doors: 21/04/2012

21/04/2012

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Has community land ownership been worth the investment?

30 million pounds of public money has been used to fund half a million acres of community land ownership. Is it worth the investment?

£30 million of public money has been used to fund half a million acres of community land ownership. That's the same as laying 600 yards of track for the Edinburgh trams, according to Professor Jim Hunter. Is it worth the investment?

Lobster fishing in the Firth of Forth is on the increase. But is the fishery sustainable? We hear about one woman's attempts to introduce new stock into the Forth.

How do you go about writing about your favourite place? As we continue to encourage listeners to enter our competition 'My Favourite Place' poet Ryan Van Winkle gives Mark Stephen specific advice on how capture place in words.

Euan takes a walk along the newly upgraded Glencoe coffin road to Loch Leven, part of a series of improved paths in the area.

Plus, turning the invasive rhododendron ponticum into charcoal at Loch Lomond.

Birdwatching on the Sound of Rum. 

And how to get involved in the Edinburgh March Ridings.

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