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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the latest outdoor activities.

Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for outdoor activities from Shetland to the Borders, including how lochside camping in one national park could be restricted by new bylaws.

Lochside camping in one of Scotland national parks could be severely restricted if new bylaws are approved. The Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park says the laws will be part of a £10m package to improve visitor facilities, but access campaigners are concerned about the consequences.

How the Crofting Commission hopes to secure the future of the system with its first ever census.

One family traces its history through 150 years of sheep farming.

Why environmental groups are concerned about the impact of invasive species being transported to Scapa Flow in ships' ballast water.

The concluding episode to our series following the young couple in their first year running a farm.

Euan McIlwraith hears two views on Tayside's beaver population.

Plus, why previously rare water voles are now beginning to flourish across Scotland.

And Mark Stephen investigates the mysterious stone cairns in an Angus glen.

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