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Out of Doors: 16/05/2015

16/05/2015

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with outdoor activities from Shetland to the Borders.

Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for the latest outdoor activities. Mark goes on a kayak trip across Loch nan Ceall, helped by two local guides.

Mark Stephen kicks off our sea kayak season with a trip across Loch nan Ceall. Helped by two local guides, he paddles out to a small island on the loch, encountering gannets, oyster catchers and a curious seal.

An insight into the art of training gun dogs.

The village buying 900 hectares from the local estate to safeguard it for community use.

Taking stock. The president of NFU Scotland talks to Euan McIlwraith about the changed political landscape and possible challenges ahead for Scottish farmers.

Why grouse are flourishing all over Scotland this year.

How the Cairngorms National Park hope to document a changing landscape with smartphones and citizen science.

Plus, Mark takes a leap of faith to try the sport of Parkour.

And the festival dedicated to one of Scotland's most popular birds.

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