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Out of Doors: 13/08/2016

13/08/2016

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Including proposals for oil transfers in the Firth, non-native species and beehive disease

Mark Stephen finds out why a proposal from the Cromarty Firth Port Authority is causing concern, plus a look at non-native species and disease in beehives.

An application from the Cromarty Firth Port Authority for a licence to carry out ship to ship oil transfers in the firth is being challenged by the local community. Mark finds out what the proposals could mean and why they are causing concerns.

Laura is on Deeside finding out about the impact an Invasive Non-Native species such as Himalayan Balsam can have on a riverbank and agricultural land. 

Earlier this summer American Foulbrood disease was discovered in bee hives near St. Cyrus in Aberdeenshire. Beekeeper Gavin Ramsay and Aberdeen University researcher Ewan Mcinness Campbell explain what causes it and how it can be stopped.

The small village of Eskdalemuir in Dumfries and Galloway have turned the old primary school into a Community Hub. Mark takes a tour.

The Clootie Well just outside the village of Munlochy on the Black Isle is a really strange and eerie place as Mark found out when Dr Alix-Powers Jones from the National Trust of Scotland gave him a tour and told him about the history of the place.

The RSPB visitor centre at Forsinard Flows up in Caithness is a rare example of un-spoilt peatland. Mark takes in the view from their impressive visitor tower and has a look down on the peaty, boggy land to see what he can find.

Euan is at the House of Dun just outside Montrose finding out how working outside can help people with mental health issues.

Emily Esson visits Black Isle Yurts near the village of Rosemarkie.

And Mark discovers the healing properties of Deeside Mineral Water as he take a look at the source at Pannanich Wells near Ballater.

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