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Out of Doors: 08/07/2017

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08/07/2017

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, 08/07/2017

Join Mark Stephen and Helen Needham for the latest outdoor activities.

Mark Stephen hears the impact of climate change on whisky production.

Whisky is made from three basic ingredients, water, yeast and barley. Our changing climate could have an impact on the water sources that distilleries use which could in turn completely change the taste of some of our favourite drams. Mark finds out about a research project at Aberdeen University funded by Chivas Brothers that is aiming to tackle the issue. 

The world Aberdeen Angus Cattle Forum has just been held in the UK for the first time in 40 years. Breeders and farmers from several countries came to attend events and visit farms across Scotland, England and Ireland. Laura Cuthill finds out more about the breed that from humble beginnings has travelled worldwide.

Burgie Estate by Forres is well known in the equestrian world for its annual horse trials but the current laird is working on a project that will put it on a map for other reasons. Hamish Lochore has been creating an arboretum with trees, flowers, and shrubs from around the world. Mark goes for a visit. 

For the fifth year running white tailed eagle chicks have hatched in a Forest Enterprise Scotland woodland in Fife. Mark visits one the best sites for spotting eagles and hears about the success of the RSPB Scotland Sea Eagle Project.

Orkney's patron Saint Magnus is undergoing a bit of a rebirth right now, 900 years after his death. A new pilgrim route in his honour is being established, following the route his dead body took from Evie to Kirkwall after he was murdered on the island of Eglisay. Helen takes a walk along a section of it. 

More from the work in progress at Lindores Abbey in Fife. Apparently the first place on record to distil whisky in 1494.

And an impressive soundscape of a Tallinn Thunderstorm.

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