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Out of Doors: Hebridean Whale Trail, Biggar Gasworks and Sea Eagles

Hebridean Whale Trail, Biggar Gasworks and Sea Eagles

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, Hebridean Whale Trail, Biggar Gasworks and Sea Eagles

Mark Stephen heads to Mull to explore a stretch of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trail.

Mark Stephen heads to Mull to explore a stretch of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trail, and he tours Biggar Gasworks.

Euan attends the launch of Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee report into the future of Scottish agriculture post-Brexit.  He speaks to committee chair Pete Wishart MP to find out what the committee recommendations are to boost farming post-Brexit.  He also hears what NFU Scotland and those who work in farming think about the future of agriculture if and when we leave the EU.

Mark heads to Mull to explore a stretch of the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trail, a new route designed to promote sustainable tourism by highlighting good spots to look for cetaceans from the land. 

Biggar Gasworks was one of the first small town gasworks to open and is now the last remaining example in Scotland.  Mark gets a tour to find out the history of ‘town gas’. 

Helen Needham explores a new exhibition taking place in Edinburgh right now, Deer Dancer.  Artist and composer Hanna Tuuilikki delves into the mimesis of deer in dance across the globe.

Boat of Garten Wildlife Group is a local environmental group who look after their own mini nature reserve. Mark visits their site and finds out more.

Euan delves into folklore once again with the tale of Loch na Bèiste.

The reintroduction of White Tailed Eagles to Mull in the 1970s was so successful that Mull is now often dubbed Eagle Island.  Mark goes to try and spot this year’s chicks that are living in a nest in a rather interesting location.

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