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Out of Doors: The Loch Ness Monster, Herring Gulls and the Easter Bunny

The Loch Ness Monster, Herring Gulls and the Easter Bunny

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, The Loch Ness Monster, Herring Gulls and the Easter Bunny

Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with the latest outdoor activities.

Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for the latest outdoor activities from Shetland to the Borders, plus the key stories for those who live and work in the countryside.

We are joined down the line from Arran by blogger and mountain leader Lucy Wallace who explains how her guiding business has been impacted by the Covid-19 epidemic and how she is coping without being able to get out and about frequently.  

Euan brings us another mystery bird song recorded in his garden.  Can you identify what it is?

And we delve into our archives with a piece Mark recorded back in 2017.  Retired GP Eiona Conacher tells him all about her encounter with the Loch Ness monster in the 1930s.

With lambing in full swing across much of the country we chat to hill farmer Lorraine Luescher about what impact lockdown has had on her life and business. 

Herring Gulls are the quintessential grey and white, pink-legged ‘seagulls’ that are spotted around our coastlines.  Mark tells us all about this common, but not always popular bird.

Our round up of where people are taking their daily exercise takes us to Aberfoyle and former Out of Doors producer Chris Sleight on a ride on his mountain bike.

Despite everything our Landward colleagues are working hard to get their new series on air next Thursday, 16th April.  Euan brings us a teaser of what to expect with an interview all about Ospreys. 

As many of us spend more time in our gardens than usual, BBC Radio Scotland gardening presenter Nicola Singleton joins us down the line to chat about things we can be doing to keep us busy.

And this Easter weekend Euan goes down the rabbit hole in search of the Easter bunny and his friends.

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