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Out of Doors: Bulbs, Clackmannanshire Towers and the Loireag

Bulbs, Clackmannanshire Towers and the Loireag

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Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith with stories from the great outdoors.

General licences in Scotland allow the control of birds that cause damage to agriculture, such as woodpigeons, or species which threaten wild birds such as crows.   People don’t need to apply to use a general licence, but they are required by law to abide by their terms and conditions.  Euan finds out what happens when those terms and conditions are breached.

Despite the stormy weather, many bulbs are beginning to pop through the soil in our gardens.  But what have they been doing throughout the winter months?  Mark finds out and he also recalls a visit he made to Inverurie, home of a former bulb factory. 

Our Scotland Outdoors podcast this week featured Michael Yellowlees who recently completed a 5,000 mile trek across Canada.  We hear an excerpt of him chatting to Mark and Euan where he talks about the challenges he faced including at one point losing his dog, Luna.			
						
Mark visits LOVE Gorgie City Farm in Edinburgh.  The farm reopened in 2020 after suffering financial difficulties.  He takes a look at some of their animals and finds out about their current work.

Journalist Fiona Walker takes us for a tour on her bike around the towers of Clackmannanshire and learns all about their history.

Euan tells the tale of the Loireag, a Highland fairy specifically responsible for overseeing the making of cloth.
			
The Invergarry and Fort Augustus Railway opened in 1903 and closed to all traffic in 1947.  In recent years a community group has been working to presere the old platform at Invergarry Station and set up a railway museum. Mark goes for a visit. 

Mystery bird this week can be found closer to home than last week’s international bird of mystery.

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