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Clare Balding joins notable and interesting people for a walk through the countryside

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Ramblings: St Mary on the Isles of Scilly with Will Wagstaff and Lucy McRobert

St Mary on the Isles of Scilly with Will Wagstaff and Lucy McRobert

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The second of two walks on the Isles of Scilly.

This week Clare Balding walks on the island of St Marys.

Starting her walk overlooking the harbour outside the Star Castle Hotel once a Civil War fortress Clare hikes around the largest of the Isles of Scilly in the company of Will Wagstaff and Lucy McRobert.  Will came to the island in 1985 and began giving walking tours which he has done ever since pointing out the variety of flora and fauna encouraged by the mild climate.  Lucy McRobert came to St Marys three years ago with her keen birdwatching husband and infant daughter. Lucy is now just as keen a birder and like every islander has different roles including taking care of stranded seal pups each winter.  As they take in the diverse landscapes of this small island they discuss the appeal of life there.

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