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Out of Doors: Peat Bogs, Guide Dogs and UNESCO World Heritage

Peat Bogs, Guide Dogs and UNESCO World Heritage

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, Peat Bogs, Guide Dogs and UNESCO World Heritage

Mark Stephen and Rachel Stewart with stories from the great outdoors.

Mark takes a trip to Cumbernauld to visit the urban peat bogs undergoing restoration, he chats with Kirsty Mooney from North Lanarkshire Council about the Brilliant Bogs project. 

Rachel heads to Scone, to learn more about the Scottish Junior Forester Award with p5 pupils from the Robert Douglas Memorial School, who are working towards the award. 

Pennie Stuart lives in the Great Glen on the shores of Loch Ness. She has been reflecting on how the changes in the environment at this time of year are mirrored our own moods as Winter draws closer.

It is the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. New Lanark has been designated as a UNESCO heritage site since 2001 so Mark has gone through to meet with Rory Bryce, to find out more about this unique industrial village. 

The Flow Country is currently undergoing assessment to see if it will be selected as a  UNESCO world heritage site. Steven Andrews, Flow Country’s World Heritage Project Coordinator, explains why this rare Blanket Bog habitat deserved world recognition. 

We hear an extract from our Midweek Podcast, where Phil attends a client open day at the Guide Dog Training Centre in Forfar. He catches up with Guide Dog Mobility Specialists Fiona McCreath and Fi McCauley to find out how these incredible dogs are trained. 

Rachel meets Tom and Mary Harwood, a couple who have been awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Scottish Wildlife Trust for looking after the Miley Nature Reserve in Dundee. 

We speak with Alfie Ingham ahead of the Dundee Mountain Film Festival, to find out about some of the adventurous characters featured in the films and at the event.

Mark is on the Cowal Peninsula at the Holy Loch, to meet with John Stirling from the Castle House Museum.

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