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Out of Doors: Mantrailing, Squirrelpox and the 20th Anniversary of the Scottish Land Reform Act

Mantrailing, Squirrelpox and the 20th Anniversary of the Scottish Land Reform Act

BBC Radio Scotland - Out of Doors, Mantrailing, Squirrelpox and the 20th Anniversary of the Scottish Land Reform Act

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

Mark visits one of the oldest masonry bridges in Scotland to find out why this bridge does not yet have a designated 'birthday'.

Rachel visits a rather unusual wedding venue near St Andrews which is at the centre of a rewilding project.

Mark hears from one Burns enthusiast who’s aiming to recite Tam O’ Shanter in under seven minutes.

Mark visits the popular walking route that takes you through the 200 year-old Neidpath Tunnel in Peebles. 

Mark and Rachel hear how one organisation has launched an emergency response in connection to an outbreak of Squirrelpox in Lockerbie.

Helen Needham visits Edinburgh to mark the 20th anniversary of the Land Reform Act in Scotland.

Mark sets the tempo when he visits Scotland’s only male rugby choir in Linlithgow.

Mark and Rachel hear from Mountaineering Scotland about their new guidance around using mobile phones for navigating in the hills.

Maud Start visits the Ratho Byers Forge to take part in a traditional Blacksmith Forge-In.

And Rachel catches up with a group of dog owners in Bennachie to hear about the rising popularity of ‘mantrailing’, a sport involving dogs tracking the scent of a human.

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