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Thomas Macrae.

Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Dr Max Coleman and Emma Beckinsale (RBGE), plant one of the two new wych elm saplings. This sapling was recovered from the site of the Beauly Wych Elm after the tree fell early last year and is thought to have come from the ancient tree.

The Beauly Elm: New life at the site of ‘Europe’s oldest’ wych elm

For more than 800 years it stood in the Highland village of Beauly until last year when it succumbed to Dutch elm disease and fell...
Ewan McCuish.

Life With a skipper: ‘I’ll never tire of the stunning surroundings we are blessed with’

Ewan McCuish, Master on MV Coruisk, talks to us about life on the water, Scotland's beauty, and how he fell in love with the sea. ...
Jane Dodd during an interview about flapper skate for Countryfile with Hamza Yassin.

Life With NatureScot: ‘The only way we are going to counter climate change is by working together’

Operations Officers Jane Dodd on the marine life around Arygll, her work with the flapper skates and the impact of climate change on our seas....
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Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...

Mitzi ,the feline dubbed ‘Britain’s fattest cat’ is calling on pets to join PDSA's Pet Fit Club.

Vet charity tackles pet obesity

Vet charity PDSA is appealing for Scotland’s fattest pets to enrol in a national pet slimming competition. The call comes as stats reveal up to...
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Pulling a classic building back from the brink

When the opportunity arose to take on Tor Na Coille Hotel in Aberdeenshire, David Littlewood and his family seized the chance to bring the Victorian...

The Twelve Days of Christmas totem poles return

Twelve unique and striking totem pole sculptures will once again been placed across Aberdeen city centre – can you find them all? Created by local...

Edinburgh’s Floral Clock marks 100 years since Armistice

Marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice, the finishing touches have been added to Edinburgh’s Floral Clock. The West Princes Street Gardens landmark...

Stunning new homes in Stirlingshire offer luxury living

Stunning new luxury homes in Killearn, Stirlingshire, are available from award-winning housebuilder Mactaggart & Mickel. All property styles are from the housebuilder’s iconic Design Collection;...
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Dog owners reminded to keep their pets under control

Scots dog owners are being reminded to keep their dogs under control when they are out in the countryside. With spring approaching, farmers and crofters...