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Mark visits Mar Lodge on Deeside to take a look at work that has been done on the river bank to restore the natural floodplain.

Rachel is in Fife at Reediehill Deer Farm, where owners John and Nichola Fletcher have launched a major nature restoration project involving SSEN Transmission and Scotland: The Big Picture which will see 18 hectares of the farm transformed.

In our Scotland Outdoors podcast this week, Helen Needham meets author Rosie Steer to chat about her latest book, Gloaming, a cosy guide to winter which has been inspired by stories and traditions from Scottish folklore.

Recently, the Cairngorm National Park launched a consultation on the next five-year National Park Partnership Plan. Mark chats to park convenor Sandy Bremner about what they want to hear from people and what kind of thing the plan covers.

We are joined live by Ellie Owen, a senior seabird officer at the National Trust for Scotland, to talk about a major project which has seen 40 Manx Shearwaters moved from the island of Rum to Canna.

In 2023, Storm Babet caused significant damage to St Andrews Aquarium in Fife. Rachel visits the site and hears that while the seals were rehomed after the storm, the aquarium has since welcomed some new mammals.

John Cleare was an internationally renowned adventure photographer who travelled the world climbing and taking pictures. Earlier this year, Scottish Mountaineering Press published a book of his work. Mark chats to the publisher and editor in chief about Cleare’s life and how the book came together.

And Rachel is in Banff, where pupils at Banff Academy have created an award-winning nature book written in Doric.

Published on Saturday, 7th November 2026.

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