:00:28. > :00:32.Hello and a very warm welcome to Landward, bringing Scotland's
:00:32. > :00:36.landscape right in your living room. In a moment I will be back on Rum
:00:36. > :00:40.for the night time bird-watching but first, he was what else is
:00:40. > :00:45.coming up on the programme. The tricky balance between farmland
:00:45. > :00:51.and forestry. A we are not against tree-planting but we are against
:00:51. > :00:55.when it takes over whole farm. go trucking in style. The lovely
:00:55. > :01:02.would work, the leather seats, the mood lighting, fridge, cooker
:01:02. > :01:07.running water, telly, DVD. Sarah explores the southern shore
:01:07. > :01:12.of Loch Ness. This is the fair head lad's Pathan at 500 metres it is
:01:12. > :01:21.the highest part of the trial. The views from the top make a hike
:01:21. > :01:25.Over the past few weeks I have been on Rum hearing about plans to
:01:25. > :01:30.redevelop the island and I have met unique Rum ponies. In the final
:01:30. > :01:35.part of my series I had the final part of -- I had the privilege to
:01:35. > :01:39.meet the residents that the Vikings thought were trolls.
:01:39. > :01:43.Much of the island of Rum was a national nature reserve, managed by
:01:43. > :01:51.Scottish Natural Heritage. It is home to rare ponies and around 1000
:01:51. > :01:54.red deer. And also a bird called the Manx shearwater. At sea,
:01:55. > :02:01.shearwaters are relatively easy to spot. They stayed together in large
:02:02. > :02:05.groups. But on land they are much trickier to see. For one thing they
:02:06. > :02:11.nesting burrows, deep in the side of high mountains and the only come
:02:11. > :02:20.ashore at night so we have become pak courses, filled our rucksacks
:02:20. > :02:26.with infra-red filming equipment and heading up for a two-hour walk.
:02:26. > :02:29.The colony on Rum, there are over 100,000 breeding pairs here. It is
:02:29. > :02:32.probably around one-fifth of the world's population of Manx
:02:32. > :02:40.shearwaters. It is a very significant colony in terms of its
:02:40. > :02:50.Apparently the birds have a weird, screeching call, but on still
:02:50. > :02:53.
:02:53. > :02:57.nights it can be heard throughout As dusk falls we meet Oxford
:02:57. > :03:04.University researcher Holly. I am going to help her with her research
:03:04. > :03:08.tonight. We are just heading a bit further up the mountain towards the
:03:08. > :03:12.next level of rock. What are we planning to do when we get there?
:03:12. > :03:17.Well, hopefully what we will do his way some chicks that hour -- that
:03:17. > :03:22.are in our study Burrows, then probably retrieved some GPS
:03:22. > :03:32.trekkers from the birds that I put on last week. First, another climb.
:03:32. > :03:39.It is getting pretty dark now so it is time to change from this
:03:39. > :03:42.camera... To this camera. That is weird looking! At this time of
:03:42. > :03:50.night the adult birds asked about Tutsi. So we get on with weighing
:03:50. > :03:54.the chicks. -- the adult birds are out at sea. This is burrow number
:03:54. > :03:57.one, if you could write down the wait for me. When we wake him
:03:57. > :04:04.tomorrow we will have an idea of how much the adults have bought
:04:04. > :04:14.back to night to feed him. Here we go. He is a big fellow. Yes, quite
:04:14. > :04:17.
:04:18. > :04:22.He is calling a lot because he is hoping that his mum and dad are
:04:22. > :04:31.going to come back and give him a nice big meal of fish oil and fish
:04:31. > :04:40.paste. Here we go, he is 425 grams. He is almost as big as his parents
:04:40. > :04:42.were. About the same weight, actually. He has the -- he has a
:04:42. > :04:46.couple of hundred grams more to go before he is ready to pledge.
:04:46. > :04:50.adult birds start pouring back into the colony. We can't see anything
:04:50. > :04:55.but we can certainly hear them. Things are starting to hot up,
:04:55. > :05:05.they're coming in, making a real racket. We don't know where they're
:05:05. > :05:06.
:05:06. > :05:10.coming from or going to, they're If you come up for a here -- if you
:05:10. > :05:13.come up here for a night, pitch your tent and did not know what
:05:13. > :05:23.shearwaters sounded like, this would freak you out. What a wild
:05:23. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:31.The birds from the study Burrows where GPS tax. Once the bird has
:05:31. > :05:37.had its chick, Holly retrieves the tracking device. -- FED it's tick.
:05:37. > :05:45.Here we go. What are you learned from this? We are basically getting
:05:45. > :05:50.a fix, a position in latitude and longitude once every five minutes
:05:50. > :05:56.which it is just enough in a high enough resolution to be able to see
:05:57. > :06:01.things like foraging behaviour and what we are really interested in is
:06:01. > :06:07.where these birds are foraging and if they are important flight routes
:06:07. > :06:11.between here and there foraging locations. The information Hollie
:06:11. > :06:17.collectors could help protect the birds' habitat in the long term.
:06:17. > :06:25.After removing the tag the birdies put back into its burrow. And it is
:06:25. > :06:29.time for me to head for my nest for the night as well.
:06:29. > :06:33.Well it is to 10am, and after hearing that cacophony of noise and
:06:33. > :06:38.seeing the beautiful birds close up, it was a wonderful end to what has
:06:38. > :06:48.been an extraordinary trip to Rum. Now, a two-hour walk back to the
:06:48. > :06:49.
:06:49. > :06:52.Over the last couple of weeks Sarah has been meeting some of the
:06:52. > :06:55.innovative food producers from Dun Breese and Galloway and in her
:06:55. > :07:05.final taste of the region, fish is on the menu -- Dumfries and
:07:05. > :07:06.
:07:06. > :07:13.If you take fish in tanks, known as aquaculture, and combine it with
:07:13. > :07:22.Hagrid products, growing vegetables in water, what do you get? Simple.
:07:22. > :07:26.This centre in Scotland is right here in Anne Moffat. The project is
:07:26. > :07:31.run by an environmental community and company. The charity runs
:07:31. > :07:36.allotments for local families and recycling centre under community
:07:36. > :07:42.orchard as well as the special greenhouse. This is it? Yes, this
:07:42. > :07:47.is Scotland's first read House of this type. Scotland's first. How
:07:47. > :07:52.long has it been running for? only started in March and already
:07:52. > :07:57.within five to six weeks we had the plants coming on and ready to sell
:07:57. > :08:01.so the plant growing side of this is very fast. The fish take longer
:08:02. > :08:10.to get double size, to get a plate size. That is turning out to be
:08:10. > :08:13.more like six months. What is this technique? It is a mixture of
:08:13. > :08:18.Agriculture and had republics, but can you explain it? You have the
:08:18. > :08:23.fish growing in the water and you add in the plants growing in water
:08:23. > :08:26.instead of soil and it is a harmonious system, so waste from
:08:26. > :08:31.the fish is going to be the plants and giving them their nutrients and
:08:31. > :08:34.in turn to the plant's are cleansing the water, they are
:08:34. > :08:43.filtering the water. Now the vegetables are grown pretty much as
:08:43. > :08:45.you said in Broomfield water. Does it affect the taste? But the tour.
:08:45. > :08:52.If you would like to trisomy you're very welcome. The vegetables are
:08:52. > :08:58.delicious. -- If you would like to taste some you are very welcome. We
:08:58. > :09:01.are growing chilli peppers, cucumbers, herbs, strawberries,
:09:01. > :09:08.strawberries for Christmas. I am determined to grow bananas. If I
:09:08. > :09:17.can do that I will be happy. Watch this space. Yes! So no bananas as
:09:17. > :09:21.yet but these fish are ready to eat. The originate from Africa, just
:09:21. > :09:30.like this chef. We are going to do some of the
:09:30. > :09:40.. -- we are going to do some of the fish you have just seen with the
:09:40. > :09:43.
:09:43. > :09:50.It looks you become very colourful. -- it looks delicious, very
:09:50. > :09:54.colourful. Quite matey. But delicate, nice. Yes, it doesn't
:09:54. > :10:00.have the muddy flavours you would have expected from the wild fish.
:10:00. > :10:10.Very subtle, very nice, thank you very much. No problem. Can I have
:10:10. > :10:13.
:10:13. > :10:18.Still to come we travel on the new South Loch Ness trail. His 20
:10:18. > :10:23.eight-mile trail has so much to offer in terms of history, wildlife
:10:23. > :10:27.and adventure -- 28 mile trail. are on board the ultimate in
:10:27. > :10:35.trucking luxury. When we had will rebuild it was for our anniversary
:10:35. > :10:38.edition so we decided to go to town. -- when we had the lorry built.
:10:38. > :10:42.There is an ongoing debate at the moment about the future shape of
:10:42. > :10:46.our landscape. The government plans to increase the amount of land used
:10:46. > :10:55.for forestry but there are fears this will impact on our ability to
:10:55. > :11:02.produce enough food to meet future We humans are greedy creatures. We
:11:02. > :11:11.demand a lot from the land. We want to use it to grow food, to produce
:11:11. > :11:16.energy, for recreation and to build So what is the land for? Well, but
:11:16. > :11:21.is a question that anybody who is involved in Rural Affairs has to
:11:21. > :11:27.wrestle with all the time. Is it for food production? Is it for
:11:27. > :11:30.forestry? Carbon capture, wildlife, or even leisure? And with just one
:11:30. > :11:40.small planet how can you possibly balance all these usually competing
:11:40. > :11:46.At the moment around 17% of our land is devoted to forestry. The
:11:46. > :11:53.Scottish government wants that to rise to 25% by the last half of the
:11:53. > :11:56.century. As a country we have a great opportunity to tackle climate
:11:56. > :11:59.change by inclusive -- by increasing Forestry cover and the
:12:00. > :12:03.sector employs tens of thousands of people in the rural economy so it
:12:03. > :12:09.is very important sector to Scotland. There is the environment
:12:09. > :12:12.will, employment and economic benefit at the same time. According
:12:12. > :12:16.to the United Nations food organisation by the year 2050 pre-
:12:16. > :12:21.production will need to increase by 70%. Annual meat production alone
:12:21. > :12:26.needs to increase by 200 million tonnes. But across the country hill
:12:26. > :12:32.farms that were used to produce lamb are now being considered was
:12:32. > :12:35.trees. -- are now being planted with trees. It is something the
:12:35. > :12:38.National sheep Association is not happy about. Their development
:12:38. > :12:45.officer took me to see a farm or the Borders that had been swallowed
:12:45. > :12:53.up by Plantation. Up until recently this was a productive sheep Hill
:12:53. > :12:59.Farm, 1,300 acres and it was carrying about 800 euros. -- ewes.
:12:59. > :13:03.Then it was planted up? Tokely planted up. I used to seeing this?
:13:03. > :13:06.It is common in this area and across Scotland. We are using some
:13:06. > :13:10.of -- we are losing some of the most productive sheep hill farms.
:13:10. > :13:14.This is ideal ground for trees to be planted on and that is the
:13:14. > :13:19.problem we have. The good ground for growing the trees is almost --
:13:19. > :13:25.is also some of the most productive ground for the sheep. The Scottish
:13:25. > :13:28.government wants 10,000 hectares of forestry to be planted every year.
:13:28. > :13:34.Forest Enterprise Scotland, the timber producing win of the
:13:34. > :13:38.Forestry Commission, aims to plant 1000 hectares. The other 9,000 is
:13:38. > :13:46.expected to come from private businesses who can apply for grants
:13:46. > :13:51.to plant a bug. The average -- to plant to the. The average is 37%,
:13:51. > :13:56.in Scotland it is 17% and we have a lot of land in Scotland, so how can
:13:56. > :14:02.we have an integrated land use policy? We need to produce food.
:14:02. > :14:05.Our farmers could -- play a leading role in doing that and forestry is
:14:05. > :14:09.also important and we want more to tackle climate change because
:14:09. > :14:13.forestry acts as a carbon sink. They are not mutually exclusive,
:14:13. > :14:20.food production and forestry. what we would like to see happening
:14:20. > :14:25.is a mix. We're not against tree- planting but we are against it when
:14:25. > :14:29.it takes River Hull farms are what we see would be if there was a way
:14:29. > :14:33.of having a better incentives of the De Vos farm was sold then a
:14:33. > :14:37.proportion of it was only allowed to be planted, which would then
:14:37. > :14:47.leave a stable sheep enterprise and productive sheep enterprise to work
:14:47. > :14:53.
:14:53. > :15:03.I am surprised by the sheer scale of this plantation. As you can see,
:15:03. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:10.it extends all the way up to the rich and beyond. -- Reg.
:15:10. > :15:18.We're encouraging local authorities to have local Forestry strategies.
:15:18. > :15:21.Local people been consulted is the best way to insula a balance.
:15:21. > :15:26.If you want to take part in the discussion the Government have set
:15:26. > :15:30.up a specialist group looking precisely at the issue. The
:15:30. > :15:34.woodland expansion advisory group are currently consulting to find
:15:34. > :15:38.the best way of achieving government targets. You have until
:15:38. > :15:48.the end of January to get your views to them. Details of how you
:15:48. > :15:49.
:15:49. > :15:57.If you have a comment about the programme or a story to share with
:15:57. > :16:01.us please e-mail the address on screen. The weather here at Culzean
:16:01. > :16:11.Castle is surprisingly warm for this time of year. What is the
:16:11. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:28.A very wet and windy weekend in store. There is an amber warning
:16:28. > :16:30.
:16:30. > :16:35.from the Met Office for Severe it deals across the country. -- gales.
:16:35. > :16:43.To start tomorrow morning, wet and windy across the North. But the
:16:43. > :16:50.strongest winds will be found in the borders and Lothians. We could
:16:50. > :16:56.see branches taken down and tiles off roofs, things like that. A
:16:56. > :17:01.yellow warning from the Met Office for rain also. Heavy and persistent
:17:01. > :17:05.at times, difficult driving conditions. Dry air with sunshine
:17:05. > :17:15.in the north-east and temperatures might even reach 14 Celsius but it
:17:15. > :17:15.
:17:16. > :17:22.will still be very windy. Climbing, the wind speeds say it all. All
:17:22. > :17:32.from a south-westerly direction. Very difficult to even stand up let
:17:32. > :17:32.
:17:32. > :17:41.alone walk or climb the hills and Munro's. Rough or very rough seas
:17:41. > :17:48.with moderate visibility. In the east, we could see storm-force nine
:17:48. > :17:55.from a south-westerly direction. Moderate of his ability. Rain will
:17:55. > :18:01.continue falling on Sunday evening. Some of the showers will turn
:18:01. > :18:09.wintry across the north-west Highlands. Higher road routes will
:18:09. > :18:19.be affected. This pressure is moving towards Scandinavia and
:18:19. > :18:24.
:18:24. > :18:28.producing the conditions. Into next week, the general theme, unsettled.
:18:28. > :18:35.Looking at the map we can see another area of low pressure
:18:35. > :18:42.towards Iceland. That will bring rain. Dry at the start of the week
:18:42. > :18:48.but heavy rain will push in later on. Temperatures around 10 or 11
:18:49. > :18:52.Celsius. Tuesday, the weather front continues moving west to east.
:18:52. > :19:01.Difficult to pinpoint where the heaviest of the game will be but
:19:02. > :19:05.the map says it all. A wet day. The wind will stay strong. Wednesday,
:19:05. > :19:15.when his remaining strong and feeling cold that despite the
:19:15. > :19:21.
:19:21. > :19:27.Horses come in all shapes and sizes. They have a variety of temperaments.
:19:27. > :19:37.Transporting them is not easy but one firm has developed a specialism
:19:37. > :19:48.
:19:48. > :19:58.in equine transport. We went on the Erik de la Llanwrtyd are Scotland's
:19:58. > :20:03.
:20:03. > :20:10.premier horse transport firm. -- Eric Gillie Ltd. This is the latest
:20:10. > :20:19.addition to their fleet. 420 brake horsepower and a price tag of
:20:19. > :20:28.�280,000. It is the film's pride and joy.
:20:28. > :20:38.This is my pride and joy. My home away from home. For rich, cooker,
:20:38. > :20:40.
:20:40. > :20:47.microwave, television, king-sized bed. -- fridge. We bought it for
:20:47. > :20:56.the 30 per anniversary of the business. We decided to go to town.
:20:56. > :21:01.-- 35th anniversary. Today Michael is delivering seven
:21:01. > :21:11.horses from Kelso to Aberdeen docks where they will be loaded on to the
:21:11. > :21:21.north wing ferry. He is now ready to hit the road. The final
:21:21. > :21:28.destination for the horses as an Orkney stud farm.
:21:28. > :21:35.This is a weekly to fortnightly run. To Shetland and vice versa, coming
:21:35. > :21:39.down. We have to be fairly prompt so we're not holding up the ferry.
:21:39. > :21:45.If we get to a situation where we are struggling to make the ferry
:21:45. > :21:52.then we have a stable facility in Aberdeen where we can offload the
:21:52. > :21:57.horses. Usually the next day, the next crossing, they are put on. But
:21:57. > :22:01.it is not often that we are late. We always attempt to plan ahead so
:22:01. > :22:07.that we can beat the traffic but every day brings different
:22:07. > :22:13.circumstances. Michael arrives at the docks in
:22:13. > :22:21.plenty of time. The horses are transferred into specially designed
:22:21. > :22:26.livestock containers before being loaded safely on board. With
:22:26. > :22:32.another cargo was safely delivered he can head back to Kelso. The
:22:32. > :22:37.horses are soon on their way to their new home. Next week, we will
:22:37. > :22:47.join the team at the Doncaster of sales. Will there be any horses
:22:47. > :22:49.
:22:49. > :22:54.This autumn a brand new trail opened giving unrivalled access to
:22:54. > :22:59.the peaceful, undiscovered south shore of Loch Ness. It gives a new
:22:59. > :23:09.perspective on an ADR which has long been a firm favourite of fans
:23:09. > :23:09.
:23:09. > :23:15.of the outdoors. On an eight -- on an ADR. This is a fascinating place
:23:15. > :23:22.spanning a huge period of our history. Spectacular works of
:23:22. > :23:27.nature and tales of dark deeds and magic. One of Scotland's most
:23:27. > :23:32.popular tourist attractions but most visitors only sea loch Ness
:23:32. > :23:36.from the north shore. This new 28 mile trek hopes to change all that
:23:36. > :23:42.and give people a chance to see a completely different side of Loch
:23:42. > :23:48.Ness. The route starts at just outside Fort Augustus and travels
:23:48. > :23:57.all the way to the outskirts of Inverness. It is a mixture of newly
:23:57. > :24:07.built paths and well-worn routes. There are still some surviving
:24:07. > :24:11.
:24:11. > :24:16.examples of engineering prowess like this magnificent bridge.
:24:16. > :24:23.A dedicated team have been at the heart of the project since its
:24:23. > :24:29.inception two year as a goal. It held appeal for the simplicity
:24:29. > :24:34.and the fact it linked up existing trails. And it brings benefits to
:24:34. > :24:40.the south side. Finally, in the long term, and I stress that, we
:24:40. > :24:47.can link-up with a north side -- the north side and create a 360
:24:47. > :24:53.degree trail. The trail is never far from the
:24:53. > :24:58.show and there is a wealth of history along the way. -- never far
:24:58. > :25:07.from the shore. An intriguing example is hidden behind these
:25:07. > :25:11.trees. This house was originally a hunting lodge for noble gentleman
:25:11. > :25:17.then home to a famous English mystic, astrologer, and magician,
:25:17. > :25:22.once described as the most influential cultist of all time.
:25:22. > :25:32.Alastair Crowley. In the 1970s it was sold to another equally
:25:32. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:43.eccentric individual, led Zeppelin legend Jimmy Page. Further along
:25:43. > :25:46.
:25:46. > :25:50.the route is a spectacular waterfall. The trail follows a very
:25:50. > :25:59.steep when the road. It is appropriately known as the
:25:59. > :26:07.corkscrew. -- steep, winding road. Dominating the views are these
:26:07. > :26:12.massive cracks. The sight of an Iron Age fort. High up on the
:26:12. > :26:19.Hell's the route takes on a very different character. -- higher up
:26:19. > :26:29.on the hill. This is the fair Here's flat -- this is the fair
:26:29. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:40.haired lad spa. The trail has been designed for walkers and cyclists.
:26:40. > :26:42.
:26:42. > :26:47.But there is another option. Andy Cameron of runs this riding school.
:26:47. > :26:56.-- can be Cameron. She is a keen horse rider and one of the team it
:26:56. > :27:01.-- one of the team responsible for this trail.
:27:01. > :27:11.I love to do my riding you. There is less infrastructure and that is
:27:11. > :27:16.
:27:16. > :27:26.The village of doors is six miles from the end of the it. -- the
:27:26. > :27:30.
:27:30. > :27:36.village of Taurus. -- Dores. This 28 mile trail as so much to offer.
:27:36. > :27:46.History, wildlife, adventure. There are plans to link it with the north
:27:46. > :27:47.
:27:47. > :27:53.side meaning that the possibilities I cannot wait to be able to do a
:27:53. > :28:00.complete look of Loch Ness. It will become a must do root in Scotland.
:28:00. > :28:04.Just time to tell you what is coming on next week's programme.
:28:04. > :28:10.Scotland's ski centres gear up for what they hope will be a bumper
:28:10. > :28:19.winter. And 40 years on the end of the steel rope - the life of a
:28:19. > :28:27.rescue helicopter winchman. I am never scared. We're