Episode 5 Landward

Hello and a very warm welcome to Landward, bringing the Scottish

countryside right into your home. In a moment I will be examining how

likely it is we will meet our renewable energy target by the end

of the decade, but first here is what else is coming up: Keeping an

eye out for nesting birds. It does not matter whether it is a golden

eagle are house sparrow, if the bird isn't a -- is nesting you are

not allowed to disturb it. Ganseys, the jumpers that defiant

generations of fishermen. We were dealing with very severe weather

and it get you warm. And Nick creates -- creates a main

cause fit for an elite athletes. This dish demonstrates that

athletes can eat gourmet dishes. Offshore wind turbines have hardly

been out of the news headlines over the last couple of weeks. First

engineering giant Doosan scrapped a plan to invest �170 million in the

industry. Ben Donald Trump flew in to outline his objections to wind

turbines to a Scottish parliamentary committee. They are

so unattractive, so ugly, so noisy and so dangerous that Scotland does

this, I think Scotland will be in serious trouble.

But the Government's target stands. By 2020 they won the equivalent of

100 % of our electricity consumption to come from renewable

sources. We decided to look at the Engineering reality behind all that

hot air. It is estimated that we have a

quarter of Europe's offshore wind resource, in up to produce all the

electricity we need several times over, if we can harness it. This is

Robin Ray, the first commercially operated wind farm in Scottish

waters. The Government wants to hit their target by 2020. Tired all

wave systems just will not be producing any sort of scale by them.

-- tried energy or wait systems. Its success is going to happen it

is going to be down to offshore turbines. The Crown Estate, which

owns the sea bed, he issued lease agreements for 11 different

offshore developments in Scottish waters. The potential for offshore

wind is huge. The Government estimates it could create up to

30,000 jobs, bringing �7 billion of investment into the country. This

company based in Fife is one taking advantages of the opportunity. They

are using expertise gained in oil and gas to construct underwater

supports for offshore turbines and transformers. We see tremendous

employment opportunities. The oil and gas sector is also booming, to

be fair, and we will be tied to them for two to three years, but by

that time we get to 2015 or 2060 most of our work will be in the

renewables sector. Do you think the renewables target that has been set

by the Government is achievable? think the target is challenging. I

think we will get there. I picked it will take longer than ten years.

And at the end of the day, when you think of the opportunity here not

only for the UK and exporting into Europe, I see a business

opportunity that could last 25 years plus. So far, though, apart

from a couple of experimental turbines, this wind farm is still

Scotland's only operational offshore development. The site Arms

away firth has been producing electricity since April 2010 and

should produce enough for more than �100,000. But on the day we visited,

many turbines were surprisingly static. It is a really nice day,

and I have counted around 60 wind turbines and about half of them are

not turning. We checked with E.ON, the company that operate them, and

they said we just picked a bad time to visit and they were doing

maintenance work which required a whole sections of the wind farm to

be turned off. If the wind does not blow or they are being maintained,

like almost half of the ones behind me, these turbines produce nothing,

which is why the Government's target is to produce the equivalent

of 100 % of our energy needs from renewable sources. In reality, we

will meet the capacity to generate far more electricity than we

actually need. We will still the power stations fuelled by coal and

gas. That way we will have a reliable supply even when there is

no wind. On the days where there is plenty of wind, the plan is to

export these supplies power to England. -- the surplus power. But

the Institute of Mechanical Engineers things the Government is

expecting too much offshore development too soon. We reckon

that to meet the target by a 2015- 2020, they will have to install

approximately one per day, a very ambitious target. Is that

achievable? We do not think so. The wants of short will be a seven

megawatt size and the blade for them is about 80 metres long, so

the Transport and manufacturer of them, the shipping facilities, the

drainage, particularly, you need very large cranes, the logistics of

the whole exercise needs much more planning. So how does the

Government respond to these concerns? To produce the equivalent

of 100 % of energy from renewable sources by 2020 is hugely ambitious.

Is it achievable? It is ambitious and we think it is achievable and

we have set out in a document called the electricity generation

policy statement how it might be achieved. Just last year, actually,

the interim target of 30% was exceeded, so regenerated 35 % of

our own electricity needs from renewable sources. The company

which will be manufacturing turbine components have recently wreck

located to Edinburgh. Samsung, all these companies are investing

millions of pounds. I think it was President Obama who said the

country leads the world in -- the country that leads the world in

developing renewable energy will be the country that leads the world.

It is no doubt that renewables could bring investment and security

to Scotland, but the engineering challenges are vast. Can they be

overcome in time to reach the target? In a few years will find

out. Last week Nick started a three-part

series to create a meal based on the latest science in sports

nutrition. Today he is on the main course.

I have been learning about the latest sports nutrition research

and giving a gourmet twist. Just because food is fuel, it does not

have to taste like it. Last week I made a beetroot soup full of

nitrates, which are great for enhancing performance. This week it

is time to create a main course fit for a gourmet athlete. Kevin Tipton

hails from the US and is now a professor at Stirling University.

He has worked with top international bodies like fever and

the Olympic Committee. Now he is advising me. -- like FIFA.

ingredient which has been getting attention is Omega 3 fatty acids,

which you can find in oily fish. These fatty acids have been known

for a long time to be cardia protective, to help with a heart

disease. They get incorporated into your muscle cells and that allows

your muscle to respond to the protein that you eat and actually

grow better. It is a recommendation to have at least two or three days

a week of oily fish. I am really glad that Kevin said or if it is

great for athletes, because I love salmon and this is one of my

favourite salmon dishes. Pansy of fillet of salmon with an avocado

salsa and pesto dressing. In a mixing bowl, add a small amount of

very finely sliced red onion. Some finely sliced chillies, seats and

all. A roughly chopped ripe plum tomato. A sliced ripe creamy

avocado. Some are roughly chopped basil leaves. A glut of good fruity

olive oil. A squeeze of lemon. A pinch of sea salt and some freshly

ground black pepper. And mix carefully. A really lovely salsa.

It has a zingy fresh flavour and it is the way the acidity from the

tomatoes and the heat of the chilly work with the richness of the

avocado and that little scene from the lemon. Could a thin slice of

farmed salmon, as well can be to drive. Flash fried in a little

olive oil for 30 seconds on one side only, and the bonfire is

optional. Serve on a plate with a sneer of pesto, and a dollop of the

salsa and the salmon placed on top. I am using a home-made pesto

watered down with a bit of olive oil, but jar pesto is fine. Bat has

to be my favourite way to cook salmon. It has an almost smoky

barbecue flavour from the high temperature find and has the

richness of the avocado offset by the easing of the tomatoes and

Chile. -- it is the end of the tomatoes -- and he's in the

tomatoes. This dish demonstrates that athletes can be gourmets.

Advice on how to nesting -- avoid nesting birds. If you think the

birds are export -- if you think the birds are exhibiting any alarm

behaviour, or walk away. And Andy Turner that takes us under

the Forth Rail Bridge. For a great view of the Forth Rail Bridge,

there is nothing like paddling underneath it.

A gansey is a scene as pullover worn by fishermen in the 19th and

early 20th centuries. They have been out of fashion for years now

but a project has been set up to preserve the unique patterns and

knitting skills. -- a seamless pullover.

In the 19th and early 20th century the coast of the Moray Firth was

home to a thriving fishing ports. The towns were tight-knit

communities with a distinct culture, traditions and style of dress. Most

fishermen or walk seamless one and pullovers called ganseys. There

were hand-knitted with fine needles which made them dense and resistant

to the wind, but the jumpers were far more than just a simple sweater.

It was often the case that different villages had different

designs and patterns, and from a young age, the gansey became part

of a fishermen's identity. In this village on the Black Isle, Sandy

grew up wearing a gansey. This is May at seven years, eight years of

age, in primary schools. Very cute. Did you wear a gansey every day?

Most of the time. And you went on to become a fishermen? I did. I

left school at 15 and I was five years a cook aboard a vessel and

then I became a skip that at 21 and got my own boat. Was a gansey

uniform for fishermen? It was indeed. It was used by all the

fishermen. During the winter months, while we worked at the local

herring fishery and the sprat fisheries, we were dealing with a

very severe weather, very cold, and the gansey kept you warm.

intricate designs were developed by families and then passed down from

mother to daughter without ever being written down. Many patterns

had sea all fishing themes like grapes or herring nets but the

designs could also carry messages. Ethel was a herring gull and then a

fishermen's wife near Fraserburgh. She started nicking ganseys as a

young girl. In these stories I was told, when a bishop girl last

married a -- first marriage a fishermen, this is the first gansey

that she did. So if he went to work in different places, they knew he

was a marriage and right. So no one else could have come! And what it

expected of you when you got married that you would need a

gansey for your husband? Yes. They used to have working once and dress

once. This was a dress gansey. They very seldom wore shirts. The only

day by husband wore a shirt was when he got married, I think.

did you have time to meet? I do not know! You never sit down without

your knitting. You never wasted a minute. If you had a minute to

spare, you needed. When you sat down at night, United. The times

and tastes have changed. It was where all the intricate patterns

built up over two centuries would be lost. But then the web project

stepped in. -- the gansey project. The idea is to record and preserve

as many of the different designs as possible. A team of regional co-

ordinators have also been visiting bidding groups like is to try to

encourage them to meet ganseys and Each letter would to develop their

own variation on the pattern. Each person. I am sure the girls are

must have shared patterns as well. Often the history books are about

the big staff - who won, who lost, who got there first. But think

about and gansey. The first gift alike made for her husband. The

design and that your grandmother shared just with you. That is also

big stuff. All that meaning in just a garment. If you have a comment

about anything in the programme please contact us.

The weather here at Loch Morlich he is clear and crisp. What about the

prospects for the weekend and beyond? When a Mark -- Here is the

weather: It has been a wet and windy week across much of the

country but this weekend it settles down.

Tomorrow will be dry and bright. There is a ridge of high pressure

building overhead. Tomorrow morning will start cold and crisp. There

will be plenty of sunshine. It will be dry. There will be some cloud.

But like wins it will feel quite pleasant in the sunshine. In the

southern part there will be highs of 12 Celsius. It will be cooler in

the north. There will be cloud here and there. The rest are shower is

minimal. -- the risk of a shower is minimal. If you were hill-walking

it will be called. But plenty of sunshine. Winds very light and

generally from an order and direction. There could be the ought

light shower of snow in the Cairngorms. -- the odd light shower

of snow. We have had snow across the

Cairngorms. It is worth checking which fields at available for

skiing are this weekend. -- which feels and available for skiing this

weekend. In Sunday there is this area at of

low pressure. It will be dry fine and bright. Cloud will build an

afternoon. Rain after dusk. Next week stays settled across the whole

country. It will warm up. Warm air is pushing up from the Continent.

On Monday there will be outbreaks of rain at times. Some of the rain

could be heavy on the east coast. Temperatures are starting to creep

up. High pressure reasserting itself. Dry, bright conditions on

itself. Dry, bright conditions on the cards. It will feel like May

the cards. It will feel like May Intrepid adventurer Andy Torbet is

travelling around Scotland. Last week he took us down the River

Teith de Stirling. Now he is tackling something more daunting.

I am Andy Torbet. This week I am going into choppy waters. When you

were heading out to investigate the islands of the Firth of Forth you

have got to be prepared. Tides a continuous. There are big boats.

Out in open water the weather is always a consideration. There are

some bit of extra kit you need. Spare a paddle, signal flares, a

radio and know how to use it, food and drink, and spare warm clothing.

And I had better take my Helmut with me in case I encounter any

rocky beaches. Once you have got all that together you are ready to

For a great view of the bridge there is nothing like paddling

underneath it. It gives you a sense of the scale of the structure.

Beyond the bridge is the first island to pass - Inch Garvie. But

Ireland is a foundation for one of the bridge's cantilevers. Bridge

workers lived there during construction. It might seem scary

being out in such an expanse of water in a tiny vessel but if

you're careful there should be no problem. Make sure you know if

there is likely to be any traffic, where it is coming from and going

It is a four mile paddle to our next port of call - Edgecombe. --

Incholm. That island is home to a variety of wildlife. Like many

islands in this area this island was fortified during World War II.

But its main feature is a twelfth- century abbey. It is in a

remarkable state of repair. It was protected during the Reformation by

its isolated position. If you do not want to go to all the trouble

of paddling out here there are regular boat trips from South

Queensferry. The next stretch of my journey takes me back towards the

mainland. Past the White House and on towards the tiny island of

Inchmickery. It is covered in wartime defences at make it

resemble a battleship on the horizon. -- that make it. The last

step of my trip takes me back to my starting point. It should take you

for hours to complete the circuit. -- four hours. This is a fantastic

way to see the huge variety of Scotland's coastline from a new and

unique perspective. Joy in the next week when I will head out to sea to

visit Bass Rock - arguably one of the greatest natural spectacles in

Britain. I will see them. Did you know what is illegal to

disturb nesting bird? -- it is illegal.

I have come up to Scotland's Sa harper - the dunes of Forvie Nature

Reserve. Last month he might have been forgiven for thinking that

desert Style weather was here to stay. Since then we have had

snowfall and everything in between. By end of April it should be safe

to say that spring has sprung. New life is out in force in the

countryside at the moment. For an outdoor enthusiast like me it is a

great time to get out there and enjoy it. It is also a fragile time

for Nature, particularly for birds, who often end up sharing their

nesting grounds with our favourite walking spot. Four of the nature

reserve covers 1000 hectares of course life. Its dramatic landscape

is an attraction to both humans and birds. Annabel Drysdale is getting

organised for the arrival of all sorts of nesting birds, including

3,000 Eider ducks. What are we doing today? This is the start of

the season for the nesting birds. We find that giving people

information really helps them understand why we are asking people

to keep to the path. How am vulnerable are they? They are very

vulnerable. They nest on the ground. They are open to predators such as

foxes. If they are scared of their nests at the birds are always on

the lookout for a tasty meal of the eggs, or even the young chicks.

Here you can see just how easy it is to disturb the. I have walked

along this path and these birds look at you and then decide you are

a threat. If they had chicks they could be easily traced off. This is

just one example of a kind of place where wildlife and the public share

the same space. That is why it is so important to know what you can

and cannot do it comes to nesting birds both to protect the birds and

to make sure you are not breaking the law. It does not matter if it

is an eagle or a sparrow. At a bird is nesting you are not allowed to

disturb the best on the nest. You are not allowed to destroy the best.

You're not allowed to interfere with their eggs in any way. It is

one thing to avoid disturbing ground-nesting birds. It is a

bigger problem to avoid the public disturbing spectacular birds of

prey. The wildlife crime unit has received a call from a nearby

estate. Two nesting ospreys have a right. They are concerned the

public will disturb them. I am worried about protecting the mess.

My advice should be to cordon a area off. If the birds show signs

of disturbance, if they behave differently, if they are calling

out regularly, bring the cordon further back and keep people away

from the area. The birds have chosen to invest in a public place.

The chances are they are quite used to people. For both this estate and

the Forvie Sands spring has debt that Lee sprang. The birds are busy

ensuring there is another generation for us to enjoy. If we

all do our bit we can ensure that all are nesting birds get a good

start to the breeding season. Disturb a nesting bird and you

Disturb a nesting bird and you could be up before the beak!

I spend a night in a bothy. You can a ride and it is packed full of

people or you can be on your own. people or you can be on your own.

Thankfully I have invited somebody. Andy Torbet spent another day in a

Andy Torbet spent another day in a Andy Torbet spent another day in a

kayak. The sky is full of these swarms. Some cows spend time in a

tent. We have got six chambers for tent. We have got six chambers for