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:00:29. > :00:32.Hello and a very warm welcome to Landward your weekly window on the

:00:32. > :00:35.working world of the Scottish countryside. Sarah will look at

:00:35. > :00:40.what the future holds for the Scottish pig industry, first here's

:00:40. > :00:45.what else is coming up on the programme: We meet the Green Action

:00:45. > :00:50.Angels. There is nothing really much out there for me but this has

:00:50. > :00:55.totally changed my life. It's great. Harbour seals take their place on

:00:55. > :01:00.the list of the top five iconic species for the year of national

:01:00. > :01:05.Scotland. They'll come to this area because it's sheltered. It's too

:01:05. > :01:09.shallow for the orca to come in here. We mark 175 years since the

:01:09. > :01:14.birth of the great Scottish naturalist John Muir. John Muir is

:01:14. > :01:17.one of the founders of world conservation and certainly as far

:01:17. > :01:23.as the Americans are concerned he's the father of their National Park

:01:23. > :01:28.system. The Scottish pig industry has been

:01:28. > :01:32.up against it these past few years. High welfare standards has meant

:01:32. > :01:37.big investment plus the ongoing pressure of expensive feed. Add to

:01:37. > :01:40.that the recent closure of Scotland's biggest processor.

:01:40. > :01:47.Sarah's been to gauge how the pig industry in this country is trying

:01:47. > :01:57.to fight back. In the past decade, the number of

:01:57. > :01:57.

:01:57. > :02:02.breeding sows kept in Scotland has fallen from 75,000 to just 35,000.

:02:02. > :02:10.Then in February, another major blow hit the industry with the

:02:10. > :02:15.closure of the country's largest pig processing site. Perhaps more

:02:15. > :02:19.than any other sector of Scottish farming, the pig industry has been

:02:19. > :02:26.beset by a long list of problems which have called into question

:02:26. > :02:32.whether or not it will survive. In the last two or three years, as

:02:32. > :02:38.I'm sure you're aware, the price of cereals has risen dramatically.

:02:38. > :02:43.Three years ago it would have been �250 a time, this year it's �450.

:02:43. > :02:50.Feed is 65% of the cost of finishing pigs. When that rises by

:02:51. > :02:53.such an amount it has a big impact on the profitability of our pig

:02:53. > :02:56.enterprise. The lack of profitibility has made it

:02:56. > :03:05.challenging for producers to carry on. We have lost members during

:03:05. > :03:10.that time. Roderick is taking a progressive approach on his farm.

:03:10. > :03:14.He runs a 350-sow indoor breeding and finishing herd in Aberdeenshire

:03:14. > :03:21.and is taking every step possible to ensure his business is

:03:21. > :03:25.profitible. Today's pig farming requires a huge amount of

:03:25. > :03:31.investment. People haven't had the confidence to make that investment,

:03:31. > :03:35.therefore we've landed with units that are not efficient enough. I've

:03:35. > :03:39.made the decision to invest. We had a lot of old buildings that were

:03:39. > :03:43.inefficient and tired. Through help from the Scottish Government, which

:03:43. > :03:50.has been very supportive to the independent stri, I've put up new

:03:50. > :03:55.buildings which are more efficient. How do you keep feed costs down?

:03:56. > :04:00.grow barley, wheat and oil seed rape and we feed all three to the

:04:00. > :04:06.pigs. We have to mill that and it's fed through the wet feed system to

:04:06. > :04:11.the pigs. There's a number of businesses in Scotland that are

:04:11. > :04:14.home mixing, feeding their own grain, using the slurry from the

:04:15. > :04:19.pig unit to grow the grain that they feed to the pigs. That seems

:04:19. > :04:23.like a very robust business model. It seems to work. Are you self-

:04:23. > :04:30.sufficient? Do you manage to grow all your own feed on the farm?

:04:30. > :04:39.not quite self-sufficient, but I am heading towards that and it all

:04:39. > :04:43.helps to give stability and robustness to the business.

:04:43. > :04:49.Another big blow to the industry came in February this year with the

:04:49. > :04:58.closure of Scotland's largest pig processor. They processed 8,000

:04:58. > :05:04.pigs a week, which was 75% of the total pig kill in Scotland. What's

:05:05. > :05:09.happened since the closure of the plant? We now have a facility

:05:09. > :05:13.opening up at breekin operated by Tulip. It's killing approximately

:05:13. > :05:17.4,000 pigs a week. We have several abattoirs in the Highlands and

:05:17. > :05:21.elsewhere that will take up to 500 pigs a week that. Has been a help.

:05:21. > :05:25.Unfortunately those pigs are cut into primals, only four or five

:05:25. > :05:30.parts and they are shipped to England to be further processed for

:05:30. > :05:34.supermarkets. That mean that's we don't use the specially selected

:05:34. > :05:39.mark backed by the SSPCA in Scotland. Does that end up on

:05:39. > :05:43.Scottish shelves? Some of it does, whether it's marketed as produce of

:05:43. > :05:46.Scotland, that's a challenge. That's why we immediate more work

:05:46. > :05:50.to get that Scottish label back on again. The future of the industry,

:05:51. > :05:55.how optimistic are you about that? We have a great story to tell out.

:05:55. > :06:01.There Scottish pigs, a lot of us are like myself, family farms. We

:06:01. > :06:05.have that great provenance about it. If it's Scottish pork, it comes

:06:05. > :06:10.from Scottish farms. That may encourage more young farmers to

:06:10. > :06:14.come into our industry and maybe we can see it rising again. I believe

:06:14. > :06:17.that there's a good future for pig farming. There's a superbunch of

:06:17. > :06:23.guys in the industry looking forward and making the investment

:06:23. > :06:27.that's necessary. The Scottish pig industry has been

:06:27. > :06:32.through some tough times but those who remain see it changing for the

:06:32. > :06:37.better. The challenge is to restore confidence, encourage grol and

:06:37. > :06:45.investment and ensure -- growth and investment and ensure the Scottish

:06:45. > :06:49.herd survives. In the year of natural Scotland,

:06:49. > :06:56.Scottish natural heritage are promoting our top five iconic

:06:56. > :07:00.species. This week, Ewan goes in search of the harbour seal.

:07:00. > :07:05.Scotland is justly famous for its wild places, thousands of acres of

:07:05. > :07:10.mountains, moorland and forests are home to many rare and interesting

:07:10. > :07:15.creatures. Over the last two weeks, I've seen two of Scotland's big

:07:15. > :07:21.five - the red deer and the red squirrel. This week, we're on the

:07:21. > :07:26.Isle of Skye where we're hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive

:07:27. > :07:33.silky. During the summer months the castle offers boat trips to view

:07:34. > :07:38.the local seal collie. David Clarke is my boatman today. It's very

:07:38. > :07:43.important for seals to spend time on land, hauling out is the term.

:07:43. > :07:46.These are common seals. They come into this area because it's

:07:46. > :07:52.sheltered and it's too shallow for their main predator, the orca, to

:07:52. > :07:55.come in here. They can come in here, haul out, they will mate in here.

:07:55. > :08:01.They'll give birth to their young in here knowing they're perfectly

:08:01. > :08:05.safe from predators. The inquiztive nature and natural grace of the

:08:05. > :08:09.harbour seal make them incredibly popular with ecotourists. But they

:08:09. > :08:15.can also come into conflict with huemans and with numbers declining

:08:15. > :08:22.around the Scottish coast, the seals are a protected species.

:08:22. > :08:26.think it's 250, 300 seals here. It's a big population. The loch

:08:26. > :08:31.itself is designated as a conservation area to protect the

:08:31. > :08:36.habitat for seals. These seals can be covering distances of 50

:08:36. > :08:39.kilometres away from here to feed. Research found a common seal can do

:08:39. > :08:44.100 kilometres in a day. They can hold their breath for 25 minutes.

:08:44. > :08:49.They can dive to depths of 250 metres. The way their body works

:08:49. > :08:53.when under water is something that's quite amazing. When you get

:08:53. > :08:58.up close, you can really see the human quality of the eyes and it's

:08:58. > :09:04.that that's given rise to legend of the silky, when it comes ashore,

:09:04. > :09:08.sheds its skin and marries a local before returning to the sea.

:09:08. > :09:11.Do you think it deserves to be on the big five list? Definitely.

:09:11. > :09:17.They've been here for many, many thousands of years. They belong

:09:17. > :09:20.here and they're part of our landscape. Yeah, definitely. Over

:09:20. > :09:24.the last three weeks, I've seen some of the best wildlife that

:09:24. > :09:34.Scotland has to offer, but what have you managed to see? We asked

:09:34. > :09:51.

:09:51. > :09:54.to you send in your own wildlife Some fantastic shots there. Next

:09:54. > :10:00.week we are show casing more of your wildlife photographs. Keep

:10:01. > :10:09.sending them in. You get more details on our website,

:10:09. > :10:13.bbc.co.uk/Landward. Still to come - the life of

:10:13. > :10:17.Scottish-born naturalist, John Muir. He's a huge influence across the

:10:17. > :10:23.world. A lot of people have taken inspiration for what he stood for

:10:23. > :10:25.and his messages. We meet the Dunbar pattissier with the

:10:25. > :10:33.Michelin-star training. I was fortunate enough to win paste riff

:10:33. > :10:38.chef of the year for Scotland. pastry chef of the year for

:10:38. > :10:42.Scotland. The rate of youth unemployment in Scotland is 18.6%

:10:42. > :10:45.compared to a national average of just under 8%. There are many

:10:45. > :10:49.initiatives trying to get young people into jobs. Sarah went to

:10:49. > :10:58.Falkirk to look at one especially aimed at young women. It's the

:10:58. > :11:07.Green Action Angels. MUSIC: Theme to Charlie's changels.

:11:07. > :11:12.-- angels. In the 1970s Charlie's angels

:11:12. > :11:16.fought bad guys while clad in revealing outfits. These angels are

:11:16. > :11:22.doing battle with tree branches in high vis. But at the end of the day,

:11:22. > :11:28.the real target is the jobs market. OK, guys, I'm coming in to help.

:11:28. > :11:31.Green Action Angels is one of a series of youth employment

:11:32. > :11:35.initiatives funded by the Forestry Commission. The angels scheme is

:11:35. > :11:42.run in association with the Scottish waterways trust at the

:11:42. > :11:47.Falkirk wheel and is open to ladies aged from 16 to 25. First question

:11:47. > :11:52.asked if we would like to run a project specifically for young

:11:52. > :11:57.women. With the aim of getting more interest on the part of young women

:11:57. > :12:01.in outdoor occupations. A lot of the young women that we're working

:12:01. > :12:06.with are some of the hardest to reach. They're the furthest from

:12:06. > :12:11.the employment market. We're not only teaching them concrete skills

:12:11. > :12:15.for occupations that might be in the outdoors. That is the ideal. We

:12:15. > :12:20.are teaching them softer skills about communicating, working

:12:20. > :12:24.together about being able to make some decisions on their ob. -- own.

:12:24. > :12:28.We're doing confidence building and self-esteem building as well.

:12:28. > :12:32.you pass them to somebody else, pass them by the handles. What do

:12:32. > :12:42.you enjoy about the project? What do you enjoy the most? I like

:12:42. > :12:43.

:12:43. > :12:48.moving and doing stuff. I like it that much I come two days a week.

:12:48. > :12:55.Green Action Angels is just one of a number of schemes the Forestry

:12:55. > :13:00.Commission funds. For many years the Forestry Commission was really

:13:00. > :13:03.about the economic side of thing. Now we're into the social aspect of

:13:03. > :13:07.sustainable forestry, everything to do with people,if you like. We're

:13:07. > :13:12.going into year three of the programme. We're finding from some

:13:12. > :13:16.of the early training exercises that we've had around about half of

:13:16. > :13:20.the young people go towards a positive destination, either a job

:13:20. > :13:30.or further education or training. So we think that's not a bad

:13:30. > :13:31.

:13:31. > :13:35.success rate. What is this going to be for? It's a hedge trying to keep

:13:35. > :13:42.people coming on the trail, to keep them on the path not to venture off

:13:42. > :13:47.it. After volume unteerg on other projects Lindsay is now a mentor on

:13:47. > :13:51.the angels scheme. I was at the Jobcentre one day. I was trying to

:13:51. > :13:55.find work. I seen the news letter lying on the table. So I thought

:13:56. > :14:01.well, that sounds quite good. I'll phone this guy. I phoned him and it

:14:01. > :14:10.changed my life pretty much. I was, I was diagnosed with narcolepsy

:14:10. > :14:15.when I was 17. I thought that there's nothing much out there for

:14:15. > :14:20.me. But this has totally changed my life. It's great. As well as

:14:20. > :14:25.learning basic forestry skills, trained herbalist Anna is teaching

:14:25. > :14:33.the girls how to make use of forest plants. We're going to use the

:14:33. > :14:36.chick weed oil that we made to make a lip balm.

:14:36. > :14:40.Seeing some of these young women from the beginning being shy and

:14:40. > :14:45.reticent, some of them are coming forward and they're tackling

:14:45. > :14:49.activities and some of the tafbgdz that we're giving them with much

:14:49. > :14:54.more confidence -- tasks. They're more willing to work together. Can

:14:54. > :14:58.you see that, the group beginning to bond.

:14:58. > :15:02.The ability to make herbal lip balm won't guarantee a job in the tough

:15:02. > :15:07.market these young ladies are facing, but the team work and

:15:07. > :15:11.communication skills they learn in the process certainly should help.

:15:11. > :15:20.In the end Charlie's Angels always got their man, hopefully,

:15:20. > :15:23.eventually, these angels will get the job of their dreams.

:15:23. > :15:31.If you have a comment about anything you see on the programme

:15:31. > :15:35.or have a wonderful story to chair with us, drop us an e-mail. Now,

:15:35. > :15:40.here in Aberdare, it's a beautiful day, but I still think it's a bit

:15:40. > :15:42.fresh for April. What about the prospects for this weekend and

:15:42. > :15:52.beyond? Here's Judith Ralston with beyond? Here's Judith Ralston with

:15:52. > :15:54.

:15:54. > :15:57.the weather forecost. Good evening. We are starting with

:15:57. > :16:00.high pressure dominating the weather this evening tonight and

:16:00. > :16:06.tomorrow morning as well. This weather front is waiting in the

:16:06. > :16:10.Atlantic. It's rain bearing as well. And these tightening isobars mean

:16:10. > :16:14.windy conditions too. It's a dry and bright start tomorrow. Lovely

:16:14. > :16:18.spells of sunshine from first light for most of the country as well.

:16:18. > :16:22.Clouds tend toing crease a wee bit across more inland areas during the

:16:22. > :16:24.morning, but not spoiling the day. A lot of dry weather across

:16:24. > :16:28.southern Scotland in particular and eastern Scotland. Good spells of

:16:29. > :16:34.sunshine continuing for much of the day. Highs of 13 Celsius in the

:16:34. > :16:38.south-east, possibly 14 up towards the Murray area. Cloud increases in

:16:38. > :16:41.the North West Highlands. The first signs of that rain into the Western

:16:41. > :16:44.Isles during the course of the afternoon. Should stay largely

:16:44. > :16:48.bright for the Northern Isles as well but cooler than we'll see

:16:48. > :16:51.elsewhere. If you're thinking of heading to the hills tomorrow

:16:51. > :16:54.eastern ranges look like staying dry, bright, good spells of

:16:54. > :16:57.sunshine. Those winds are starting to pick up through the day with

:16:57. > :17:01.gales at top coupled with low temperatures, there will be a

:17:01. > :17:05.severe wind chill factor. Visibility will be good. The border

:17:05. > :17:09.hills faring slightly better. Western ranges more in the way of

:17:09. > :17:13.cloud. Outbreaks of rain possibly sleet and snow over the tops as

:17:13. > :17:17.well through the day. Very windy indeed with gales or severe gale-

:17:17. > :17:22.force winds over the tops as well. It will be bitterly cold. Seems to

:17:22. > :17:25.be a good deal of snow cover on the runs at the moment. It will be

:17:25. > :17:29.windy tomorrow. Check directly with the ski centres if you're thinking

:17:29. > :17:33.of skiing or snowboarding during the weekend. As far as the rest of

:17:33. > :17:37.Saturday is concerned, it's windy with a strong south-westerly wind

:17:37. > :17:42.developing through the day, reaching gale-force across the

:17:42. > :17:45.outer Hebrides and the Northern Isles. That extends across the

:17:45. > :17:49.country tomorrow night. It will be heavy and persistent, particularly

:17:49. > :17:52.across more western areas. It will be a windy night as well. Overnight

:17:52. > :17:57.lows of four or five Celsius. The weather front responsible for all

:17:57. > :18:01.that rain does eventually pull away on Sunday. Then a westerly wind

:18:01. > :18:04.bringing showers mainly across western Scotland. Wet and windy

:18:05. > :18:10.start to Sunday but an improving day on the whole. The rain pulls

:18:10. > :18:18.away. Showers develop especially across the west. For Monday,

:18:18. > :18:22.another weather front approaches bringing outbreaks of rain. It will

:18:22. > :18:25.be a dry start across eastern Scotland. Rain in the west will

:18:25. > :18:29.transfer across eastern areas. Highs of ten or 11 Celsius. It will

:18:29. > :18:33.be quite a breezey day as well. The south-westerly winds are staying

:18:33. > :18:38.with us for much of the week. As far as Tuesday is concerned, a

:18:38. > :18:44.quieter day. Looks like being predominantly dry, even spells of

:18:44. > :18:48.sunshine across the country. Another weather front approaching

:18:49. > :18:54.on Wednesday, more wet and windy on Wednesday, more wet and windy

:18:54. > :18:58.weather. Over the past couple of weeks, Nick

:18:58. > :19:02.has met an artisan baker of game pies and a man passionate about

:19:02. > :19:07.bread without additives. In the final part of his series, he meets

:19:07. > :19:12.a pa SIS yay who has trained with - - pattissier who has trained with

:19:12. > :19:16.some of the world's best chefs. For Scotland's High Street bakers

:19:16. > :19:20.times are tough as production costs rise and supermarkets out compete

:19:20. > :19:22.on price. Where most towns and villages once had a local

:19:22. > :19:29.independent bakery, nowadays they're becoming something of a

:19:29. > :19:33.rarity. But here in Dunbar, they've reversed the trend with the opening

:19:33. > :19:37.of a brand new community High Street bakery. I've come to meet

:19:38. > :19:47.the head baker, who's putting some very fancy pattissier back on the

:19:48. > :19:52.

:19:52. > :19:59.So, Ross, what are you making here? We're going to make a little cake,

:19:59. > :20:07.a chocolate and hazelnut one today. Chocolate mousse and you have got a

:20:07. > :20:16.meringue... Yes a flourless sponge. And a chocolate biscuit. This one

:20:16. > :20:19.is an onglaise emulsified with chocolate. The bakery started with

:20:19. > :20:22.the community as a whole missing their family bakery that was here

:20:22. > :20:28.initially. The bakery had to close. Then a group of people got together

:20:28. > :20:36.and started raising money and we've got 611 shareholders. That's all

:20:36. > :20:42.local people, a community, that have invested a minimum of �20.

:20:42. > :20:47.Ross, tell me about yourself and how you come to be here. I've grown

:20:47. > :20:52.up in baking. My grandfather was a baker. He had a traditional

:20:52. > :21:00.Scottish bakery. My uncle, then my sister and my self-. It's in the

:21:00. > :21:05.blood. I went to work with Albert Rioux. I won pastry chef of the

:21:05. > :21:09.year for Scotland in 2011. Stkpwhri remember that actually. -- I

:21:09. > :21:14.remember that actually. You're going to finish this off. We're

:21:14. > :21:19.going to put, I made a chocolate decoration earlier. I tend to

:21:19. > :21:25.decorate my cakes with a French macaroon. And there's some gold

:21:25. > :21:30.leaf just to add the final detail to the cake. Fantastic. I mean that

:21:30. > :21:34.is a sensational piece of pattissier. To find it in the

:21:34. > :21:42.Scottish High Street is incredible. I wish you every success for the

:21:42. > :21:48.future. Thanks for visiting. Making these three films has been a

:21:48. > :21:51.really uplifting experience for me. I've found fantastic pies made with

:21:52. > :21:57.great ingredients. Some of the best bread I've ever tasted never mind

:21:57. > :22:04.in France or in Italy, but here in Scotland, made using Scottish flour.

:22:04. > :22:08.And pattissier you would normally only find in Paris. There's an

:22:08. > :22:17.explosion in talent in Scotland in baking at the moment. It's up to us

:22:17. > :22:20.to support these artisan bakers. This Sunday marks the 175th

:22:20. > :22:25.anniversary of the birth of Scottish-born naturalist John Muir.

:22:25. > :22:28.Muir's life work concentrated on preserving wild lands in America,

:22:29. > :22:32.most notably what's now known as Yosemite National Park. For the

:22:32. > :22:42.first time, his homeland is celebrating his contribution as the

:22:42. > :22:46.

:22:46. > :22:51.father of national parks with a This is Yosemite National Park in

:22:51. > :23:01.California, set in 1200 square miles of pristine land, the park is

:23:01. > :23:03.

:23:03. > :23:06.home to some of the most dramatic seenery -- scenery in the world.

:23:06. > :23:10.The creation of Yosemite National Park and the whole wilderness

:23:10. > :23:13.movement that followed was in part down to the vision of the

:23:13. > :23:19.naturalist John Muir, who's incredibly well known in the United

:23:19. > :23:27.States of America, but who was actually born right here in Dunbar.

:23:27. > :23:31.John Muir discovered his love of nature here. The rock pools, as a

:23:31. > :23:39.boy he was taken by his grandfather learning about the wildlife that

:23:39. > :23:43.was there. When John Muir was 11 years old his family left Dunbar

:23:43. > :23:47.and emigrated to Wisconsin. It was in the USA he would later become

:23:47. > :23:56.famous as a protector of wild places and a creator of national

:23:56. > :24:00.parks. In California in the late 1800s he was vitriolic about the

:24:00. > :24:05.deforestation that was happening, the great swathes of land being

:24:05. > :24:08.lost to exploitation. It's survived for centuries under the Native

:24:08. > :24:14.Americans living there and within a century of the Europeans arriving

:24:14. > :24:24.it was devastated. Muir had the gift of the gab,if you like.

:24:24. > :24:24.

:24:24. > :24:30.could talk to anybody and everybody and enthusiastically. By 1870, his

:24:30. > :24:33.writings were written probably as man whyy as a million Americans.

:24:33. > :24:38.John Muir's writings made him a household name in the United States.

:24:38. > :24:45.It waents long before he had the ear of the President himself. Muir

:24:45. > :24:52.spent three days camping with thee dor ruesvelts where they agreed a

:24:52. > :24:57.template for the protection of the wildlife. Rues velt launched a

:24:57. > :25:04.life-long conservation campaign that would preserve more than 230

:25:04. > :25:09.acres of land. The idea where places could go -- could be set

:25:09. > :25:13.aside so experience nature soon went around the world. John Muir is

:25:13. > :25:18.one of the founders of world conservation and certainly as far

:25:18. > :25:23.as the Americans are concerned, he's the father of their National

:25:23. > :25:29.Park system. The American National Park system is one of the models

:25:29. > :25:34.for other countries. John Muir has been a huge influence across the

:25:34. > :25:38.world. A lot of people have taken inspiration for what he stood for.

:25:38. > :25:46.He loved wild places. He understood nature. He wanted people to

:25:46. > :25:51.experience nature, see it up close. John Muir may have been born 175

:25:51. > :25:57.years ago, but his message is still as relevant today as it was at the

:25:57. > :26:03.end of the 19th century. There's still exploitation of land, still

:26:03. > :26:05.deforestation happening, people not really taking as much care of

:26:06. > :26:09.nature and the natural world as it should be and maybe not

:26:09. > :26:13.understanding that we are part of the natural world. John Muir was

:26:13. > :26:17.very good at understanding that we were a part of nature, that we

:26:17. > :26:21.couldn't stand separately from it or have dominion over it. He was

:26:22. > :26:26.very much, you know, we're all connected, part of the same living,

:26:27. > :26:30.breathing planet that we're on. This Sunday is the first ever John

:26:30. > :26:33.Muir day, which will celebrate the life of this renowned naturalist

:26:33. > :26:42.and finally give him the recognition that he deserves in the

:26:42. > :26:46.land of his birth. The more that people start reading

:26:47. > :26:50.his words and understanding what he was about, I hope they would

:26:50. > :26:55.understand what relevance he still has to the conservation of our land

:26:55. > :27:01.escapes in Scotland and what we can do to improve and restore them.

:27:02. > :27:06.We're beginning to realise that the man that founded world conservation,

:27:06. > :27:10.that's the father of the American national parks, that is the person

:27:10. > :27:20.that politicians turned to when they're looking for the sound bite

:27:20. > :27:25.

:27:25. > :27:29.about the environment, he was a John Muir, the man we have to thank

:27:29. > :27:36.for the conservation of some of our most beautiful wild places. Now

:27:36. > :27:39.here's what we have to look forward to next week: We'll be in Assent to

:27:39. > :27:43.mark the 20th anniversary of the first community land buyout.

:27:43. > :27:47.began as being an almost impossible prospect that we would take

:27:47. > :27:51.possession of this estate upon which our forefathers lived and

:27:51. > :27:55.worked. Sarah explores the landscape of one of Scotland's most

:27:55. > :27:59.stunning areas. It's a landscape that noticeably lacks trees, with

:27:59. > :28:06.just a few remnants of ancient woodland dotted across this vast

:28:06. > :28:10.area. And Ewan searches for one of our wildlife icons, the golden

:28:10. > :28:13.eagle. If you have a golden eagle in your site, they're a top

:28:13. > :28:22.predator. It's a sign that everything below is well. It's a