22/05/2010

This week on Out of Doors

The EU is considering proposals which could see the most widely used rat poisons banned. We hear from industry figures who are concerned about the impact such a ban could have.

We speak a farmer who is new to the industry and hear about the challenges he has faced obtaining funding from the Scottish Rural Development Programme.

Running a business in a rural area can be a challenge – so just imagine how difficult it can be operating Scotland’s most northerly brewery. We speak to the managing director of the Valhalla Brewery on Unst.

We find out about the medicinal plants at Lenzie Moss Local Nature Reserve and Mark has a go on a St Ayles Skiff at Anstruther.

Plus, rare ladybirds in Kilsyth, the bees at Kellie Castle, the Angus Glens Walking Festival and a visit to the island where buried Pictish treasure was discovered by a schoolboy.