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Matt, The Seaplane & Swimming Horses
Loch Lomond is the largest freshwater lake in the UK covering around 27 square miles. Matt Baker gets a bird’s eye view of it when he takes to the air in a seaplane. After a thrilling landing on the surface of the loch, Matt then discovers an even more unusual way of getting about, for horses at least. Loch Lomond is full of more than thirty islands, and on Inchtavannach he meets the aptly named Roy Rogers, who gets his horses to the mainland by letting them swim.
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Bad Behaviour on Loch Lomond
The Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is a world famous beauty spot attracting over five million visitors a year. But recently park rangers have had more than just a little litter to deal with. Ellie discovers that antisocial behaviour, disruptive campers and deer poaching have become far more common here. Ellie meets rangers and police to find out how they are tackling the problem.
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Adam’s Farm: Cattle, Dogs and Eagles
This week on the farm Adam is housing his cattle for the winter. It is also TB testing time again and after the previous results, which revealed he had another outbreak, Adam is hoping for the all clear. He also visits a couple that breed Hungarian wire haired vizslas, to pick up his own dog Dolly. Adam then gets a spectacular display of one of the world’s most impressive hunters, the golden eagle.
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Matt Discovers The Geggles
Matt heads out by boat to discover the wonders of the most beautiful stretch of the loch. Despite the wind and the rain, he gets the chance to find out about more of Loch Lomond’s islands and their unusual names. Matt also finds out just how shallow the loch gets, especially on a stretch of water between two islands, known as The Geggles.
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Ellie and Matt’s Lochside Challenge
Ellie explores the shores of Loch Lomond on a rather unusual form of off-road transport, a stand-up two-wheeled scooter. These electric scooters are more usually seen on the promenades in LA, but now a local team takes people off-road through the woods to see the countryside from a different angle. Once she has mastered it, Ellie then convinces Matt to take her on in a scooter race.
FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN VISIT THE NATIONAL PARK RESPONSIBLY
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John Craven Investigates Water Supplies
An endless supply of water for drinking, washing, cleaning and cooking is something that most of us take for granted. But the UK’s growing population is now putting this precious resource under pressure. To make matters worse, parts of Britain are still officially suffering from drought and climate change is only going to make our weather even more unpredictable. So, in the future, will there be enough water to go around? John’s been investigating.
TIPS FOR SAVING WATER
Credits
- Series Producer
- Teresa Bogan
- Presenter
- Matt Baker
- Presenter
- Ellie Harrison
- Presenter
- John Craven
- Presenter
- Adam Henson
- Presenter
- James Wong
