Landward

Dougie explores the effects of COVID-19 on food production and farming. Arlene Stuart visits the Highland cows of Pollok Park, Euan Mcilwraith cleans a wildlife camera high above the ground and gets the low-down on the daily dramas of Osprey life at Loch of the Lowes. Meanwhile, Anne Lundon reveals her favourite stretch of coastline - a stunning beach on the Isle of Lewis. And viewers from across the Scottish countryside send in their video updates on how life is continuing on farms, rural businesses and crofts across the country.

Dougie investigates how berry farmers are finding recruits, while Euan is wildlife-watching in lockdown. There is a feature on the project to protect capercaillie, Anne is rescued by extremely well-trained dogs, and Arlene reveals her favourite beach.

Dougie investigates how rural businesses are transforming to become delivery services, while Anne tries out the fast-growing sport of canicross, running with help from your dog. Plus viewer video dairies about how life is continuing around the countryside, and the campaign to plant one million trees to protect salmon.

Dougie investigates how the milk industry is being hit by lockdown, and a crofter sends a video dispatch from Fair Isle.

Euan learns about a striking new discovery at the Calanais stone circle on Lewis, Anne finds out about the transformation of the River Kelvin and Arlene meets some red kites. Meanwhile, Dougie finds out how the fishing industry has been hit by the lockdown.

In this episode, Euan explores the myth and legend surrounding our common garden birds, while Anne meets the man who fought for his remote village to be connected by road. Meanwhile, Arlene finds out about the incredible life cycle of the eel, while Dougie learns how rural tourist businesses hope to fight back after lockdown.

Dougie Vipond visits his favourite local loch, while Euan Mcilwraith explores all the hues of yellow in the spring countryside. Arlene Stuart finds out about the team of conservationists who moved in together so they could carry on their work. Plus, the traditional flour mill that's ground to a halt.

Dougie and Nick are in their own kitchens cooking with fantastic Scottish produce, while Euan finds out how you can research the history of your area using historical maps. Meanwhile, Anne investigates how lockdown has impacted the National Trust for Scotland. Plus a look at the important work of the Air Ambulance.

Dougie and Nick are in their kitchens cooking with fantastic Scottish produce; Euan delves into the history of his beloved vintage Land Rover; Arlene explores the River Tweed; Anne investigates how to responsibly access to our countryside in the ‘new normal’; and a day in the life of farmer and comedian Jim Smith.

Featured this week, a special programme looking back and celebrating the best of the Royal Highland Show. Although cancelled this year, Dougie heads along to the Ingliston showground to chat to organisers about these exceptional circumstances. He also charts the history of the show as it celebrates its 180th anniversary. Arlene finds out what the event means to some show regulars who are at home this year. Euan reflects on reporting on the show for television and radio for the last thirty years.

Dougie and Nick are in their kitchens cooking with fantastic Scottish produce, Euan reflects on how the bird of prey population has changed over the time he has been reporting, and Arlene investigates the impact of Covid-19 on the traditional common riding festivals.

The last episode of the series is a summer special packed full of seasonal stories. The team remember their childhood Scottish holidays and taste some Scots-Italian ice cream.

In a seasonal special, the Landward team celebrate the harvest, one of the busiest and most exciting in the countryside calendar. Dougie Vipond finds out about a new product making use of an ancient crop; Anne Lundon meets the farming family who have cut out the middle man and sell their product direct to brewers; Arlene Stuart looks at how the pandemic has affected the market for farmers’ crops and Euan Mcilwraith meets the folk keeping the old ways alive with a vintage harvest. Plus a hydrogen powered tractor and the new harvest trend – pick your tatties!

This episode comes from Bennachie in Aberdeenshire, where we meet Dougie’s new puppy, Jessie. He finds out how to roam responsibly in the outdoors as a dog owner, while Arlene investigates the shocking increase in littering around our beauty spots after lockdown this year and what is being done to tackle it. Meanwhile, Anne looks back to a village once branded the dirtiest in Scotland and that campaigned to clean up the mess on their doorstep. Dougie visits two ex-policemen whose passion for game brought them together in business. And Nick and Dougie are back together celebrating the best from our natural larder, cooking wood pigeon outdoors on the shores of the Lake of Menteith.

This episode finds the team in Perthshire, where Dougie follows in the footsteps of the cattle drovers along an old drove road and finds out about the annual cattle tryst in Crieff, the centre of the Scottish cattle trade. Meanwhile, Anne investigates the pressure on roads caused by the huge influx of campervans this year and finds out how remote communities along the NC 500 route are being affected. As we transition out of the European Union, Euan looks into beef labelling and asking if we need better clarity on Scottish produce. Arlene is meeting a couple who distil Scottish rum, while Nick and Dougie cook wood pigeon outdoors on the shores of the Lake of Menteith.

In this episode, Dougie joins chef Nick Nairn at one the most beautiful fishing locations in Scotland: The Lake of Menteith. They fish for rainbow trout then cook a delicious dish by the side of the lake. Meanwhile, Anne investigates the need to adapt our landscape as extreme weather events become more frequent amid climate change, while Arlene is in Dundee meeting a furniture maker who crafts beautiful pieces from brewing waste. And, are wasps misunderstood? We meet entomologist Gabrielle Flinn to find out why they are vital to our ecosystem.

In this episode, Dougie joins chef Nick Nairn at one the most beautiful fishing locations in Scotland: The Lake of Menteith. They fish for rainbow trout then cook a delicious dish by the side of the lake. Meanwhile, Anne investigates the need to adapt our landscape as extreme weather events become more frequent amid climate change, while Arlene is in Dundee meeting a furniture maker who crafts beautiful pieces from brewing waste. And, are wasps misunderstood? We meet entomologist Gabrielle Flinn to find out why they are vital to our ecosystem.

In this special autumn episode, Dougie is at Mar Lodge Estate in the Cairngorms hoping to get a glimpse of one of nature’s most dramatic spectacles, the red deer rut, while Euan is celebrating the colour red in our autumnal landscape. Conservationist Gabrielle Flinn is in the forest searching for creatures in the invertebrate world that live in woodpiles. Arlene is at Dalkeith Country Park picking acorns to ensure the future generation of historic oak trees, while Nick discovers that pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween and why we should be eating them more. And pumpkins are on the menu for Nick and Dougie in their seasonal outdoor cook-out at the Lake of Menteith.

Marking the Remembrance commemorations, Dougie is in Kingussie to find out about the lost soldiers of the Indian Army who never went home. He meets the local woman who has tended their graves for 70 years and has just been awarded a British Empire Medal. Anne uncovers the remarkable story of three men from Ballachulish who managed to talk their way back to freedom from German-occupied France in 1940. Euan walks through a prehistoric land of fire and ice to discover the complex geology of the Isle of Mull.

Dougie visits the Abriachan Forest by Loch Ness, one of the first community woodlands in Scotland. He finds out how it benefits local people and how the forest has developed over the last 20 years. Meanwhile, Euan is in Moray investigating the worrying increase in incidents of hare coursing. He also discovers a new sort of wildlife tourism on the trail of beavers in Perthshire, while Arlene responds to the call of nature and finds out why there is a problem with the provision of public toilets across the country.

In this special episode, the Landward team explore Scotland’s islands. Dougie heads across to the Isle of Rum, where the community is looking for new families to come and live on the island, and he visits the newly built eco homes that are ready to welcome their first inhabitants. Meanwhile, Euan follows in the footsteps of some of the islanders from St Kilda who were evacuated in 1930 and made a new life on the mainland. Anne is on the north coast in Sutherland, uncovering the story of the island that was the site of a unique medical experiment. Over on Luing off the Argyll coast, Arlene finds out about the famous cattle breed developed on the island.

Dougie is in Angus at the Montrose Basin, an important nature reserve that is home to wintering birds. He is on the lookout for waders and wildfowl and finding out why this tidal area is such a mecca for wildlife in winter. Meanwhile, Euan is on the west coast, investigating the risks of locating salmon farms in more exposed sites, while Arlene meets journalist Lesley Riddoch and finds out about her passion for hutting. Anne is following the story of the green and white Scotways signs that point out rights-of-access routes across the Scottish countryside. And in the first of three parts, geographer Professor Hayden Lorimer introduces us to some curious constructions that are overlooked in the landscape.

Dougie finds out how Scotland's mountain resorts are preparing for the winter season and what effect climate change is having on business. He looks back to the summer when he encountered some beautiful snow patches that were made last winter. As we confront more imported food post-Brexit, Euan investigates how clear labelling is on Scottish-produced beef. Arlene’s in Argyll to find out how a community is rewilding their sea loch with native oysters. And Professor Hayden Lorimer returns to rediscover another lost construction in the landscape.

Dougie visits the ancestral home of his new Gordon Setter puppy, Gordon Castle in Moray, to find out about the breed's history. Arlene joins the grooms training to care for racehorses. And Professor Hayden Lorimer returns to rediscover another lost construction in the landscape, an observatory hidden in the woods.

Dougie explores the Christmas traditions of old, plus the team’s highlights from the year, including Euan and his vintage tractor, Anne’s stunning favourite beach on Lewis, and Arlene exploring how to make the countryside accessible to all. And the amateur film-makers who kept Landward on-air throughout lockdown.