BBC Documentaries

This is Our Land (2020x197)

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Documentary in which nine young Scots living and working in rural areas across the country tell their story and share their hopes and fears for the future of their land amidst a potential climate crisis. They represent the future of Scotland's countryside – but just how optimistic are they about what lies ahead? In Galloway, small-scale cattle farmer Patrick explains why he has reverted to the farming methods of the 1960s and 70s, growing his turnips to organically feed his herd of Galloway cattle and boost wildlife in the area. He believes that one-day wildlife-friendly farmers like him will receive the support they need. Just over 40 miles away in Langholm, Kevin is at the forefront of one of the first attempts at a major community buyout of estate-owned land in the South of Scotland. Langholm Moor was once famed for its grouse shooting, but Kevin hopes the area will become known for a very different kind of bird preservation if the buyout bid is successful.