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Hello and thank you for downloading the Scotland Outdoors podcast, brought to you by BBC Radio Scotland.

I'm Mark Stephen and I'm coming to you today from my garden in Aberdeenshire.

With me today, about 30 miles further north, Mr. Ewan McElraith.

We're going to be talking badgers a wee bit later on, but the round bales from last year that were

stacked up about 100 yards from my house have been ripped apart by the badgers, presumably

looking for mice. I'm not very sure, but there's so much going on. And this whole lockdown thing, if you're in the country,

really makes you aware of what's going on, the sounds, the sights,

the trees are on foot, the leaves are out.

You know, it's just wonderful.

Well, we've been really enjoying putting these extra podcasts together in recent weeks

because it's given us a chance to speak in greater depth to people who have a strong connection with the natural world.

In this edition, we're going to be turning our attention to an award-winning wildlife filmmaker based in Argyle.

Now, this fellow's travelled the globe capturing what have become iconic images for our screens.

John Acheson has filmed for landmark series like Frozen Planet, Planet Earth

2, as well as for National Geographic and the Discovery Channel. Now, normally, he would

be in some far-flung corner of the world filming, but right now, exactly like everybody else,

he's at home. John, just talk a wee bit about your home environment. What have you got in the

way of wildlife?

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