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Hello and thank you very much for downloading the Scotland Outdoors podcast.

I'm Mark Stephen.

He's you at McElwraith.

This is really our first time back in harness in 2019, but we've been skating about all over

the country this.

Around Scotland again, I've been down in Peebles hearing about their outdoor film festival

and would give me the opportunity to volunteer

to work on the island of Handa.

We'd been out there two years ago and trust me, it's a fantastic place.

Embrace this because you won't get another chance to stay with us.

Beautiful Wee Island.

And because it was the start of the year, I have fancied doing something that I always

enjoyed doing.

So I've been flying on an absolutely perfect day.

Wonderful it was too.

Now we've covered the story of Scottish Beaver since the first trial reintroduction

almost a decade ago.

Now that was down in Argyll.

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