Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
Ramblings
BBC
4.5 • 768 Ratings
🗓️ 14 June 2012
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Clare Balding is walking with dogs (and their owners) throughout this series of Ramblings.
Prog 4: Larkhall, South Lanarkshire.
This week Clare Balding travels to Larkhall in South Lanarkshire to meet Scott Cunningham. A veteran of some of Britain's long-distance walks (including the West Highland Way, the Pennine Way and the Southern Upland Way) as well as the bagger of multiple Munroes, he never walks without the dog, he describes as his 'best-mate', Travis.
On this walk around the Larkhall area, he describes the intensity of their relationship and the joy of his companionship. This will be a particularly moving walk for Scott, as Travis - who is a guide-dog - is retiring the following day, and a new dog, Milo, will take over.
Scott was awarded an MBE last year for his achievements, which include raising over £150,000 for Guide Dogs for the Blind.
Producer Karen Gregor.
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| 0:47.8 | Claire Balding. This series of ramblings has focused on dogs, the relationship between people and their dogs |
| 0:55.3 | and why and how they're such a good reason to get out every day and enjoy a walk. And I've come today |
| 1:02.7 | to a place called Lark Hall, which is about half an hour southeast of Glasgow, to meet and walk |
| 1:09.5 | with Scott Cunningham and his dog Travis. |
| 1:12.7 | We're sitting off at a good old lick because it's all a climb at the beginning, Scott, isn't it? |
| 1:16.5 | Yeah, it's a nice wee bray, as we'd call it here, to get the blood flowing as we, just before we enter |
| 1:23.5 | Shatler O Country Park, you know? |
| 1:25.3 | And this is your home territory? |
| 1:27.1 | Yeah, very much so. |
| 1:28.5 | I just live along the wee bit of the river there, |
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