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Scotland Outdoors

Mark and Euan are on the search for tawny owls, visit a wood work studio and discover how to be a wildlife guide

Scotland Outdoors

BBC

Nature, Society & Culture, Science

4.7709 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2019

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

A search for tawny owls, a visit to a wood work studio and how to become a wildlife guide

Transcript

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0:00.0

He tells her that she will be sent to France as a secret agent, and if she's caught, she's going to be shot.

0:09.3

I'm Helen Obalam Carter, and this is history's secret heroes, where I shine a light on extraordinary stories from World War II.

0:17.6

What they wanted was someone to get themselves arrested and sent to Auschwitz.

0:22.0

Tales of deception, an incredible acts of resistance and courage.

0:26.3

She was a born soldier.

0:27.4

She's a freedom fighter in its widest sense.

0:29.9

The brand new series of History's Secret Heroes.

0:32.8

Listen first on BBC Salons.

0:35.7

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

0:39.3

brought you by those fine upstanding folk at BBC Radio Scotland.

0:42.3

I'm Mark Stephen, he's you and Michael Ruth.

0:44.3

We're standing in the pouring rain,

0:47.3

looking down the barrel at autumn,

0:49.3

which is a great time of year.

0:51.3

I mean, Scotland in autumn is fantastic, glorious colours.

0:55.0

Just today is a wee victory.

0:57.0

When you talk about the sound of autumn, you know, you tend to think in terms of golden colours and reds,

1:04.0

and you know, just the fading of the light, that kind of thing, and actually the sounds of autumn at the moment

1:09.0

is just the wind hurtling through the trees and the leaves disappearing.

1:12.5

This week we're also going to be looking at the skill of woodworkers talking about trees and big hunt on for volunteers.

1:19.5

So basically looking for lots of volunteers, any ages, no experience required, and Pira Wellies and get started

1:28.2

I have a horrible feeling

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