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Episode 14

Scotland's countryside magazine. This week, Euan asks if Scotland needs more National Parks and joins a training exercise for Scotland's police horses. Sarah spends the night in a monastery, and Dougie and Nick continue their food lovers cooking tour of the west coast at Ganavan sands.

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National Parks

National Parks

Euan take a walk up a Galloway Hill with former Conservative MSP, Sir Alex Fergusson, who is currently President of the Scottish Campaign for National Parks. The campaign wants the Government to create up to seven new National Parks. Euan is on mission to find out why.

Veal

Veal

The production of veal – meat from young calves has always been controversial. Dougie visits Bellfield Farm near Dumfries which is now producing veal to some of the highest welfare standards in the world, giving the calves a longer and higher quality life.

Monastery

Monastery

It’s almost fifty years since the first Buddhist Monastery was opened in Scotland. To mark the anniversary Sarah spends a night at the Samye Ling Buddhist Monastery near Eskdalemuir. It’s the largest Tibetan Monastery in Europe.

Police Horses

Police Horses

Euan visits the Ayrshire Farm that is home to Police Scotland’s Mounted Branch. Here the horses and riders are trained to cope with a range of hostile situations. Euan helps out with an exercise to prepare the horses for a riot situation.

Nick and Dougie’s Food Tour

Nick and Dougie’s Food Tour

Nick and Dougie continue their food Odyssey in the west of Scotland with a trip to Ganavan Sands near Oban. Here they set up their mobile kitchen to cook some Veal produced to high standards at Bellfield Farm near Dumfries. But will the public be prepared to eat this controversial meat?

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Dougie Vipond
Presenter Nick Nairn
Presenter Sarah Mack
Series Producer Simon Cousins

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