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Woodland cover in Scotland is amongst the lowest in Europe. The aim is to increase cover from 17% of land to 25% by the middle of the century. But with various parties competing for land use, where will the trees be planted? Mark speaks to the man set with bringing the various interested groups together.

Flooding is set to become more of an issue in rural Scotland - we visit a new scheme in Aberdeenshire which involves a burn being returned to its natural, meandering state after being straightened. It's hoped that this will help alleviate the damage caused by flooding and increase biodiversity at the same time.

Is it time to re-evaluate the access laws? Last week, a landmark ruling was passed in Perthshire, banning rafters from a stretch of the Tay to allow angling to take place unhindered on three days of the week. Should the law have more teeth?

In the second of our series looking at Scotland's wee hills, Mark explores an old stomping ground of his, the Campsie Fells near Glasgow.

There have been 60 reported avalanches in Scotland this winter. Little wonder that our mountain rescue teams are focussing their training on dealing with them. Euan joins teams from across the country on a training weekend at Aanoch Mor and discovers there is more to digging than you would first expect.

Plus, East End kids in Glasgow take to the streets - we hear about efforts to encourage more street play.

And the ancient routes of Scotland. Why the old network of drove roads, pilgrim routes and the like are so attractive today.