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This week saw yet another disappearance of a bird of prey. Euan finds out how Cairngorm National Park and Scottish Natural Heritage are working together to develop a way to pinpoint where and when a bird died.

From 2009 to 2014, Knapdale in Argyll was the site of the Scottish beaver trial. Mark meets up with two people who were involved and now run Heart of Argyll Wildlife which aims to promote the area as a wildlife tourism destination.

Euan investigates the status of stoats on Orkney.

Mark goes on a bikepacking adventure with Markus Stitz. Bikepacking is about getting out on your bike, off road and overnighting with the minimum of gear. Markus takes Mark on one of his newest trails, Wild About Argyll so he can get the real bikepacking experience.

The Angus Glens Walking festival is in its 16th year of getting people out into the hills. Laura Cuthill headed up to Corrie Fee with a couple of the walk leaders to find out more.

Scottish Natural Heritage has launched a campaign to identify the Gaelic names for shellfish. Euan went to hear more.

Charlie Philips is an award winning wildlife photographer as well as being a Whale and Dolphin Conservation Field Officer. Euan met him at North Kessock to find out the tricks behind taking a good photo.

Graeme McKenzie, a Scot based in Dallas, Texas is a regular listener and correspondent to the programme. He came back across to Scotland to follow the River Dee from source to sea along with three of his friends and Mark caught up with them at Ballater.

We have a very interesting soundscape this week of a bat.

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