Steam ships, clean coastlines and pedal power
Join Mark Stephen and Euan McIlwraith for a trip on Loch Katrine, a bike journey on the Isla Way, a beach clean off the cliffs at Stonehaven and the activity route around Loch Ness
Mark’s on the south side of Loch Ness to find out about Loch Ness 360 – a walking, cycling and outdoor activity route which goes round the whole of the loch
Euan meets up with ecologist Dr David Hetherington who has been researching some of the lost species of Scotland including bears, elk and reindeer
Marine litter can be problem. Mark boards a rib to get into the nooks and crannies of the coastline off Stonehaven to see the extent first hand
Loch Katrine in the Trossachs is the principal water supply for the city of Glasgow but it’s also home to the steam ship The Sir Walter Scott. The ship has been a major tourist draw since Victorian times. Mark is in steam heaven
Euan takes to his electric bike and follows the route of the Keith to Dufftown railway
And if you want to make the most of the sea breezes, get along to the Angus coast where the area’s coastal festival is running over the next eleven days