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Matt, Charlotte and Steve are on the Auchlyne Estate near Killin in Perthshire. It鈥檚 the first of four visits they鈥檒l be making over the next year, charting life on the estate throughout the seasons.

Matt meets Emma Paterson, the laird of the estate, to learn about its history and the plans for its future. He also gets a lesson in preparing their prized highland cattle for a show. Charlotte hooks up with Emma鈥檚 daughter Nicola for a spot of deerstalking and chats to gamekeeper Ian Dingwall about turning a profit from the venison. Steve is down by the river trying his hand at fly fishing for salmon, and there is a closer look at the life of Auchlyne鈥檚 resident handyman Dave Christie.

Away from the estate Adam discovers that for one rare breed of sheep it鈥檚 already shearing time, and Tom goes back to the classroom to see if the next generation of farmers are being given the training they need.