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Dougie has the first in a two part series looking at the role of the Crown Estate in Scotland. In Part 1 he visits Glenlivet Estate the largest property in the Crown Estate’s rural portfolio. On Glenlivet he visits the newly opened Mountain bike trails that are attracting enthusiasts from all over the country.Ìý

Around 20,000 rooks and jackdaws roost in a wood near Alford in Aberdeenshire every winter, creating one of the most spectacular wildlife displays in the region. Bird watchers flock to the area to see the large flocks of the birds - known as "congregations". Euan went along to see the display for himself.

Nick continues his journey to three Town’s that will forever be synonymous with a specific food. This week he is in Dundee to learn about the City’s long connection with Marmalade.

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An ancient oak in Perthshire under which many of Scotland’s most famous fiddle tunes were composed will compete against trees from around Europe in the 2014 European Tree of the Year contest.European Tree of the Year is an annual contest. It aims to find Europe’s best loved tree, a tree with a story that can bring a community together. This is the first time a tree from Scotland has been entered. Neil Gow’s Oak sits on the bank of the River Tay just outside of Dunkeld in Perthshire on land owned by Forestry Commission Scotland. Neil Gow is Scotland’s most famous eighteenth century fiddler, probably best known for his tunes ‘Niel Gow’s Lament to his Second Wife’ and ‘Farewell to Whisky’.

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