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Euan looks at the current state of seal populations around our coast. He visits the Ythan estuary – the largest seal haul-out site on the east coast – where he meets Callan Dick from the Sea Mammal Research Unit at St Andrews to discover more about Common and Harbour seals in Scotland.

Dougie visits the Dawyck Estate near Peebles in the Border to hear about the 19th century Hydro scheme that was one of the first of its kind in Scotland. Robert Balfour, the great grandson of pioneer Fred Balfour, discusses the family history of renewable energy and why they have decided to build a 21st century Hydro scheme. The vast gardens at Dawyck Estate have been donated to the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Curator, Graham Stewart, tells Dougie why he is so proud to have the first carbon neutral Botanic Gardens in the country.

The rising volume of seals in some parts of Scotland is having implications for salmon farmers and fishermen. Sometimes man and seal come into conflict when seals decide to take a ready-meal of salmon from coastal nets. Euan meets David Pullar of Usan Fisheries to discuss the licensed shooting of seals in Scotland and find out how they do it Last year, Usan shot 30 seals, but this year they have only shot one. This is partly because of the presence of  the international marine animal welfare charity, ‘Sea Shepherd’. Rob Read from Sea Shepherd explains the lengths they will go to in order to bring an end to the shooting of seals.

Over three weeks Landward is featuring Scottish Commonwealth Games athletes who live and train in the Scottish countryside. This week we meet Sammi Kinghorn, a para-athlete who trains in the Borders. She is Scotland’s leading wheelchair racer, holding every national record, and is ranked number one in Europe and number two in the World over 400m. Sammi shows us her favourite places to train in the countryside near Kelso.