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Dougie meets the crew of the Scottish Charity Air Ambulance who are urging farmers and rural workers to take part in a scheme that could speed up their rescue in an emergency.

In the past, thousands of hectares of peatland have been damaged by drainage. Restoring peat-forming habitat which has been drained or damaged helps ensure that they remain as long-term carbon sinks rather than sources of greenhouse gases. As part of the Scotland鈥檚 Peatland Plan the Cairngorm National Park Authority has received funding for various restoration projects. One of the techniques being employed is to use specially developed heavy machinery to lift vegetation from a nearby site and re-lay it on areas where the vegetative layer has been lost.

The World鈥檚 oldest magazine is celebrating its 275th anniversary this year. The Scots magazine is renowned for its Scottish wildlife, and history. Sir Walter Scott and Burns both wrote for the magazine and their articles can be found in the archives, along with contemporary reports from the Battle of Culloden.

Scots-Italian restaurateurs, Carina and Victor Contini, continue their series showcasing some great winter vegetable recipes. This week they are cooking Artichoke Fritters.

Euan investigates the impact of wild Beavers on the banks of the Tay in Perthshire. It is thought there are forty groups of Beavers in the Tay catchment. They have either been released unlawfully or escaped from private collections.