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The experiences of 12 Scottish women who worked as herring gutters from the 1920s to the 1960s are included in a new exhibition at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh. Mark meets photographer, filmmaker and researcher Jill de Fresnes to chat about Silver, Salt and Stories. In this week’s podcast excerpt, Rachel visits one of Wild Scottish Sauna's sites at Kingsbarns beach near St Andrews to speak to some of the regulars and co-founder Jayne McGhie. A groundbreaking soil survey in Glen Prosen, Cairngorms National Park, has unearthed a staggering number of species living beneath the ground. Mark is in the Glen with plant ecologist Dr Andrea Britton, molecular fungal ecologist Dr Andy Taylor and Forestry and Land Scotland programme manager Christine Reid to dig into the findings. Phil Sime and Morven Livingstone take a trip to the Black Isle Library of Things, which encourages borrowing over buying. Martin Sherring and Allan Tailor talk through what’s available to hire, including lawnmowers, welding helmets, cots and a polar bear suit. Rachel meets Rose Benoy for a goat walk near Forfar, Angus, to discover the benefits of taking a stroll with these four-legged companions. Mark admires a big raft of Eider ducks at Forvie National Nature Reserve with reserve manager Catriona Reid. Project One Wave aims to unite Scotland’s ocean conservation groups, businesses and policymakers to collaborate on marine debris cleanup efforts. Mark and Rachel are joined by co-founder David Brown. In 2024, Jude Harper closed their business, sold their house and moved to Aberdeenshire to live as self-sufficiently as possible on an acre of land. Jude posts on YouTube under Rewilding Jude, and Rachel visits him and the rescue hens he has just adopted.