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The snow has disappeared and finally it feels as if spring is in the air. Euan tells us about his favourite sights and sounds of the new season as we head towards March.

Linda Sinclair takes us on a cycle to Mugdock Country Park along part of the West Highland Way. En route she tells us about the interesting history of the area.

Every year international mountain leaders who are based in Scotland and the rest of the UK head to Europe for work. However, this year that is under threat because of changes in work permits post Brexit. We chat live to Ian Spare, president of the Union of International Mountain Leader Associations about the situation.

While Mark was walking the Formartine Buchan Way a listener got in touch to suggest he found out about the history of a First World War airship base, Lenabo near Longside in Aberdeenshire. Mark visits the site along with local historian Sandy May who tells him all about it.

Our midweek podcast this week featured the Chief Executive of the John Muir Trust, David Balharry. We have an excerpt where he tells Mark and Euan about his passion for climbing.

In the week that early years provision was opened up again for most children, Helen Needham brings us a soundscape of kids playing in the woods. Plus, we chat live to Denise from the Haddo Woodland Kindergarten about what how an outside nursery differs from a regular one and what it’s been like having children back after such a long break.

Euan tells us the intriguing tale of Walford Bodie, the so called ‘Electric Wizard of the North’. A famous magician, Walford’s popular and sometimes controversial show toured the UK at the turn of the century.

Our archive this week comes from 2017 when Mark visited Clydeside’s famous Titan Crane.

Euan has a mystery bird once again; can you identify it from its call alone?

And Mark is inspired to put pen to paper and write some poetry as an ode to Spring.

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