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Back from their Tall Ships adventure in Shetland, this week the Out of Doors team are all about planting future forests, dolphin spotting in the Cromarty Firth and exploring Orkney’s hidden treasures; from the Old Waterworks to the humble bumblebee!

Fife artist Colin Andrews is helping to create a future forest by encouraging the planting of oak trees across the Kingdom. Rachel caught up with him near Kinghorn Loch to hear more about the replanting project complete with book and illustrated map.

Mark catches up with sailing charity Ocean Youth Trust to find out more about the Adventure Under Sail scheme which takes young people to sea in their 30 metre vessel ‘Prolific’.

Linda Sinclair joins Orkney’s Field Club to take part in a bio walk at what’s being called Orkney’s ‘hidden treasure;’ the Old Waterworks which sits high above the town of Stromness.

As Head of Marine Conservation Scotland Calum Duncan joins Rachel and Mark on the phone to discuss why we’re seeing an influx of dead jellyfish wash up on Scottish shores from Portobello to Ayrshire.

Producer Phil Sime hasn’t exactly got a reputation for wildlife spotting - mainly because he’s completely blind - however, when skipper Sarah Pern from Eco-Ventures invited him aboard the twin engine rib at Cromarty harbour to experience the unique wildlife he jumped at the opportunity.

Twenty years ago, the majority of Mountain Rescue volunteers in Scotland were men. Today around 20 percent of the police and civilian teams are women. Rachel speaks to Blairgowrie crew members Alison Todd and Hannah Blair to hear their thoughts on why women are still in the minority and what can be done to encourage more sign ups.

And finally, we will be rejoining producer Phil Sime and Skipper Sarah Smith in the Moray Firth to see if they were successful in their pursuit of bottlenose dolphins….fingers crossed!