Out of Doors - 07/08/2010

The Black Art of Haymaking. While gardeners may be finding that daily showers relieve some of the demands of watering, farmers are becoming increasingly frustrated at how the changeable weather is affecting gathering their annual crop. Buffalo horn from India replaces Scottish ram horn for crookmaking. Feeding practices are blamed for a lack of suitable sheep horn for crafts. The village shop - why every community needs one. Mark visits the new shop at Applecross and hears the trade secrets on why it's so successful. Rural Scotland proves a draw for artists. It would appear that Argyll is now home to a growing population of artists, many of whom have exchanged the hustle and bustle of city life for a gentler pace of life. Dinosaur footprints on Skye. We hear why bad weather is the best friend of fossil hunters. Poet rewrites map of Scotland. Thomas A. Clark unveils some of the original - and very poetic - Scottish place names. The Ups and Downs of the Knapdale Beaver Trial. Plus, why the East Coast is being hit by a plague of greenfly.