Scotland

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United Kingdom, Great Britain, Scotland, South West, Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries Town, March 23, 2023, the, Robert Burns statue, sculpted by Amelia Paton Hill, was unveiled in 1882 and restored in 2005.

He gave us Auld Lang Syne and was known for passionate love affairs and bold, radical politics – just who was Robert Burns?

From humble Ayrshire beginnings to worldwide annual celebrations, we take a look at the life of Robert Burns, Scotland's favourite poet.
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A scottish island sits in a large blue loch

Want to own your own island like Richard Branson? This uninhabited remote Scottish isle is now for sale

If you thought an island off the coast of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland was remote, there's an island OFF this island currently up for sale
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A wild loch in the Cairngorm Mountains

A quest for one of Britain's rarest birds in the Cairngorm mountains

Join naturalist and author James MacDonald Lockhart walking and camping deep in the Cairngorm Mountains in search of the dotterel, a bird that breeds on remote peaks – in episode 14, season 16 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodcast
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Long shaggy haired brown highland cow on grassy roadside with blue sky and sea beyond

Highland cattle guide: what they are, where they live and how to see them

Discover the Highland cow breed, where they live and what they are used for in this comprehensive guide
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Corncrakes image – Countryfile plodcast

Podcast: A quest to hear the mysterious corncrake on the island of Tiree

Hear one of Britain's strangest bird calls on a wild Hebridean island in episode 8, season 14 of the Countryfile Magazine podcast
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Puffin Handa Island

Podcast: Roam a haunting Scottish isle in the company of thousands of seabirds

Meet puffins, guillemots and skuas on the seabird sanctuary of Handa Island, in episode 2, season 14 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodcast
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