Podcasts about moray firth

A new initiative in Buchan called Sma Wids to encourage farmers and landowners to plant trees, the largest surviving ice house in the UK at Spey Bay, lapwing chick ringing in Upper Deeside, the rare dandelions of Shetland, the seabird village of Fowlsheugh near Stonehaven and the latest news from the osprey nest at Loch Garten plus the tale of a medieval drain at Paisley Abbey along with the dramatic demise of an orca whale at Spey Bay on the Moray Firth in the 1960s

Welcome to the Wyness Shuffle administration special podcast, covering all the recent events in the tumultuous and dramatic world of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club. Join Andrew Moffat, Andrew Young, Stevie Riley and guest panellist and season ticket holder Jamie MacKinnon as they discuss the recent events. The boys focus on the call for help from the administrators, Alan Savage laying down the gauntlet, the subsequent shareholders meeting and what the future might hold. Plus an exclusive interview with the insolvency expert who presided over 7 SPFL club administrations, Bryan Jackson! 00.01 AN INTRODUCTION TO BOMB DISPOSAL The boys overview the recent events and talk a bit about James Bond and defusing bombs. 05.15 THE PERILOUS TIMELINE We go through the timeline of events from 16 March to present day focusing on the BDO statement, Alan Savage's press conference and the resultant events. Was this a calculated risk or a finitely managed plan? Why were no offers received? Why has it taken so long to get the shareholders to agree? Why is the shareholding ‘a dog's breakfast'? What happens with the land around the stadium? And what needs to occur to force through a CVA? 23.36 SHAREHOLDER'S ASSEMBLE A meeting of 10 major shareholders was held on Wed 19 March which those present have called ‘transformational'. Former ICT Vice Chair Allan Mackenzie said the response was ‘very positive' and offers ‘reasons for optimism' and that there is now a ‘way through' these issues, and that he was now – as of Wed afternoon – speaking to BDO to expedite the process through the means of a CVA in order to secure a buyer. 39.01 TALK TO ME: SCOTTISH FOOTBALL INSOLVENCY EXPERT BRYAN JACKSON An exclusive TWS interview with Scotland's foremost expert on football finances. A man who has been at the forefront of no less than SEVEN SPFL club administrations. Mr Bryan Jackson, of Finance firm Johnston Carmichael. And it was Bryan who actually put ICT and BDO together back in October, after speaking with Alan Savage himself, so he was ideally placed to comment on all the goings on, and he's got some great one liners, which always helps. 1.31.05 BACK TO THE FUTURE Following events discussed in this podcast, Alan Savage confirmed he will advance discussions with a number of businesses to try and secure key funding. Presumably that would then form an official bid for the club. He said ‘the fog has lifted' and moves to secure a buyer can now be ‘rekindled.' Who might be part of his consortium? What are the Highland council meetings about? How quickly does all this need to happen in order to retain the football licenses with the SFA and SPFL, to retain the squad for next season? And we discuss Savage's comments about Caledonian Stadium and a potential move away from the banks of the Moray Firth. There's it. 

In episode 107, Leighton is joined by Nicole Wheatley for a chat, ;argely around the recent Women In Golf Awards.  Nicole founded the Women in Golf Awards three years ago and it is going from strength to strength.  The evening recognises those making a big contribution whether it be through playing or working in the different facets of the industry.  The night is a celebration of Women in Golf and an event Nicole should be very proud of.  Bert Mackay, GM of Spey Bay Golf Club on the Moray Firth in Scotland.  Spey Bay is a fascinating and very innovative facility.  Purchased nearly two years ago on a crowd-funded basis, the club is looking to invest in its course and supporting facilities, while making it a very unique venue for people to play Golf or take part in many other activities.  This will even include a reversable layout moving forward!  The membership comes from far and wide and includes very local members as well as thousands of international members who enjoy not only Spey Bay but the many reciprocal venues in its scheme.   There's so many good things to take away from what's happening at Spey Bay and we hope you get a bit inspired! https://womeningolfawards.co.uk/ https://www.links.golf/speybay Don't forget our Management Field Trip at Princes and Royal Cinque Ports Golf Clubs on 26th, 27th March.  For more details or to book click here - Management Field Trip  www.golfclubtalk.uk golfclubtalkuk@gmail.com    

Moray Ocean Community is a group of citizen scientists aiming to raise awareness of the importance of marine habitats and species. A couple of weeks ago, Mark joined members as they conducted seagrass surveys in Findhorn Bay and learned all about the range of work they carry out.Rachel is in Leven in Fife where a multi-million pound project is underway to refurbish a former flax mill. She hears about the plans including a visitor centre, a community hub and an area to show off the mill's history.Scotland's first Alpine Coaster has opened at the Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend near Edinburgh. We sent our rollercoaster expert Paul English along to experience the new way to enjoy the rolling Midlothian hills.Next month the winners of the BBC's Food and Farming Awards will be unveiled at a ceremony in Glasgow. Out of Doors and Landward have our own category – the BBC Scotland Food Hero award. Over the past few weeks Rachel has been visiting the three finalists and this week we hear her trip to the Stranraer Oyster Festival. She headed out on a boat on Loch Ryan harvesting oysters ahead of the 2024 festival kicking off.We chat live to the Glasgow Poet Laureate, Jim Carruth. Much of Jim's writing is inspired by the rural landscape and those who live and work in it and next week he's organised an event to raise money for the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution or the RSABI. We chat to Jim about where the idea for the event came from and why he finds raising money for the RSABI so important.Portmoak Moss is one of the few remaining raised bogs in central Scotland. The Woodland Trust site near Glenrothes holds a special place in the heart of the community as St Andrews University student Natasha Currie discovered when she set out to make a soundscape about it. She met up with Mark to tell him what's so special about Portmoak and we hear excerpts of her recordings.Matt Sowerby is a climate activist, writer and performer who was visiting Aberdeen recently. For this week's Scotland Outdoors podcast, Helen Needham met up with him on Aberdeen Beach where he explained what climate anxiety means for him and how he finds a sense of hope in what appears to be a crisis.And Rachel heads along to a moonlit dip at Monikie Country Park in Angus. The ‘Dook n Chat' under a (nearly) full moon was part of the Angus Outdoor Adventure Winter Festival which comes to a close this weekend.

Likewise with the Anglo-Scottish composer William Wordsworth (1908–88), great-great-grandnephew of the poet, with whom I occasionally exchanged letters and phone calls in the pre-e-mail late 1970s and early 1980s: I never could have predicted that his reputation might be restored by a series of Toccata Classics albums of his orchestral music, and I confess to an inordinate degree of pleasure in having helped right that injustice. Wordsworth's piano music, too, was poorly known before now, none of it recorded since a handful of pieces appeared on LP 60 years ago – though his epic Piano Sonata is a work of major importance. The first-ever complete recording, on this release, reveals an honest, unfussy approach to the keyboard akin to that of two other major symphonists, Sibelius and Rubbra: like them, Wordsworth's primary concern seems to have been the expression of deep feeling – which makes the gentle story-telling of his miniatures for children all the more surprising. The pianist is that stalwart defender of Scottish piano composers, Christopher Guild – who grew up just a few miles along the Moray Firth from Wordsworth's Highland home overlooking Glen Feshie in the Cairngorms.TracksPiano Sonata in D Minor, Op. 13 (1938-39) (27:04) I. Maestoso (13:21) II. Largamente e calmato – (6:13) III. Allegro molto – Poco adagio – Tempo I (7:30) Three Pieces for Piano* (10:35) Prelude (1932) (4:40) Scherzo (undated) (2:04) Rhapsody (spring 1934) (3:51) Cheesecombe Suite, Op. 27 (1945) (13:18) I. Prelude (4:35) II. Scherzo (1:34) III. Nocturne (4:58) IV. Fughetta (2:11) Ballade, Op. 41 (1949) (7:55) A Tale from Long Ago (publ. 1952)* (1:48) March of the Giants (publ. 1952)* (1:16) Ding Dong Bell (publ. 1952)* (1:19) Snowflakes (publ. 1952)* (1:38) Fireside Story (publ. 1952)* (2:28) Bedtime (Six O'Clock) (publ. 1952)* (1:13) Bedtime Story (publ. 1952)* (1:25) Hornpipe (publ. 1952)* (1:03) Valediction, Op. 82 (1967)* (10:00) - First RecordingsHelp support our show by purchasing this album  at:Downloads (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) Classical Music Discoveries is sponsored by Uber and Apple Classical. @CMDHedgecock#ClassicalMusicDiscoveries #KeepClassicalMusicAlive#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofVenice #CMDParisPhilharmonicinOrléans#CMDGermanOperaCompanyofBerlin#CMDGrandOperaCompanyofBarcelonaSpain#ClassicalMusicLivesOn#Uber#AppleClassical Please consider supporting our show, thank you!Donate (classicalmusicdiscoveries.store) staff@classicalmusicdiscoveries.comThis album is broadcast with the permission of Sean Dacy from Rosebrook Media.

In this episode of “How do you Say That?!”, chief voiceoverist Philip Banks joins Sam and Mark to talk about TV promos with an intense punch, and how to take the punch away! We play both sides of a documentary premise, question the Iranian Double Pause, and have fun with some cartoon characters.Our VO question this week is all about how you find a voiceover coach - and whether you need one in the first place!We'd love you to join in and send us your version of one of the reads in today's show – just pop it onto an mp3 and send it to podcast@britishvoiceover.co.ukScript 1The Walt Disney Company is everywhere. And over the years they've crept into more and more places, thanks in large part to billions of dollars of acquisitions of already famous brands. Some of you may be huge Disney fans and view this as a great thing. After all, more brands within the Disney family can mean more awesome theme park rides and attractions. But there are also Disney detractors who view the Disney-fication of things as a dumbing down or as an edge-softening of a brand that previously had some grit.And we're going to explore both sides of those Mickey Mouse ears.Script 2The WCAX App - Global market news - in one place.Customizable Sections and Personalized Alerts. Stocks tracking, interactive charts and market insights. All in your hands. Stay Connected, Stay informed.Download the WCAX App today.----------------- Listen to all of our podcasts here ------------------About our guest: Philip Banks was born in Ilchester, Somerset. He left School at 16 and an old Life Assurance company paid to him educated in Law and Economics. He did his first paid voice gig for Red Dragon FM in Cardiff in February 1990 (on his 30th birthday) and never looked back. Voiceover beckoned full time in 1992.He moved to the Moray Firth in Scotland twenty odd years ago and now on the average day he sees more Seals than people. 300 million Americans know Philip for his TV Promo work for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and Late Night with Seth Meyers.Philip's WebsitePhilip on YouTubeMark's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/britishvoiceovermarkSam's demos & contact details: https://linktr.ee/samanthaboffin

O projeto de 900 megawatts fica localizado em Moray Firth, na costa nordeste da Escócia.

In the winter of 2021, an unusually powerful cyclone called Storm Arwen wreaked havoc on the United Kingdom, Ireland, and France. In Scotland alone, on land, it was estimated that over 8 million trees were damaged or affected by the storm. The damage was no less under the water. Andrew Jack, a fisherman that works in the Moray Firth of the North Sea, lost almost 600 lobster traps in the angry sea. After contacting Duncan Simpson of UK Ghost Diving, the two collaborated (with their teams) on the retrieval of this lost gear that, at first, seemed like it couldn't be done. HighlightsWhy was Storm Arwen different and so detrimental?Why was the retrieval of all of the lobster traps seemingly unlikely?What made it possible?ResourcesIf you are in the UK area and need ghost gear retrieval help, contact Ghost Diving UK.Article by Healthy Seas about the lobster trap retrieval.How YOU Can HelpDonate to Healthy Seas so they can conduct even more clean-up missions.Click here for a transcript of this episode. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe, rate and review it! This helps to boost its visibility.Healthy Seas is a marine conservation organization whose mission is to tackle the ghost fishing phenomenon and turn this waste into an opportunity for a more circular economy. They do this through clean-ups, prevention, education, and working with partners who recycle and repurpose this material. The podcast is hosted by Crystal DiMiceli.

Sandend, a tiny fishing village on the coast of the Moray Firth, has seen its fair share of the joys, hardships, successes and tragedies that go with being a place for sea people. When a storm put the crew of a German cargo ship in mortal danger there in 1903 it brought together people who spoke not a word of each other's languages but who knew. Because sea people just know.  With special thanks to Meike Scheidemann. Coastal Stories is researched, written, presented and produced by Charlie Connelly. https://ko-fi.com/coastalstories https://twitter.com/podcastcoastal https://www.facebook.com/CoastalStoriesPod

It's the final episode of Season One of Avalon by Gaslight! The Knights of Victoria work to finish their latest mission. Who or what has been kidnapping the locals from Kilmuir and dragging them into the waters of Moray Firth? Does the legend of wailing children calling forth creatures from the loch have any substance or is the answer as simple as an errant shark? Join Dreamslayer Studios as we bring the first chapter of Avalon by Gaslight to a close. A Savage Worlds Actual Play PodcastMusic from this episode may come from the following sources: https://www.darrencurtismusic.com/https://tabletopaudio.com/https://www.digitaljuice.com/

The Knights of Victoria venture into the woods outside of Pooley Bridge to find the masters of the Beast of Cumbria - a small faction of Redcaps intent on reclaiming their land from the dirty humas that took it over centuries ago. After a brief battle, the Knights and the Redcaps share an awkward conversation that involves a musical performance (and the GM finally losing to with Foundry) and the heroes finally make their way to their next investigation in Scotland looking for the sources behind some mysterious deaths around Moray Firth.A Savage Worlds Actual Play PodcastMusic from this episode may come from the following sources: https://www.darrencurtismusic.com/https://tabletopaudio.com/https://www.digitaljuice.com/

On the last instalment of the ‘Time Warped' miniseries, Alex and Simona discuss animal exploitation in the Medieval period. Also ineffective door-to-door Beaker salesmen, snail-riding cats and confusing cave site stratigraphy. Links https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/medieval/ https://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/when-were-the-middle-ages-2/ Ashby, S.P. (2002) The role of zooarchaeology in the interpretation of socioeconomic status: a discussion with reference to Medieval Europe. Archaeological Review from Cambridge. pp. 37-59. http://bestiary.ca/intro.htm Fitzpatrick, A. (2019) Identification of avian remains from Covesea Cave 2, on the Moray Firth coast, northeastern Scotland. Cave and Karst. Yu, H. et al. (2021) Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history. Biorxiv [Preprint]. - Bramanti, B. et al. (2021) Assessing the origins of the European Plagues following the Black Death: A synthesis of genomic, historical, and ecological information. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sep 2021, 118 (36). - Hodges, R. (2012) Dark Age Economics, Bloomsbury Publishing Contact Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

On the last instalment of the ‘Time Warped' miniseries, Alex and Simona discuss animal exploitation in the Medieval period. Also ineffective door-to-door Beaker salesmen, snail-riding cats and confusing cave site stratigraphy. Links https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/learn/story-of-england/medieval/ https://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/when-were-the-middle-ages-2/ Ashby, S.P. (2002) The role of zooarchaeology in the interpretation of socioeconomic status: a discussion with reference to Medieval Europe. Archaeological Review from Cambridge. pp. 37-59. http://bestiary.ca/intro.htm Fitzpatrick, A. (2019) Identification of avian remains from Covesea Cave 2, on the Moray Firth coast, northeastern Scotland. Cave and Karst. Yu, H. et al. (2021) Palaeogenomic analysis of black rat (Rattus rattus) reveals multiple European introductions associated with human economic history. Biorxiv [Preprint]. - Bramanti, B. et al. (2021) Assessing the origins of the European Plagues following the Black Death: A synthesis of genomic, historical, and ecological information. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Sep 2021, 118 (36). - Hodges, R. (2012) Dark Age Economics, Bloomsbury Publishing Contact Alex FitzpatrickTwitter: @archaeologyfitz Simona FalangaTwitter: @CrazyBoneLady Alex's Blog: Animal Archaeology Music "Coconut - (dyalla remix)" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2UiKoouqaY Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Cullen is located in Moray, on the Moray Firth, an old fishing village that is as quaint and picturesque as an old Scottish fishing village connotes. Cullen is the type of course where nearly six months later I can remember damn near every hole and every shot I hit that day. It's a course I think about often, replaying again and again in mind. It captured our group's imagination, and as such, I couldn't recommend any more highly making the hour and twenty minute drive from Cruden Bay up to Cullen for a spin (or two) around the links. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking to Mick Stewart, a multi-agency recreational and military commercial diver who works alongside less abled divers to allow them to have just as great a time in the water as anyone!

  About Ron Lumsden: I spoke to Ron for the 24th Episode of The Mindful Initiative Podcast. Ron is from the Moray Firth in the North of Scotland and currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand. He is an author, an artist, a Buddhist practitioner, Ron's story is simple yet extraordinary. From teaching a group of Hearing […]

In the latest of our Guest Special series, Good John is joined by Radio Presenter and Dunfermline fan Steven Mill, currently with Bauer Media Group which has Clyde, Tay FM, Moray Firth, Northsound and West FM as part of their network. We begin by chatting about his current role, where he presents Monday to Friday from 4pm til 7pm, and on his new Big Football Saturday Show that he co-hosts with Ewen Cameron. After starting out at Kingdom FM in Fife, Steven got his big break when he landed the newsreaders role on the Capital Scotland Breakfast Show. He talks about the camaraderie he had with presenters Des Clarke and Jenny Black and how the success of the show drew in a higher audience age average than their target market. When Jenny left to start a family, Steven moved into the co-presenter role with Des, with Amy Irons moving into the newsreaders role. He talks about the natural progression and how the show continued to be a success until its axe in 2019, leading to him moving onto his current role. Steven then talks about his love affair for Dunfermline Athletic, mainly influenced by his Grandfather who played for the Pars in the 50's. His earliest memories include the '96 promotion to the Premier League and Craig Faulconbridge's equaliser that delayed Celtic's title in '98. The Jimmy Calderwood era are Steven's favourite memories as a Dunfermline fan and most of his best XI comes from this era, two of which Steven believes should've had a Scotland cap. He talks about the Pars chances of a return to the top flight, and they are off to a good start this season. The podcast concludes with the usual quick fire questions. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

In the latest of our Guest Special series, Good John is joined by Radio Presenter and Dunfermline fan Steven Mill, currently with Bauer Media Group which has Clyde, Tay FM, Moray Firth, Northsound and West FM as part of their network. We begin by chatting about his current role, where he presents Monday to Friday […]

In the latest of our Guest Special series, Good John is joined by Radio Presenter and Dunfermline fan Steven Mill, currently with Bauer Media Group which has Clyde, Tay FM, Moray Firth, Northsound and West FM as part of their network. We begin by chatting about his current role, where he presents Monday to Friday from 4pm til 7pm, and on his new Big Football Saturday Show that he co-hosts with Ewen Cameron. After starting out at Kingdom FM in Fife, Steven got his big break when he landed the newsreaders role on the Capital Scotland Breakfast Show. He talks about the camaraderie he had with presenters Des Clarke and Jenny Black and how the success of the show drew in a higher audience age average than their target market. When Jenny left to start a family, Steven moved into the co-presenter role with Des, with Amy Irons moving into the newsreaders role. He talks about the natural progression and how the show continued to be a success until its axe in 2019, leading to him moving onto his current role. Steven then talks about his love affair for Dunfermline Athletic, mainly influenced by his Grandfather who played for the Pars in the 50's. His earliest memories include the '96 promotion to the Premier League and Craig Faulconbridge's equaliser that delayed Celtic's title in '98. The Jimmy Calderwood era are Steven's favourite memories as a Dunfermline fan and most of his best XI comes from this era, two of which Steven believes should've had a Scotland cap. He talks about the Pars chances of a return to the top flight, and they are off to a good start this season. The podcast concludes with the usual quick fire questions. Tweet us @sffpodcast Facebook - Scottish Football Forums Instagram - sffpodcast

Capital moves from 539; Commons proceedings are to be broadcast; Moray Firth arrives; Trent makes its Derby debut; Ed Stewart begins on Junior Choice; Brian Matthew's last programme; Radio Humberside's official launch. Enjoy the last week in radio history, ending February 28th 2020.

Neil travels to Cabrach, described as 'a remote, sparsely populated upland area between the Cairngorms and the Moray Firth in the old county of Banffshire' which was once a 'thriving hub of an illicit whisky industry', and discovers more about the regeneration project to develop a working historical distillery and heritage centre and hears incredible stories of illicit whisky distilling and smuggling. www.historyscotland.com

A man who never hankered after a job in radio, but was to be recognised as the driving force behind one of the most successful early small local radio stations – Moray Firth Radio based in Inverness. In this hour of ‘Radio Moments Conversations’, Thomas Prag confesses to an easy upbringing and his laziness, before falling into the BBC. He recalls his early training days – in Bush House and pushing the buttons for Alan Freeman on the legendary Pick of the Pops before moving to BBC Radio Oxford at launch. He tells of helping to establish and then manage the BBC Radio Highland opt-out as the Corporation wrestled with quite how to deal with radio across Scotland. When Moray Firth won the area’s commercial radio licence, Thomas tells he was tempted into joining the team to run what was judged a highly risky venture at a time when other even larger commercial stations were failing and stations of this scale were rare. Thus began his lengthy tenure which took the station into profitability; and its success recognised by regulators, awards judges – and its many listeners - as something quite special. Thomas opens-up about his proud legacy in ‘community radio’ - alongside the challenges of the job – and the impact of its personal pressures. After leaving the station, he tells of how he how was appointed to both the Radio Authority and, later, Ofcom – and how he felt about the role of a regulator and about the demands of the licence application process. Then – his rich and busy life since and how his learnings from life in radio continue to be put to use in the community he loves. In his own words, this is the Thomas Prag story. Hear the whole ‘Radio Moments Conversations’ series  here (https://podfollow.com/1459316952) – and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant (http://www.larrybryant.com/) .  

There's a soldier's prayer that goes,   "Stay with me, God. The night is dark, The night is cold: my little spark Of courage dies. The night is long; Be with me, God, and make me strong.   Dark. Cold. Long.   It's easy to get so excited about the first nice days of spring.   "It was 80 degrees today!"   "It's going to be above 70 all next week!"   Well, hold your horses. You're forgetting about those nights. Remember?   Dark. Cold. Long.   No fun for tender transplants. Over in the FB group for listeners of the show, listener Denise Pugh shared an awesome Facebook Live session put on by one of the best: Lisa Mason Ziegler from The Gardener's Workshop. In the video, Lisa mentions the secret to successful transitioning of transplants from indoors to outdoors - the secret is consistent nighttime temps of 60 degrees or higher.   She's got a ton of other sage pieces of wisdom as well for growing warm weather crops - so head on over to the Daily Gardener Community on Facebook and check out the replay.  In the meantime, remember to curb your enthusiasm about those first lovely warm days of spring. Save the real celebration for the arrival of warm nights.     Brevities   #OTD On this day in 1863, botanist, physician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives, William Darlington died.     Like eminent botanists John Bartram, Humphry Marshall, and William Baldwin, Darlington was born in Pennsylvania as a Quaker.  A native of West Chester, he received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. As a student, Benjamin Barton, the author of the first American botany textbook, encouraged his interest in botany.   After an appointment as a surgeon for an East India merchant, Darlington traveled to Calcutta.  A year later, when he returned from India, he married Catharine Lacey, the daughter of a distinguished Revolutionary War General. An abiding counselor and partner to William, they would be together for forty years; having four sons and four daughters.  Their oldest son Benjamin Smith Barton Darlington and their youngest son William Baldwin Darlington were both named in honor of fellow botanists.   1826 was a big year for Darlington. He organized and presided over the Chester County Cabinet of Natural Sciences and he published his first edition of "Florula Cestrica," his catalogue of plants in West Chester.   An archivist, Darlington worked to preserve correspondence and documents of Humphry Marshall and John Bartram; he compiled them, along with illustrations of their homes, under the title of "Memorials of Bartram and Marshall." In 1853, the botanist John Torrey named a new and remarkable variety of pitcher-plant found in California  for Darlington, calling it  Darlingtonia Californica. He had been similarly honored but Augustin de Candolle who named a genus after him.  Darlington's large herbarium and works were bequeathed to the Chester County Cabinet of Natural Science. He was buried in the Oaklands Cemetery, near West Chester. An epitaph in Latin is inscribed on his stone marker, written by Darlington some twenty years before his death: "Plantae Cestrienses, quas dilexit atque illustravit, super tumulum ejus semper floreant" or May the plants of Chester, which he loved and documented, forever blossom over his grave. And, Darlington's tombstone is crowned with a relief of Darlingtonia californica.   #OTD It's the birthday of Thomas Grant Harbison born in 1862.   Harbison was a self-taught in botanist earning advanced degrees including a PhD by correspondence - a fairly novel concept in the late 1800s.    In 1886, Harbison and a friend created their own version of Survivor. They followed forest and mountain paths through Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia. Cutting themselves off from civilization, they allowed themselves only five items for daily living: a wool en blanket, a rubber poncho, a tin bucket, a bag of wheat, and a tin of brown sugar. Their only other indulgence was a copy of Alphonso Wood's Manual of Botany to aid their study the plants.   Harbison remembered that, in wartime, Caesar's soldiers ate wheat crushed and turned into a mush. This was their primary source of sustenance - which they would sweeten with the brown sugar and berries picked along the way. It was a formative event for Harbison. This survivalist experience helped Harbison develop his famed skill for finding any particular species in ways few other man could equal.   Harbison was part of a corp of botanists hired by the Biltmore Herbarium - the famous Vanderbilt botanical garden at Asheville, North Carolina.  As a plant collector for Biltmore, Harbison travelled throughout the United States - specifically searching for tree and shrub specimens. After leaving in 1903, Harbison was the only Biltmore collector who went on to work purely as a botanist. He brought attention to over 100 new or little known tree species as a field representative for Charles Sprague Sargent at Harvard's Arnold Arboretum. When Harbison came to Highlands, North Carolina looking for specimens for Harvard, he found such a treasure of botanical specimens that he made the Highlands his home. Harbison said that he regarded the Highlands a botanical paradise of wild plants which he attributed to the fact that the area had escaped the great glacier movements that formed much of the world. Thomas Harbison died in his sleep at the age of 74.  Harvard botany Professor William Chambers Coker said, "Mr. Harbison was a man of the highest character and of warm, human feeling. In his death the University loses notonly a great botanist, but a delightful companion." Today, the Thomas GrantHarbison House is a historic house at 2930 Walhalla Road, just outside Highlands, North Carolina. The trees on the property date back to Harbison and include a grove of hemlock [Tsuga canadensis], white pine [Pinus strobus], and oak [Quercus sp.] trees. Harbison is recorded as planting the group of six Florida nutmeg trees on the east side of the house. It is believed Harbison secured them on one of his collecting expeditions for the Arnold Arboretum. A willow named Falix Har-bisonii (ii = "ee-eye") and a hawthorn named "Crataegus 'Harbosinii (ii = "ee-eye")" native to the country surrounding Nashville, were named to honor Thomas Harbison.   Unearthed Words #OTD Today is the birthday of William Shakespeare.  He was born on this day in 1564.  The Bard's works are loaded with references to plants and gardens. Roses are referred to around a hundred times by Shakespeare, probably influenced to some extent by their link to the Tudor dynasty as well as the flower’s own obvious merits.  Winter's Garden Act 4 Scene 4 “there’s Rosemary and rue: these keep Seeming and savour all winter long”     Ophelia from Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5   'There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies, that's for thoughts.'    A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 2, Scene 2 Oberon: I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine: There sleeps Titania sometime of the night   The Lenhardt Library at the Chicago Botanic Garden hosts a Shakespeare Day on Oct. 15, featuring Botanical Shakespeare.…     Today's book recommendation  This week in 1984, the New York Times reviewed eight new gardening books and today's book selection was on that list: ''A Wild Flower Alphabet'' by Elizabeth Cameron.  A watercolorist who lives near Moray Firth in Scotland, the author composed this alphabet for her grandchildren. The delightful messages describing the flowers on each page are hand-lettered. The description says it is "just right for a rainy day" and  "a delightful picture-book".   Today's Garden Chore One of my favorite spring chores is something garden writer Barbara Pleasant (The Still Growing Podcast Episode 584) shared with me a few years ago. In one of the first warm spring rains, bring your houseplants outside for a shower. They'll return to the indoors refreshed and energized - complete with that wonderful spring rain scent.     Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart When I was researching Thomas Harbison, I came across some wonderful newspaper accounts of summer parties held for the staff - including the nurserymen and landscape department - at Biltmore.    Here's one from the 4th of July, 1900. The athletic sports for the employees of the Biltmore estate yesterday afternoon were greatly enjoyed, though the contestants were under a disadvantage owing to the hot weather. The result of the events and the prizes were as follows: 100 yards dash Won by T. G. Harbison, $2; 2d, Hal. Lipe, $1. Tug of war Won by landscape department team, trophy and $1 each man. Broad jump Won by A. T. Davidson, $3, 2d, T. G. Harbison, $1 Running high Jump Won by J. W. Young, $2; 2d, T. G. Harbison, $1. That was a total of $5 in winnings for Thomas Harbison.   Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Reluctant presenter changes programme; Moray Firth launches; talking to elderly folk; the start of the General Forces Programme; Simon Mayo starts at @BBCR1; Ed Stewart starts on Junior Choice; Jim Naughtie starts on Today and Sue MacGregor leaves - all on this week's Radiomoments review for the week ending March 1st 2019.

In this episode David talks to the CEO of Atlantic Salmon Trust - Mark Bilsby. In a wide ranging discussion about Atlantic Salmon we hear about the work of the Trust to tag and track Salmon in the Moray Firth, helping to uncover the reasons behind declining stocks  of this majestic fish.

When you think about typically Scottish ingredients what do you think of? Salmon? Venison? Haggis? Scallops but how many of us would think to put crowdie on that list? Chef Neil Forbes shows us how to use this unsung hero of the Scottish kitchen in a classic cranachan recipe and Flora Shedden cooks us up some delicious crowdie and spring onion tartlets. Also, Ghillie Basan visits Callum Clark at Connage Highland Dairy on the banks of the Moray Firth to find out how they make their Highland crowdie.

This week on StoryWeb: Derek Bowman’s book Tam: The Life and Death of a Dog. For Mom, in honor of her birthday Chanonry Point. The very name of this tiny peninsula in northern Scotland evokes fond memories and takes me back – almost physically, it seems – to the little cottage I shared with my mother and sister for one week in Summer 2006. I can recall the peculiar washer and dryer (which try as we might we never could get to work), Julia’s bedroom at the top of extremely narrow, very steep, almost ladder-like stairs, and Mom’s makeshift bedroom in the living room. I certainly recall walking outside on Chanonry Point, which is a sightseeing destination for locals and tourists alike, our tiny cottage the only structure other than the lighthouse on the point. People would gather at all hours of the day to watch the dolphins that gathered in the Moray Firth just off the point, the largest “traffic intersection” of dolphins in Scotland, perhaps the world. I also well remember the many dogs that traveled with their humans to explore the shoreline. My family has always loved dogs, and the three of us reveled in having so many of them just outside the cottage’s front door. But of all the things I remember of that week at Chanonry Point, perhaps none stands out more than Mom being immersed in a book she found in the cottage. During quiet times that week, as we’d take breaks from our exploration of the Black Isle (as it is called) and the nearby communities of Rosemarkie and Fortrose, Mom would have her nose stuck in the pages of Derek Bowman’s Tam: The Life and Death of a Dog. Mom not only loves dogs – she also loves books, and she especially loves books about dogs. All week, she kept telling Julia and me how thoroughly she was enjoying the book. The volume became such a part of our time at Chanonry Point that we have a photo of Mom reading Tam! Years later, Julia and Mom tracked down used copies of Tam, and now all the women of the family have their own copies. When I finally took time to read my copy of Tam, I immediately understood what all the fuss was about. Bowman brings Tam to life in such a vivid way and perfectly describes a dog’s ways of being and habits, its gestures and quirks. Flash forward to 2017. I decided I wanted to feature Tam on StoryWeb, but I’d need the author’s permission to read an excerpt from the delightful book. Always one for some good cyber-sleuthing, I dug into my Google detective work and discovered that Derek Bowman had been a lecturer in German at Edinburgh University. I wrote to the department chair to see if he knew Bowman and if he knew how to contact him. The next thing I knew, I had an email from Derek Bowman’s two daughters, Catherine and Elisabeth. I felt I already knew them as Bowman – of course – makes them part of the story of his 1978 book. But now Catherine and Elisabeth were all grown up, and they were writing to let me know they’d received my request from the university. Sadly, both their father and their mother had passed away some time ago, but they would be delighted for me to feature Tam on StoryWeb and happily gave me permission to record some excerpts. They also told me more about their father, who despite my best investigations, had remained a mystery to me. Born in Liverpool in 1931, Derek Bowman loved languages and ultimately became a university lecturer in German. In addition to writing literary criticism and translating German works into English, Bowman also wrote and published poetry. His translation of The Diary of Dawid Rubinowicz is particularly interesting due to the subject matter. The diary of a young Jewish boy in Poland during World War II, the book is similar in content to Anne Frank’s diary. The story was little known at the time Derek Bowman translated it, and Bowman made a trip to Poland, then an Iron Curtain country, to verify the authenticity of his sources. Bowman also translated several short stories that were broadcast on BBC Radio, and a number of his poems were published in The Scotsman, one of Scotland’s major daily newspapers.   But for me – as for Mom and Julia – it all comes back to Tam: The Life and Death of a Dog. We’ve loved and lost our own dogs – most recently our beloved Toby and dearest Abbie – and all three of us stand amazed at how perfectly Bowman captures the “essence of dog” in his descriptions of Tam, his family’s border collie. I spied some similarities to Abbie in the border collie descriptions and in the photos of Tam – and of course, all the dogs we have loved have shared that same ineffable canine spirit as Tam. “All good clean fun,” Bowman writes of Tam. “Fun – that’s what draws him. St. Augustine’s ‘dilectio,’ delight, ‘the force that makes the life-time strong,’ the urge that shapes the course our lives take, for we are creatures just like him, with appetites just like his.” From the book’s title, you know it does not have a happy ending. Always, sadly, we must let our doggies go, as their lives are so much shorter than ours. But oh, the love they give us while they’re here, the boundless joy we share with them! If you want your own copy of Tam, you can find a used copy on Amazon as well as other online book outlets. I know you’ll love this short, sweet book every bit as much as Mom did that week on Chanonry Point. Listen now as I read a short excerpt from Derek Bowman’s book Tam: The Life and Death of a Dog.  

The chilly waters of north-east Scotland are home to the world’s most northerly group of bottlenose dolphins. They are protected by EU conservation laws and despite being a small population, appear to be thriving. Euan McIlwraith heads out into the Moray Firth on a research boat to discover how photo-ID techniques are used to record the dolphins’ movements around the coast, and visits the University of St Andrews to find out more about their communications underwater. As he discovers, every bottlenose dolphin creates a unique signature whistle for itself early in life. These are like a call-signs, used to communicate to the rest of the group, and recent research has shown they can mimic the calls of other dolphins, and that they respond when they hear their own whistle played back to them. (Photo: Bottlenose dolphins. Credit: Charlie Phillips/WDC)

Open Country visits Scotland's Moray Firth, testing the health of its marine mammal population The beaching of twenty six pilot whales in Scotland's Firth of Forth made headlines, and highlighted the importance attached by many of us to the creatures which live, largely unobserved, in our seas. In Open Country this week, Richard Uridge travels further north, to the Moray Firth, to test the health of its mammal populations, and to try to fathom what it is about these creatures which strikes such a chord in humans.

The fisherman’s gansey (a word thought to derive from ‘guernsey’) is a seamless woollen pullover worn by generations of seamen for work and at leisure. It was comfortable, practical and tough enough to provide some protection from the elements, and every community had its own pattern (possibly in an effort to identify drowned fishermen) although these patterns were seldom committed to paper. The ganseys of the Moray Firth coastline, the 500 miles between Duncansby Head and Fraserburgh, have become the focus of a three-year project aiming to preserve the heritage of the fishing communities and save the gansey from becoming a historical curiosity. Project workers are working to save existing ganseys, helping local knitting groups to create new ones and encouraging modern interpretations of this most traditional of garments. The gansey, it turns out, is more than a fisherman’s jumper: it’s a potent symbol of lives past and of a community in danger of losing touch with its early fishing roots.