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High Nature Value Farming - The Uist Machair
Scotland's Farm Advisory Service Podcast
English - October 31, 2020 18:59 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MBGovernment Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this podcast Jamie Boyle (centre in the photo) introduces us to the wonders of the Uist machair, an excellent example of High Nature Value farming. We learn about how integral crofting through growing crops and grazing cattle are essential for the habitats that host some of the highest densities of waders in western Europe.