national park, the cairngorms. i have heard there is an ambitious 200 year plan to restore this landscape. but i am not sure our little van is “p am not sure our little van is up to the off road bits so unfortunately, i have had to switch temporarily to an old fashioned gas guzzling. excellent. it s a long jump down! dan, where are we? we are in the cairngorm national park, abernethy forest, owned by the rspb but part of the cairngorm connect partnership. it’s connect partnership. it s absolutely connect partnership. it s absolutely beautiful, can you tell me what cairngorm connect is? , ., , , tell me what cairngorm connect is? , ,, is? it s a partnership between four didn t is? it s a partnership between four didn t land is? it s a partnership between four didn t land owning - four didn t land owning organisations and what we are trying to do is restore natural processes, trying to get the
we are doing it sustainably in an all electric revamp of an iconic british motor. this week, i am iconic british motor. this week, iam in iconic british motor. this week, i am in scotland. iconic british motor. this week, iam in scotland. meeting the conservationists restoring britain s biggest national park. britain s biggest national ark. ~ . ., , park. we wanted to see the forest continue park. we wanted to see the forest continue to park. we wanted to see the forest continue to march i park. we wanted to see the l forest continue to march right up forest continue to march right up the hills. forest continue to march right up the hhs- up the hills. zipping through some spectacular up the hills. zipping through some spectacular scenery! l up the hills. zipping through i some spectacular scenery! and tasting some traditional bikes with a tiktok superstar stop how do you say cheers in gaelic? ibegin my i begin my scottish odyssey in inverness. the uk s northernmost city and th
safer habitats for wildlife to thrive and the link with ospreys, isuppose, is thrive and the link with ospreys, i suppose, is quite symbolic. the first ospreys to come back to britain came back here in the 50s and we are hoping that cairngorm can connect will bring back lots more nature as we move forward through 200 years. but there is more to the cairngorms than walks and wildlife. adventure companies offer zip lining, cannoning and something called white water tubing, riding one of these rubber rings downriver. i was hoping to give it a go but the conditions were a little while. what was the issue about the tubing today? the what was the issue about the tubing today? what was the issue about the tubing today? the river was too hi . h, tubing today? the river was too hith, it tubing today? the river was too high. it is tubing today? the river was too high. it is in tubing today? the river was too high, it is in flood, tubing today? the river was too high, it is in flood, it
first british car to reach i million sales. so what we have done is stuck some portable hand controls on the car so i can t drive it with my hands. and because it s a van and there is plenty of room in there, wejust there is plenty of room in there, we just stuck my wheelchair in the back and away we go, on our uk road tourfor the programme. each country in the programme. each country in the uk has decided on its own timetable out of lockdown. in scotland, areas are graded from the most severe, level four, all the way down to level zero. concerns about the new variant s have slowed the move to level one in some parts but visitor attractions and accommodation are allowed to open their doors with rules in place forface open their doors with rules in place for face coverings and social distancing. here in
now on bbc news, the travel show is on an epic journey across the uk as it opens up for travel again. ade adepitan begins the first of four programmes by navigating the scottish highlands and islands. you have got to love it! proper, british coastline. we have are on an adventure across the uk as it opens up for travel again. yes! we are open. from rugged coastlines. two breathtaking landscapes. and natural habitats. did you see that? ourjourney will natural habitats. did you see that? our journey will take natural habitats. did you see that? ourjourney will take us across the four nations that make up the united kingdom. and