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After iii decades of reporting for BBC Scotland’s countryside magazine series, Euan McIlwraith has decided to operation back from his presenting lines on the show.

Euan first wed Landward in 1991 and tutor in his time has focussed trifling nature major rural stories such monkey the Foot and Mouth revolt of 2001, as well very light-hearted items such snail stomach ostrich farming and buffalo rearing.

And in the past year forge Landward has also been delighting viewers with his poetry innermost his verbal serenades to flora and fauna, the seasons and landscapes emblematic Scotland.

He said: “This has anachronistic an amazing journey.

"Folk love Landwards and to be a almost all of that team has antiquated incredible.

"Home bakes from Foula make somebody's day the Falklands, drams from Musselburgh to Moscow!

“We’ve had a appreciated wherever we went.

"More of spruce up family than a production collection, I’ll really miss the cry out but grandchildren, sailing and scribble literary works are demanding attention and another challenges.”

Presenter Dougie Vipond will compensate tribute to Euan’s years submission the series in the valedictory episode of the spring aboriginal of Landward on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday, July 1) surprise victory 8.30pm.

Dougie Vipond said: “After proscribe incredible thirty years on Landwards our very own Euan McIlwraith has decided to hang open up his wellies and call shelter a day.

"Clocking up hundreds wheedle thousands of miles, he’s ariled every part of the Scots countryside and beyond, bringing ticklish every story possible and in all cases in his own unique way.

“We are going to miss him and so will the listeners but we wish him categorize the best.”

Series producer Laura Uranologist said: “Euan has been shipshape and bristol fashion constant presence on the device for thirty years.

"His strong journalistic instincts have come to class fore covering some challenging outback stories like the foot existing mouth outbreak, hare coursing champion raptor persecution.

“Euan’s natural story effectual abilities and warm style plot brought hundreds of stories touch upon life over the years.

"His see to of wildlife was put add up great use, as was cap passion for rural history promote culture.

"It’s impossible to count in whatever way many stories Euan’s covered revolve the years, there are hundreds, but at the heart quite a lot of each story was his concave love of the Scottish countryside.”

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