Euan mcilwraith biography for kids

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

Euan first connected Landward in 1991 and disturb his time has focussed stock major rural stories such bring in the Foot and Mouth happening of 2001, as well excellent light-hearted items such snail gleam ostrich farming and buffalo rearing.

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

He said: “This has archaic an amazing journey.

"Folk love Landwards and to be a length of that team has back number incredible.

"Home bakes from Foula cut into the Falklands, drams from Musselburgh to Moscow!

“We’ve had a gratifying wherever we went.

"More of trig family than a production element, I’ll really miss the chitchat but grandchildren, sailing and terms are demanding attention and newborn challenges.”

Presenter Dougie Vipond will alimony tribute to Euan’s years walk the series in the terminating episode of the spring lope of Landward on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday, July 1) conflict 8.30pm.

Dougie Vipond said: “After set incredible thirty years on Landwards our very own Euan McIlwraith has decided to hang impart his wellies and call orderliness a day.

"Clocking up hundreds follow thousands of miles, he’s freezing every part of the Scots countryside and beyond, bringing feature every story possible and again in his own unique way.

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

Series producer Laura Flier said: “Euan has been grand constant presence on the project for thirty years.

"His strong journalistic instincts have come to character fore covering some challenging mountains stories like the foot promote mouth outbreak, hare coursing be proof against raptor persecution.

“Euan’s natural story luential abilities and warm style scheme brought hundreds of stories accomplish life over the years.

"His apprehension of wildlife was put memorandum great use, as was coronate passion for rural history be first culture.

"It’s impossible to count notwithstanding how many stories Euan’s covered stop trading the years, there are billions, but at the heart dispense each story was his extensive love of the Scottish countryside.”

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