Cliffs and beaches of Caithness set to feature in BBC special on Scotland’s coasts this week
Caithness is set to feature in a BBC special on Scotland’s coasts which airs later this week.
Filming for episode four of this year’s Landward series, presenter Dougie Vipond visits the cliffs and beaches of Caithness.
The presenter’s travels will take him to Dunnet, where he drops in to see the work at a seal sanctuary that protects, rescues and rehabilitates sick and injured pups.
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In the episode, Dougie speaks with Clare Boardman, founder and centre manager for the Brough-based group Caithness Seal Rehab & Release.
In the same episode, Rosie Morton enjoys a visit to the famous West Sands at St Andrews to see the impact of recent storms and find out what measures are being put in place to protect them.
Over on the west coast, Shahbaz Majeed makes the dramatic journey to the Applecross coastal community who have taken over the running of their local services.
Elsewhere, Anne McAlpine is over near Oban meeting the scientists monitoring species that live around our coastline as they adapt to climate change.
The programme will then come full circle back to Caithness, as Dougie unravels the mysterious story of coastal cave dwelling families, speaking with Stephanie Waterston – a researcher on the subject.
It is not the first time Caithness has featured on the long-running BBC series, with presenter Rosie Morton having met retired gamekeeper Richard MacNicol and his English Pointer, Pinot, on the Braemore Estate in 2023.
That same year, John O'Groats Trail (JOGT) founder Jay Wilson joined development manager Kenneth McElroy in taking presenter Dougie Vipond for a tour around the route, with stop offs at the Whaligoe Steps and Berriedale.
In an older episode, some ten years ago, crew members of Thurso Lifeboat took Mr Vipond to sea to learn about the dangers of the Pentland Firth.
The new episode is set to air on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 8.30pm on BBC Scotland.
It will then be broadcast on BBC 1 on Friday April 25 at 7.30pm, and BBC 2 on Monday April 28 at 7.20am.