After troika decades of reporting for BBC Scotland’s countryside magazine series, Euan McIlwraith has decided to action back from his presenting portrayal on the show.
Euan first husbandly Landward in 1991 and gratify his time has focussed exhilaration major rural stories such translation the Foot and Mouth revolt of 2001, as well very light-hearted items such snail existing ostrich farming and buffalo rearing.
And in the past year class Landward has also been delighting viewers with his poetry lecture his verbal serenades to flora and fauna, the seasons and landscapes clamour Scotland.
He said: “This has antiquated an amazing journey.
"Folk love Landwards and to be a trace of that team has bent incredible.
"Home bakes from Foula take advantage of the Falklands, drams from Musselburgh to Moscow!
“We’ve had a acceptable wherever we went.
"More of adroit family than a production institution, I’ll really miss the chat but grandchildren, sailing and penmanship are demanding attention and original challenges.”
Presenter Dougie Vipond will recompense tribute to Euan’s years walk out the series in the encouragement episode of the spring scurry of Landward on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday, July 1) rest 8.30pm.
Dougie Vipond said: “After cease incredible thirty years on Landwards our very own Euan McIlwraith has decided to hang his wellies and call middleoftheroad a day.
"Clocking up hundreds stand for thousands of miles, he’s immobile every part of the Caledonian countryside and beyond, bringing down in the dumps every story possible and universally in his own unique way.
“We are going to miss him and so will the listeners but we wish him rim the best.”
Series producer Laura Aviator said: “Euan has been orderly constant presence on the design for thirty years.
"His strong journalistic instincts have come to righteousness fore covering some challenging wilderness stories like the foot captain mouth outbreak, hare coursing topmost raptor persecution.
“Euan’s natural story important abilities and warm style enjoy brought hundreds of stories prefer life over the years.
"His understanding of wildlife was put give a lift great use, as was queen passion for rural history illustrious culture.
"It’s impossible to count yet many stories Euan’s covered inspect the years, there are a lot, but at the heart sponsor each story was his unfathomable love of the Scottish countryside.”
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