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TRIED & TESTED WHAT IS IT:


Merrell Mens’s Fractal 2.0 fl eece I WANT IT


BECAUSE: It’s light, versatile, comfortable


and looks pretty cool to boot.


USEFUL FOR:


Pretty much anything. It’s ideal for being worn under a jacket, and it is light enough to be easily folded up into a rucksack.


HIGH POINT: It’s warm, comfortable and feels more like a cool sweater than a fl eece. And the ribbed side panels allow for a better fi t than a traditional fl eece.


LOW POINT: It is debatable how much protection it offers by itself on a cold, windy day, and at £70 it’s not cheap.


WHAT IS IT: Ariat® Grasmere Tall boots.


Women’s


I WANT THEM BECAUSE: I ride a lot of horses and the boot is designed to keep feet that walk and spend a lot of time in stirrups comfortable.


USEFUL FOR: Anyone who has to go from town to country and doesn’t necessarily want to change boots all the time


HIGH POINT: Comfort and looks are great, there was no wearing in to do and they are insulated so keep your feet warm on the coldest day.


LOW POINT: Small point but the laces are very long and I ended up tying them in fi ddly knots


Claytime Set on an estate in the Eildon Hills in the Scottish Borders, just south of Edinburgh, Bisley


at Braidwood is Scotland’s largest and most versatile clay shooting ground. The set up includes simulated game experiences and the highest clay pheasants, rising teal, bolting rabbits and driven grouse. Bisley at Braidwood is also home to Scotland’s fi rst 100m full-bore pipe range, perfect for rifl e enthusiasts. The rifl e range provides a safe and controlled environment that can be enjoyed all year round. For more information visit www.bisleyshooting.co.uk


COME WHAT MAY Over 10,000 people visited the Isle of May in 2013, breaking the record for the national nature reserve in the Firth of Forth by more than 1,500. A total of 10,800 visitors made the trip to the island on the May Princess, the Scottish Seabird Centre boat and the RIB Osprey, bolstered by an amazing 111 kayaks and a number of small privately-owned boats.


Country life


The Final Report and Policy Recommendations from the independent Scottish Rural Commission has set out 97 improvements to the lives of rural Scots. The commission was chaired by Hughie Campbell Anderson, a land agent and former chairman of the Association of Salmon Fishery Boards. He and the fi ve other commissioners have spent more than a year examining all aspects of rural life, including agriculture, housing, planning, transport and environmental issues. One of the measures called for is that broadband providers should be held to a universal service obligation, to ensure that parts of rural Scotland do not miss out.


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