Countryfile is a Nature programme.

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Countryfile: Fife

Series 352, episode 0

The programme's journey around Scotlands starts at the Isle of May, home to the largest puffin colony on the east coast of Britain and at this time of year. Ellie Harrison crosses the Firth of Forth to witness the seasonal spectacle of guillemots, kittiwakes and puffins all jostling for position on the islands ledges and perches. Sean Fletcher discovers Fife's importance as a centre of excellence when it comes to fruit growing. He looks at the history of the fruit and its connection to the east coast of Scotland. He visits the James Hutton Institute, a lab that has been creating a raspberry-breeding programme to produce new breeds for local growers, checks that new breeds hold up to picking without crumbling, and asks fruit breeder Nikki Jennings how Fife can create raspberries with a fuller flavour and less sugar than its southern counterparts. Adam takes to the skies with Roger Nock from Ordnance Survey to map his field margins, and Tom Heap looks at the unseen side of TB