Over the next six months, our Rural Affairs correspondent, Katharine Hay, is trading her desk for the open road, as she treks across the heartlands of Scotland, on a journey we’ve called Hay’s Way.

Each week, come rain or shine, Katharine will be encountering new people and places, with a more hands-on approach to journalism, reporting on the big questions facing Scotland’s countryside. From wildlife to land ownership to what is driving depopulation in parts of the country. 

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With so much to discover and learn, this is a unique opportunity to learn firsthand from often overlooked communities that still carry so much cultural and economic importance to what makes modern day Scotland.

All the best,

The team at The Scotsman