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World Service,24 Dec 2021,17 mins

I lost my heart to a herd of reindeer

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In the Scottish Highlands at this time of the year you’ll find 150 reindeer roaming the Cairngorms National Park, and rather a lot of visitors coming to see them. These beautiful creatures are the only free-ranging herd of reindeer in the UK and they are looked after by Tilly Smith who went to spend the summer working there back in 1981... and she never left! Antonia Quirke went to meet Tilly, her daughter Fiona and some of the reindeer they look after. Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Reporter: Antonia Quirke Producer: June Christie (Photo: Tilly Smith with reindeer. Credit: Cairngorm Reindeer Herd and photographer John Paul)

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