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All Seasons

Season 1 - Loch Lomond

  • S01E01 Spring

    • November 10, 2015
    • 5

    Spring sees ospreys returning to the park and deer descending from the mountains.

  • S01E02 Summer

    • November 17, 2015
    • 5

    It is summer, and newborn animals and chicks must learn how to find food for themselves.

  • S01E03 Autumn

    • November 24, 2015
    • 5

    Autumn is when stags compete to breed and osprey chicks begin a 3000-mile migration.

  • S01E04 Winter

    • December 1, 2015
    • 5

    The winter is mild and wet, which is good news for some but bad news for others.

Season 2 - Yorkshire

  • S02E01 Spring

    • March 21, 2017
    • 5

    It's spring, the season when the parks' animals must find food, a mate and raise a family.

  • S02E02 Summer

    • March 27, 2017
    • 5

    High up in Malham Cove, two 40-day-old peregrines must learn how to fly.

  • S02E03 Autumn

    • April 3, 2017
    • 5

    Autumn is on hold as summer continues, with unexpectedly balmy conditions.

  • S02E04 Winter

    • April 10, 2017
    • 5

    Winter is setting in, and the roe deer must fend off the cold

Season 3 - Alaska

  • S03E01 Winter

    • September 19, 2017
    • 5

    As temperatures hit minus 60 food becomes scarce, and animals such as foxes and hares shed their colourful coats to camouflage themselves in the snow. The end of winter heralds one of the world's greatest feeding frenzies as large ocean predators target the millions of fish who have found refuge in the Gulf of Alaska.

  • S03E02 Spring

    • September 26, 2017
    • 5

    With the arrival of spring, days grow longer and temperatures rise. But spring in Alaska is short. Animals have two months to feed, and start a family, while avoiding predators. Spring is also the time that millions of birds return to Alaska.

  • S03E03 Summer

    • October 3, 2017
    • 5

    Summer has arrived in Alaska. Free of ice, rivers and streams can flow again. This sets the scene for one of the world's greatest migrations, the Alaskan salmon run.

  • S03E04 Autumn

    • October 10, 2017
    • 5

    Young animals prepare for their first winter away from their parents, humpback whales return to Alaska's rich feeding grounds and salmon return to spawn in the rivers where they were hatched. But the returning salmon have to negotiate a path past hungry brown bears fattening themselves before they hibernate.

Season 4 - Canada

  • S04E01 Autumn

    • October 4, 2018
    • 5

    With days growing shorter and colder, Canadian wildlife is in a race against time, and any animal that fails to make the most of what autumn has to offer will perish.

  • S04E02 Winter

    • October 11, 2018
    • 5

    Winter in Canada is both cruel and beautiful. In the grip of snow and ice, and animals are struggling. However, while some animals hunker down, others have babies to raise who need to adjust to their environment swiftly.

  • S04E03 Spring

    • October 18, 2018
    • 5

    Spring is late this year, and when it finally arrives, the race is on to find a mate and start a family. Black bears and beavers in the west, wood frogs in the south and 20,000 gannets in the east all have one thing on their minds.

  • S04E04 Summer

    • October 25, 2018
    • 5

    Summer is the season of plenty for most animals, but not polar bears. Unable to hunt seals until the sea freezes over again, they grow hungrier by the day. For other animals summer is when youngsters must learn how to survive.

Season 5 - Atlantic

  • S05E01 Winter

    • September 11, 2020
    • 5

    Exploring the wilderness and wildlife of the Atlantic Ocean. Winter brings bitter storms, suffering and conflict, while most are battling to survive.

  • S05E02 Spring

    • September 18, 2020
    • 5

    As winter draws to a close, the Atlantic springs back to life and hope returns. Fish that spent the winter out in the deeper water have returned. An eagle pair has set up home high above the perfect fishing spot.

  • S05E03 Summer

    • September 25, 2020
    • 5

    Summer means food is plentiful, and this year's youngsters must feed, grow and prepare to start life alone. For puffins it's a massive leap of faith as they jump from their cliff-top nests into the ocean, 600 feet below.

  • S05E04 Autumn

    • October 2, 2020
    • 5

    In the Atlantic's far north, autumn is the season of gales, cooling temperatures and driving rain. This is the season when the wildlife must make the final preparations for winter or migrate to warmer climes.

Season 6 - Scotland

  • S06E01 Spring

    • June 25, 2021
    • 5

    As spring brings warmer weather and longer days, the breeding season begins across Scotland. A female mountain hare tests the virility of male contenders.

  • S06E02 Summer

    • July 2, 2021
    • 5

    Summer has finally arrived in Scotland, bringing long days and an abundance of food. On the west coast, two white-tailed eaglets are learning to fly, and the larger female is beginning to master it. On a beach in the Shetland Islands, the seas are full of plentiful feeding opportunities for young otters learning to go it alone.

  • S06E03 Winter

    • July 9, 2021
    • 5

    It's autumn in Scotland and the clock is ticking. As daylight diminishes and the weather cools, food resources dwindle. Animals must either migrate now or prepare to face the winter head on. Autumn sees the first sprinkling of snow on Scotland's highest peaks. Inland moorlands turn from pink to brown as heather flowers fade.

  • S06E04 Autumn

    • July 16, 2021
    • 5

    It is late January and in the western Highlands of Scotland, and it's unusually warm, even at night. The warmth has brought red deer out of hiding. With no snow or bitter winds to contend with, they're heading back to the hilltops, where there's plenty of heather to eat. Cameras also focus on the Shetland Isles during the winter solstice, and mountain hares in the Cairngorms.