Find out the results of the biggest ever survey of spring, in the UK's biggest ever live wildlife event. For three weeks, Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King follow the fortunes of a cast of unforgettable wildlife characters at the climax of spring, the most critical time of year for our wildlife. Watch out for blue tits and badgers from Devon, sea eagles from Scotland, and a host of other animal stars.
The latest updates from the UK's biggest ever wildlife event, with reports on how earlier springs are affecting our wild creatures. Bill Oddie and Kate Humble follow the fortunes of our badger family, while Simon King reports on our largest bird of prey, the majestic sea eagle. And we launch Breathing Space: your chance to make the very most out of the wildlife in your garden or local patch.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King with the latest reports on the animal and bird families struggling to survive at the most critical time of year: the climax of spring. Also, the first report from the Springwatch Squad, who've been travelling up the UK in search of some special springtime events: starting with the courtship dance of the great crested grebe.
The marathon live wildlife event comes to the end of its first week. Simon King finds out if our sea eagle chicks have left their nest. How are Bill Oddie's favourite bird families doing? And Kate Humble looks at how climate change might affect some of our best known wild creatures.
Week two of the UK's biggest ever wildlife event begins, with the latest updates on the fortunes of our wild characters. Bill Oddie and Kate Humble find out if our baby birds have made it through the weekend; while Simon King reports live from the heart of London, where a pair of peregrine falcons has chosen to nest.
Bill Oddie and Kate Humble with the latest live reports from down on the farm in Devon, while Kate also shows us how to create a Breathing Space for wildlife in our own garden or backyard. Meanwhile Simon King continues his reports from the London Wetland Centre, where a family of fox cubs promises to delight us with their antics.
Halfway house in the UKs biggest ever live wildlife event, with the fortunes of our animal characters still poised on a knife-edge. Bill Oddie and Kate Humble look at how bad weather can mean disaster for breeding birds, while Simon King gets a unique view inside a sand martin colony.
The marathon live wildlife event comes to the end of its second week. In this programme, we see a bird's eye view of London with our peregrine falcons; while we catch up with the antics of Bill Oddie's favourite badger cubs. And Kate Humble travels to Shetland to find out how climate change may spell disaster for Britain's seabirds.
The UK's biggest ever wildlife event enters its final week. Down in Devon, Bill Oddie and Kate Humble check out the fortunes of our favourite bird and animal characters, while Simon King broadcasts live from the Farne Islands - one of Britain's most spectacular seabird colonies. And we show you how to make the most of your garden wildlife in Breathing Space.
Bill Oddie checks out the badger sett on the farm in Devon, while Kate Humble gets to grips with ways of making your garden more wildlife-friendly in Breathing Space. Meanwhile, on the Farne Islands off Northumberland, Simon King meets an Arctic tern chick about to undertake one of the world's longest migratory journeys.
Bill Oddie and Kate Humble anxiously await the fate of our baby birds as they prepare to leave the safety of their nestboxes and enter the big wide world. And at the end of their epic journey through Britain, the Springwatch Squad report from the snow-covered mountains of the Cairngorms, whose creatures may go extinct as a result of climate change.
In the final broadcast of the UK's biggest ever live wildlife event, Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King reflect on the highlights of the past three weeks: the triumphs and disasters, unexpected surprises and magic moments from the varied cast of wildlife characters. Join them as they look back on the real-life dramas of life on the wild side, and reflect on the ups and downs of spring 2005.
For three weeks, Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King follow the fortunes of a cast of unforgettable wildlife characters at the climax of spring, the most critical time of year for our wildlife. Watch out for great tits and badgers from the farm in Devon, otters from Scotland, and a host of other animal stars.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King bring us the latest live updates from the UK's biggest ever wildlife event, with reports on how this Spring compares with last year, and how the colder temperatures this year have affected our wildlife. The programme includes reports from Devon, Scotland and around the UK.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King with the latest reports on the animal and bird families struggling to survive at the most critical time of year: the climax of spring. The programme includes reports on geese, oystercatchers and burying beetles.
The marathon live wildlife event comes to the end of its first week. Has Simon King managed to find some otters? How are Bill Oddie's and Kate Humble's favourite bird families doing? Unfaithful birds, feisty otters and diving with basking sharks are among this episode's wildlife treats.
Week two of the UK's biggest ever wildlife event, with the latest updates on the fortunes of our wild characters. Bill Oddie and Kate Humble discover how the baby birds in Devon have survived through the weekend, while Simon King reports live from Shetland with some remarkable and rare birds rarely seen in the UK – the red-throated diver.
Bill Oddie and Kate Humble with the latest live reports from down on the farm in Devon, while there is another chance to see if the badgers choose to reveal themselves and the latest from Simon King in the wilds of Shetland. Mayflies, sea eagles and adders are among this week's wildlife stars.
Reaching halfway house in the UK's biggest ever live wildlife event, with the fortunes of our animal characters still poised on a knife-edge. Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King continue with live events from Devon, Shetland and other sites all round the UK so you can follow your favourite wildlife characters. Pied flycatchers, sparrows and cuckoos provide today's life and death dramas.
The marathon live wildlife event comes to the end of its second week. Spiders, sticklebacks & shrews join the usual cast of wildlife characters. In this episode we see more antics from Bill Oddie's favourite badger cubs and Kate reports on the latest news from our key characters – pied flycatcher, tits, buzzards and geese. Shetland continues to surprise Simon King, and the team set him more challenges for next week.
The UK's biggest ever wildlife event enters its final week with a surprise announcement. If you're helping to create a place that's great for wildlife near you, then Springwatch has an exciting new way to help you. Down in Devon, Bill Oddie and Kate Humble find out what has happened to our favourite bird and animal characters over the weekend, while Simon King continues his adventures in Shetland in search of seals, and goes on a trip to London to see urban wildlife.
Wet weather and stormy seas have been affecting the wildlife in today's episode. In the final week of Springwatch Bill and Kate find out what has happened to the animals at Fishleigh and Simon watches seals, otters and orcas in the Shetlands, as well as reporting from Kenya on the swallow migration. Bill also makes a trip to see capercaillies, and a lady who is losing her sight talks about what nature means to her.
Bill Oddie and Kate Humble anxiously await the fate of our baby birds – such as Runty the blue tit - as they prepare to leave the safety of their nestboxes and enter the big wide world. Meanwhile Simon King searches for seabirds and otters in Shetland. The programme also includes reports on earwigs, barn owls and the wildlife of a golf course.
In the final broadcast of the UK's biggest ever live wildlife event, Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King reflect on the highs and lows of the past three weeks: the unexpected surprises and magic moments from our varied cast of wildlife characters. Join them as they look back and celebrate our wildlife in the UK, in all its beauty.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King follow the fortunes of a cast of unforgettable wildlife characters at the climax of spring. Watch out for kingfishers and buzzards from the farm in Devon, foxes and golden eagles from Scotland, owls from Cornwall, and a host of other animal stars.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King present updates from our Springwatch animal stars, including foxes, badgers, eagles, owls, kingfishers and many more, as their real life dramas unfold. The team will be looking back at how the unusually warm and dry spring has affected our wildlife. Are we seeing the first effects of climate change? Find out what you can do to help wildlife in your area.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King present wildlife stories from around the country, including a new instalment of Fox Diary from the heart of Glasgow, plus a look at what the Springwatch audience have seen and filmed themselves.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King present the latest reports from the marathon wildlife event, including tips and advice on attracting animals to your own garden.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King look back at recent highs, lows, surprises and the positively strange from the wild world of Springwatch, including updates on the animal characters.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King catch up on the weekend's wildlife action on the Devon farm, from the Scottish island of Islay and from around the UK, with live updates on all of the favourite animal characters.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King bring the latest live updates from the Springwatch animal stars – foxes, badgers, eagles, owls, kingfishers and many more – as their real-life dramas unfold daily.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King give updates on the latest animal stories, including the latest instalment of Fox Diary from the heart of Glasgow.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King report live, giving updates on the animal stars. How are the animal families doing on the farm? What has Simon King discovered on his mission to the Scottish island of Islay?
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King look back at recent highs, lows, surprises and the positively strange from the wild world of Springwatch, including updates on the animal characters. Plus, a look ahead to the weekend – viewers can find out how to help wildlife and there's information on local Springwatch festivals.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King report, giving live updates on all of the favourite animal characters from the farm in Devon, from the Scottish island of Islay and beyond. Find out what happened at the Springwatch festivals around the country over the weekend.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King report, giving live updates on the foxes, badgers, eagles, owls, kingfishers and many more, as their real-life dramas unfold daily. See the best of the wild animal antics that Springwatch viewers have filmed themselves.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King keep you up to date on the daily animal stories as they happen, and report on other stories from around the country, including the latest from the foxes of Glasgow.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King report, as the wildlife event approaches its climax. What will have happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? And what has Simon discovered on his mission to the Scottish island of Islay?
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King look back at highs, lows, surprises and the positively strange in the final show of the three-week live wildlife marathon event. Includes updates on the stories of the animal stars, footage that the audience have sent in and the nationwide activity that had thousands of people making a difference and doing something for the wildlife on their local patch.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return to follow the daily fortunes of a brand new cast of unforgettable wildlife characters at the climax of spring, from their new base in Norfolk. Simon will be on a new mission in Strathspey in Scotland - home to wildcats, ospreys, pine martens and more.
The latest live updates from our Springwatch animal stars including lapwings, plovers, skylarks, thrushes, finches, owls and many more as their real-life dramas unfold daily. Simon King continues his search for the elusive wildcat and comes face to face with a capercaillie, a big black grouse with attitude. There will also be updates on previous animal stars.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King present wildlife stories from around the country. Bill looks at efforts to bring back the European crane to the UK and finds out what the Springwatch audience have seen and filmed themselves.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return for week two of the live wildlife event of the year, catching up on the weekend's wildlife action at their new Norfolk base, from Strathspey in Scotland and from around the UK, with live updates on all of your favourite animal characters.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Simon reports from some of our highest mountain peaks, while Kate celebrates marine life. Plus find out what the Springwatch Action Teams got up to around the country over the weekend.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Kate continues her celebration of the UK's amazing marine life and shows us what each of us can do to help protect it. Plus Gordon Buchanan continues his road trip to meet Springwatch viewers with amazing animal stories to tell.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King return with live updates on the final week of the wildlife event. Find out what people have been up to with the BBC Breathing Places campaign to make their local patch better for people and wildlife.
The marathon live wildlife event reaches its climax. What has Simon King discovered on his mission to Strathspey? And what will happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? Find out with this year's final live updates. Plus we look back at the events of the last three weeks
Kate Humble presents a celebration of the UK's surprising and beautiful marine life and takes an in-depth look at the issues affecting our coastal waters. From Cornwall to Scotland Kate reveals breathtaking marine animals - dolphins, otters, and colourful local fish that look almost tropical, and gets wet when she swims with the huge but gentle basking shark - Britain's biggest fish. Kate also finds out what we can all do to help conserve and enjoy this wildlife and how simple changes in our appetite for fish and chips could save the UK's fishing industry. Good news comes in the form of a new Marine Bill which could prove the most significant turning point for our UK sea life.
Simon King, Kate Humble and Chris Packham are joined by Gordon Buchanan and Martin Hughes-Games to follow the daily fortunes of a brand new cast of unforgettable wildlife characters. Kate, Chris and Martin report from their base in Norfolk. Simon is on a new mission in the wilds of Wales, home to polecats, goshawks, red kites and more. Gordon is getting close to a large family of badgers in suburban Essex.
Catch live updates from the Springwatch animal stars, including kestrels, plovers, skylarks, swallows, finches, barn owls and many more, as their family dramas unfold. Chris Packham and Kate Humble provide the latest from Norfolk. Simon King continues his search for the elusive polecat in Wales and observes the nest of a goshawk, a spectacular aerial predator, while Gordon Buchanan reports on his Essex badgers.
The Springwatch team report live, keeping you up to date on all the animal stories as they happen, and looking at other stories from around the country. Martin Hughes-Games encourages us to get some wildlife watching into our summer holidays. Chris Packham and Kate Humble look at the plight of the cuckoo and ask the audience to join the search for these icons of spring, while Simon King continues his wild mission in Wales.
The marathon live wildlife event continues with up-to-the-minute reports on your favourite animal stars. Has Simon King managed to find the elusive polecat? How are Chris Packham and Kate Humble's animal families doing at their base in Norfolk? And what about Gordon Buchanan's badger family in Essex? The team also provides tips on how to attract a whole host of wildlife to your own back garden.
The Springwatch team catch up on all the weekend's action. Chris Packham and Kate Humble are reporting from Norfolk on their animal families and Simon King is in red kite country in the heart of Wales, reflecting on his wilderness weekend. Gordon Buchanan is in Essex with an update on his badgers.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King bring us live updates from our Springwatch animal stars, from bluetits to goshawks, as their dramas unfold. See the best of the wild animal antics that Springwatch viewers have filmed themselves. Martin Hughes-Games takes us on another Springwatch Holiday and Gordon Buchanan furthers his mission to unveil the mysterious world of the badger.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble, Simon King, Gordon Buchanan and Martin Hughes-Games bring us live updates on all the animal dramas and report on stories from around the UK. Find out about the Springwatch Dirty Weekend with BBC Breathing Places. There is a whole raft of events happening across the country - a chance for a great day out while helping wildlife where you live.
The marathon live wildlife event continues with up to the minute reports on all the animal stars. Have any of Kate Humble and Chris Packham's chicks flown the nest? How are Gordon Buchanan's badgers? Simon says farewell to the Welsh lakes and hills, and looks forward to a coastal spectacular. There are more details on how to help your local wildlife by joining in the Springwatch Dirty Weekend with BBC Breathing Places.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King return for the final week of the wildlife event of the year, with live updates on all the animal characters. Simon presents Wales' most spectacular seabird colony and provides an update on the goshawk family. Also, Gordon Buchanan reveals the latest on his Essex badgers and Martin Hughes-Games takes another Springwatch Holiday.
The latest live updates from the Springwatch animal stars, including polecats, kestrels, swallows and many more, as their real-life dramas unfold daily. Simon King reveals Wales is a stronghold for the rarest member of the crow family - the red-billed chough. Gordon Buchanan continues his journey into the world of the badger with another live report from the Essex sett.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King are live with the latest on the Springwatch animal dramas and reporting on other stories from around the country. In Wales, Simon has a seabird murder mystery to solve, while Gordon Buchanan is hoping all is well with his badger family, and Martin Hughes-Games is back on his motorbike to reveal the wild side of another British holiday.
The marathon live wildlife event reaches its climax - what will have happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? Find out with the final live updates. In Wales, Simon King says farewell to his goshawk family and Gordon Buchanan's journey into the world of the badger comes to an end. Plus, there's a look back at the events of the last three weeks.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King are joined by Martin Hughes-Games to follow the real-life fortunes of a cast of unforgettable wildlife characters in Norfolk and Dorset.
Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in Norfolk with live updates from the Springwatch animal stars as their real-life family dramas unfold. Simon King looks at Dorset's reptiles.
The Springwatch team report live on all the daily animal dramas as they happen. Kate Humble has part one of her guide to Britain's birds of prey.
In Norfolk, Chris Packham and Kate Humble are watching over their animal families and Martin Hughes-Games shows how to get involved in bird ringing.
Chris Packham and Kate Humble report from Norfolk on their animal families. Underwater cameraman Hugh Miles introduces us to some of the amazing fish life in our rivers.
Chris, Kate and Simon bring us the latest updates from our Springwatch animal stars. Martin Hughes-Games has the best of the wild animal antics that Springwatch viewers have filmed themselves. In Dorset, Simon tunes in to the dawn chorus.
Chris, Kate, Simon and Martin report on all the animal dramas and other stories from around the British Isles. Down in Dorset Simon's in the woods, searching for roe deer young, and in Norfolk the team are continuing their exploration of the local rivers and lakes.
The wildlife event continues with reports on all the animal stars. Have any of Kate and Chris' chicks flown the nest? Simon heads downstream in one of Dorset's finest chalk rivers.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble, Martin Hughes-Games and Simon King return for the final week of the wildlife event of the year, with live updates on all of the animal characters.
Live updates from the Springwatch animal stars. Simon King is on the trail of the world's fastest bird - the peregrine falcon.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King have the latest on the Springwatch animal dramas. In Dorset, Simon heads beneath the waves for a live dive.
The marathon live wildlife event reaches its climax. What will have happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? Simon King says farewell to Dorset.
From Springwatch's new home in Mid Wales, Chris Packham and Kate Humble are joined by Martin Hughes-Games to follow the real-life fortunes of a cast of wildlife characters.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games have all the latest updates from the Springwatch animal stars in Wales, including herons, redstarts and warblers.
The Springwatch team report live from their new home in Mid Wales. Martin Hughes-Games has all the latest wildlife news from around the country.
The marathon live wildlife event continues with up to the minute reports on your favourite animal stars. In Scotland, it's Charlie Hamilton-James' final day with the beavers.
From their new home in Mid Wales, the Springwatch team return for week two of the live wildlife event of the year, catching up on all the weekend's action.
Chris Packham and Kate Humble bring us the latest live updates from our Springwatch animal stars, from herons to red kites, as the real-life dramas unfold.
Reporting live from mid Wales, Chris Packham, Kate Humble, and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on all the animal dramas.
The marathon live wildlife event continues with up to the minute reports on all the animal stars - have any of Kate Humble and Chris Packham's chicks flown the nest?
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games return for the final week of the wildlife event. Plus Liz Bonnin begins her exploration of a landfill site in Essex.
The latest live updates from the Springwatch animal stars. Liz Bonnin is getting to grips with a family of foxes at a landfill site in Essex.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games are live with the latest on the Springwatch animal dramas and reporting on other stories from around the country.
The marathon live wildlife event reaches its climax. What will have happened to the UK's favourite animal stars? Find out with the final live updates.
Live from Springwatch's stunning home in the Ynys-hir reserve in mid-Wales, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow the real-life daily fortunes of some unforgettable wildlife characters. Stories include a fox family looking after more than ten cubs and kingfishers trying to raise their young from inside their nest, along with footage of barn owls, blue tits, pied flycatchers and many more.
More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Could pine martens be back in Wales even though they were thought to be extinct? Martin investigates intriguing local sightings of this secretive British animal. They meet the osprey family nesting close by, and the story continues from inside the world of one of the UK's most beautiful birds - the kingfisher.
More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. The kingfishers face a dramatic turn of events and Iolo Williams goes underwater to witness the surprising mating ritual of one of the UK's biggest fish, the pike.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from mid-Wales on the latest news from the nest cameras, and there is a live update on the fate of the Springwatch kingfisher family. Martin Hughes-Games reveals what happened when he headed to Scotland for his first glimpse of secretive pine martens. And Springwatch launches a massive garden survey in time for the jubilee weekend.
Wildlife updates from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games from their base in mid-Wales, and extraordinary action, never filmed before, from a peregrine family living in one of the UK's finest cities. And on the jubilee bank holiday, a look back at UK wildlife over the past 60 years.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on the latest news from the nest cameras and Martin Hughes-Games continues his search for pine martens in Wales, where they were thought to be extinct. And more adventures from the peregrine family, as they battle against one of the wettest springs in years.
More of the best live stories from the nestcams with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games, who try to track nocturnal animals around their base in mid-Wales with new specialist technology. There is an update on the dramatic story of a family of urban peregrines, and a wildlife garden that is a mini Springwatch.
Live with a family of urban peregrines as Iolo Williams reports on the chicks that must now risk leaving the nest. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on the latest news from other bird families struggling to raise their young, and how to check how good your garden or local patch is for wildlife.
Unique footage of otter cubs as they learn to live on the edge of town, and the latest updates from the live nest cameras after the weekend from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Chris and Martin also look back at how and when their passion for British wildlife began.
More news from the Springwatch otter family and an update on the search for pine martens in Wales. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news from the nest cameras, and high-speed camera technology takes a new look at the birds as they struggle to bring up their families.
The team try to get live footage of otters from their base in mid-Wales as they celebrate the return of the otter right across the UK, featuring some of the very best otter footage from Springwatch. Additionally Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring more news from the live nestcams.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games offer the last updates to the wildlife stories featured in 2012, including the latest news from the live nest cameras. Also, Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams has the final updates on the Springwatch fox and peregrine families.
Springwatch returns with the best of the UK's wildlife - live. Stories include the strange late spring of 2013, red kites, wild boar, dolphins and otters. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow all the action from the live nest cameras, and reveal some exciting new locations at the stunning Ynys-hir reserve in mid-Wales. They also kick off the BBC's Summer of Wildlife Season, helping celebrate, discover and meet our wildlife neighbours. (R)
The UK's best live wildlife stories with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. What's happening to one of the UK's most iconic birds - the kestrel? Catch up with the remarkable story of an osprey family and meet your local wildlife neighbours. Plus all the unfolding drama from the nest cameras. (R)
The best stories and live UK wildlife action from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. The network of remote cameras across the nature reserve in mid-Wales brings the latest news from the bird families. Chris reports on how vital back gardens are for wildlife and the team reveals their top wildlife tracking tips.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news and unfolding drama on the nest cameras. Expert naturalist Iolo Williams is on the road, tracking down one of the UK's rarest birds of prey. Plus Springwatch launches a 'Garden BioBlitz', to engage the nation in the importance of gardens for wildlife.
The best of the UK's wildlife, live. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report from mid-Wales on the latest news from the bird families. Martin Hughes-Games reveals his top tips for tracking elusive deer, there is an update on the drama at the osprey's nest, and the story of our strange late spring continues to unfold.
The best stories and live UK wildlife action with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. The network of remote cameras across the nature reserve uncovers the latest drama in the lives of nesting birds, and specialist macro technology reveals remarkable life in the undergrowth. Meanwhile, Iolo Williams reports on why a group of bottlenose dolphins have started visiting a busy shipping harbour in Scotland.
More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife, with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. At their base in mid-Wales, the team report on the life and death situations in the daily lives of nesting bird families. Meanwhile, Iolo Williams is live in Oxfordshire, where red kites have made a remarkable comeback, and are now nesting in a very unusual location.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news and unfolding dramas on the nest cameras. Iolo Williams is with red kites in Wales, reporting live on the success of these great birds across the UK. The nest-building secrets of long-tailed tits are revealed and there is more on how to get involved with BBC Learning's Summer of Wildlife.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on the latest news from the bird families struggling to raise their young. The team report on how herring gulls have taken over our cities, and Martin reveals more field craft tips to how to find and observe wildlife.
More news from the Springwatch base in mid-Wales as Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games reveal the latest on the nest cameras. The team delve into a rock pool to explore its hidden depths, and back at the reserve, they use slow motion cameras to capture unique behaviour.
The team reveal live footage from their base in mid-Wales as they celebrate the best of the UK's wildlife in spring. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring news from the nestcams. Richard Taylor-Jones explores the wildlife of an English orchard, and expert naturalist Iolo Wiliams is live at a city rooftop, with the extraordinary story of a pair of urban gulls.
The final update after three weeks of the very best wildlife stories from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Including the latest news from the live nest cameras, a final report on the Springwatch red kites and the team look ahead to the Summer of Wildlife.
Iolo Williams encounters one of the UK's largest birds of prey, the white-tailed eagle.
The team tracks down the most secretive resident at the Minsmere reserve, the bittern.
Martin Hughes-Games heads out to sea to explore life beneath the waves.
Chris Packham continues his quest to follow migrating cuckoos from Africa to the UK.
The team catches up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend.
Featuring a special report on a family of urban foxes in Brighton.
Martin Hughes-Games searches for one of Britain's rarest predators, the ant lion.
Chris Packham catches up with a young fox family in Brighton.
There is a special report following Monty the osprey as he returns to nest in Wales.
Chris Packham and the team have the latest news from badgers, bitterns and marsh harriers.
Martin Hughes-Games heads out to the heathland and gets close to adders.
Chris Packham and the team present a final update on all the drama from RSPB Minsmere.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games are back with the best of the season's wildlife, live from the beautiful Suffolk coast. They get to know the badgers, otters, avocets and other wild characters that live around their base at RSPB Minsmere, while Iolo Williams gets close to puffins in the far north of Scotland.
The Springwatch team is live on the stunning Suffolk coast, giving updates on the otters, avocets, badgers and adders from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes-Games is out at sea learning about marine wildlife, while Iolo Williams heads to Orkney and gets close to one of the island's success stories, the majestic hen harrier.
Live from their base on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are getting to know the marsh harriers, badgers, avocets and other local wildlife, while Martin Hughes-Games tracks down one of our top predators - the adder.
At the end of an action-packed week, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring the best of the season's wildlife, while Chris Packham is on the trail of the local badgers, trying to find out what they get up to under the cover of darkness.
It's week two for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend. What did the badgers get up to? Have any of our star bird families fledged their nests? Up on Orkney in the far north of Scotland, Iolo Williams gets close to the fulmar, one of our most characterful seabirds.
Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk. Martin has an exclusive report on the newly discovered wild beavers down in Devon. Meanwhile, up in Scotland Iolo Williams embarks upon a hunt for a local 'super' vole.
Live from their base on the Suffolk coast, the team share overnight breaking news from the wildlife cameras. Down in Devon, Martin Hughes-Games helps release a beaver into the wild, following health checks. Iolo Williams continues his journey through the Northern Isles of Scotland and catches up with the wildlife in Lerwick harbour in Shetland.
At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action. Martin Hughes-Games is out on the reserve exploring the amazing aerial world of the swift, while up in Shetland Iolo Williams goes in search of two very special otters.
It's week three for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games are live with all the wildlife action from the weekend, catching up with the badgers and marsh harriers on the reserve. Up in the Shetland Islands, Iolo Williams is on the trail of some very special otters.
Live from RSPB Minsmere on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring the latest news from the badgers, bitterns and otters on the reserve. Martin Hughes-Games heads out to sea to discover the rich marine life thriving on the seabed, while Iolo Williams continues his wild journey through the Shetland Islands.
Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan are live from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast, bringing updates from the otters, badgers and other wildlife on this beautiful reserve. Tonight the 'urban birder' David Lindo heads into central London to experience the magic of the dawn chorus.
In this last programme of an action-packed series, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes Games are with all the wildlife drama from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast. Iolo Williams ends his Scottish journey on the most northerly point of the British Isles, while Nick Baker tracks the amazing journeys of Arctic terns.
Springwatch is back for an hour-long Easter special that showcases the best of British wildlife as it starts to emerge after an exceptional winter. Presenters Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are at Stackpole in west Wales appealing for volunteers to join the Springwatch Do Something Great campaign, designed to help our UK wildlife. Whilst they join a voluntary beach clean, Martin Hughes-Games volunteers to join wardens from the Wildlife Trust as they open up the nearby island of Skomer, ready for summer visitors. And Iolo Williams is in Milford Haven, 20 years after the Sea Empress oil tanker spilt its load, to see how the wildlife is faring today.
Springwatch is back! Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games kick off an action-packed wildlife extravaganza, live from RSPB Minsmere reserve in Suffolk. Iolo Williams arrives on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, the UK's answer to the Galapagos, and his home for the next three weeks. After a strange start to our spring, this year promises to be unmissable. Last year it was Spineless Simon, the Stickleback, but who will be this year's star of the show?
Day two for the Springwatch team. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring live wildlife dramas from RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. Martin Hughes-Games mucks in with the behind-the-scenes wildlife management of the reserve and gets some close encounters. On the fantastic seabird colony on the Farnes Islands, Iolo Williams introduces some very friendly puffins. Plus, there are exciting opportunities for you to get involved with the BBC's Do Something Great...for nature.
In an extended Springwatch, Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk, and Iolo Williams has the latest from the Farne Islands in Northumberland. There is drama in the heron nests, an introduction to some of the strangest and noisiest nesting seabirds, and incredible footage from one of the UK's most spectacular predators.
At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes-Games is out on the reserve getting stuck in helping the local wildlife. On the British version of the Galapagos, the Farne Islands, Iolo Williams has some extraordinary close encounters and reports on some exciting developments in the seabird colony. Plus a look at what opportunities are on offer as part of the Do Something Great campaign.
It is week two for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan catch up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend. Martin Hughes-Games is out and about on the reserve getting his hands dirty, and Iolo Williams brings the latest dramas from the Farne Islands in Northumberland. Plus, an update on all the activities viewers have been getting up to over the weekend.
Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk. Iolo Williams is in the Farne Islands in Northumberland, and there are updates on all the wildlife dramas, plus reports on the wild boar in the Forest of Dean.
Live from their base on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share overnight breaking news from the wildlife cameras. Martin Hughes-Games mucks in with vital monitoring work of the animals on the reserve. Iolo Williams has the latest from the seabird colony on the Farne Islands, and there is an exciting report on the golden eagles in Scotland.
At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes Games is out on the reserve getting very close with some of the animals. Meanwhile, in Northumberland Iolo Williams has the latest on the shag and puffin dramas. Plus, there are many opportunities this weekend to get out and Do Something Great... for our wildlife.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan present the action live with updates from the weekend. Martin Hughes-Games gets stuck in helping with the wildlife management of the reserve.
Live from RSPB Minsmere on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring the latest news from the wildlife cameras. Martin Hughes-Games is out and about Doing Something Great on the reserve. And Iolo Williams has updates on the latest dramas from the incredible seabird colony on the Farne Islands.
Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan are live from RSPB Minsmere on the stunning Suffolk coast, bringing updates from all the wildlife on this beautiful reserve. Further afield there is news from the golden eagle nest in Scotland and on the Farne Islands, Iolo Williams has the latest dramas from puffins, shags and more.
The last in an action-packed series, Martin Hughes-Games, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring an exciting live final update on all the wild drama from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast. Iolo Williams has some exciting news from the Farne Islands in Northumberland. Urban birder David Lindo visits Liverpool for some unexpected encounters, and Nick Baker visits a surprising project in Bristol.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live in Gloucestershire with the latest from the nest cameras, as well as reports from around the country including a check-in to see how our peregrine falcon is faring high up on Salisbury cathedral. Martin Hughes-Games and Gillian Burke are further afield on the Sherborne Estate, looking at how countryside management practices can benefit some rare and exotic British species.
Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Gillian Burke is exploring some of the smaller creatures on the estate, and Lucy Cooke introduces how a simple object can connect us to the natural world in surprising ways.
At the end of a dramatic first week in Gloucestershire, Michaela Strachan, Chris Packham and Gillian Burke report live on all the latest action from the National Trust's Sherborne Estate. Meanwhile, Martin Hughes-Games is on a mission to report live from some of the more far-flung areas of the British Isles. He is in north Wales today, meeting up with Iolo Williams to track down the elusive sand lizard.
We are back at the National Trust's Sherborne Estate for the second week of Springwatch. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Gillian Taylor bring updates on the dramatic events that have unfolded over theweekend, and Martin Hughes-Games has travelled right to the northern tip of mainland UK to look at a colony of puffins and to explain what we can do to help this iconic seabird.
Chris Packham,Michaela Strachanand Gillian Burke are live in the Gloucestershire countryside with the latest from the cameras spread all over the Sherborne Estate. From the blue tits to the badgers, the owls to the otters - the wildlife dramas continue to surprise.
Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,Chris PackhamandMichaela Strachanshare the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours.Martin Hughes-Gamesis still in Scotland on the trail of an animal architect, and Lucy Cooke has another film about how a simple object can connect us to the natural world.
Another dramatic week comes to an end in Gloucestershire, and Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham report live on all the latest action from the National Trust's Sherborne Estate. Meanwhile, Martin Hughes-Games and Iolo Williams go head to head, pitting two iconic birds against each other in a challenge to see which is the ultimate hunter, and Gillian Burke brings us a report on some fascinating new science.
It is the start of the final week of Springwatch, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from the National Trust's Sherborne Park Estate in the Cotswolds. They update us on all the action on the nest cams over the weekend and introduce the first film in a series of four about Somerset's little egret colonies.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live in the Gloucestershire countryside with the latest from the cameras all over the Sherborne Estate. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke and Martin Hughes-Games have gone on tour - popping up live from a very special and remote part of the British Isles.
Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. We have the latest update from our little egret family, and the last in Lucy Cooke's series about how objects can relate us to the natural world.
It is the last Springwatch in the series and Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke and Chris Packham report live on all the latest action from the National Trust's Sherborne Park Estate. Martin Hughes-Games is finishing his tour of the UK from a remote island, and we look back at another astonishing spring for Britain's wildlife.
It is May Bank Holiday and Springwatch is back for a special 90-minute opening show - broadcasting live from the Sherborne Park Estate in the Cotswolds. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan host, with a plethora of live cameras trained on brand new nests across the Gloucestershire countryside. They are joined by Steve Backshall, the first in a series of special guests on the show this year, and by Gillian Burke, who spends the next three weeks travelling the length of the UK - starting at its northern tip in the Shetlands, where she hopes to see killer whales.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live again once more from the Gloucestershire countryside, where overnight events have already thrown up plenty of surprises. Gillian Burke is on Shetland's rugged coastline, getting up close with one of the most important breeding seabird colonies in the UK, and Steve Backshall has been out looking for adventure around Sherborne.
Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours, joined by this week's guest Steve Backshall. We have the latest update from the raven family on the Gower, and Gillian Burke has arrived in a new part of Shetland where she is hoping to catch up with a special family of otters.
It is the end of the first week of this year's Springwatch, and the team reviews the extraordinary events that have already taken place. Gillian Burke is looking back at her week on Shetland including the orca, otters and gannets she has been following. Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham update on what has been happening on the live cameras, and Steve Backshall is on one last adventure in Gloucestershire.
It is the second week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham are back to catch up with all the latest news and goings-on on the nest cameras from over the weekend. This week they are joined in Sherborne by Iolo Williams, who went out with Michaela to test a golden eagle against a white-tailed eagle in a Lord of the Wings spectacular. Expect bad hobbit puns and fancy dress. Meanwhile Gillian Burke has moved south, and is just outside Leeds to see how a series of disused mines have been reclaimed as spaces for nature - with extraordinary results.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Gloucestershire countryside, where the camera team has been staking out the badger sett overnight to try to catch these elusive mammals in action. Gillian Burke is in Yorkshire investigating how bitterns have returned to this post-industrial landscape, and Iolo Williams has been out looking for adventure around Sherborne.
Live from the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours, joined by this week's guest Iolo Williams. Gillian Burke has moved to another part of Yorkshire's industrial heartland, on the trail of more surprising conservation success stories.
It is the end of the second week of Springwatch and the team looks back at another hectic week on the Sherborne Park Estate, with Chris and Michaela joined by guests Iolo Williams and Lucy Cooke. Gillian Burke investigates Oddball, a piece of mining machinery that was once the largest machine in the world - but since being mothballed has been colonized by all kinds of birds to become what could be the largest bird box in the world.
It is the final week of Springwatch and Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham are back to update on another busy weekend. The goldcrests fledged early on Friday morning, followed by four of the 11 blue tit chicks, with the remaining seven leaving the nest in the early hours of Saturday. There is more dramatic news from the blackbirds, where one of the chicks returned to the danger zone over the weekend and fell prey to the little owl after a protracted battle between the parents. In the farmland there are also new nests, with a second yellowhammer clutch and a reed bunting in the field margins, while the yellow wagtails also fledged over the weekend. A recent study is also brought to light, discussing how we define the value of a species might change the way we think about conserving them. Also at Sherborne is new guest presenter Patrick Aryee, who takes us through some new camera kit that anyone can build at home with a few simple elements. Lucy Cooke is also back and on the trail of Sherborne's otters, as well as reporting on a project to make a home for this charismatic mammal in Cambridgeshire. Gillian Burke has moved once more, this time to her home region in Cornwall where she is rock-pooling, meeting some of the toughest creatures in the UK making a living at the intertidal zone. Also on the coast is a new nest - a family of parakeets has set up home in a pub in Thanet, Kent, and we meet this brightest of families for the first time
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Gloucestershire countryside, where once again the little owls have been causing a ruckus. After destroying the first blackbird nest, they have now found another in an adjacent barn and have started to attack that too. But despite that there are also plenty of new nests to report on, including a beautiful blackcap and a stunning natural robin nest, while the empty hole that the mandarin duck used has some new potential tenants, including a barn owl and a greater spotter woodpecker. There is an update on the goshawk chick in Wales, who is growing healthily on a diet of grey squirrels and small birds, and the team looks back at a year's worth of data from the collared badgers on the estate. Gillian Burke is on the cliffs of Cornwall, most recently made famous by Poldark, searching for two conservation success stories, the chough and the peregrine. Luck Cooke is looking for Sherborne's water voles, and Patrick Aryee explains just how impressive a badger's underground existence really is. There is an update on the parakeet family in Kent, where there has been a successful fledging; Chris has been to Dovestone in the Peak District to see an incredible conservation success story, where some of the UK's rarest waders including the curlew are bouncing back; and as the tides ebb and flow around St Mary's lighthouse, so do the animals that flock around this beacon.
Live from the heart of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours, joined by guests Lucy Cooke and Patrick Aryee. Gillian Burke is in Glasgow to meet some unlikely urban residents - water voles that are living miles from the nearest water source, right in the heart of the city.
In the final Springwatch programme of the year, the team looks back at another series on the Sherborne Park Estate, and the last series to come from the Cotswold countryside. Gillian Burke is back from her travels and joins Michaela and Chris, along with Patrick Aryee. Together they review the excitement and drama of the past three weeks, and look forward to the upcoming summer and beyond.
It is May Bank holiday and Springwatch is back – launching a week of special 90-minute programmes celebrating all the very best of our UK wildlife. Broadcasting live from the Dell of Abernathy in the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan profile this special wilderness and the animals that live there. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke is in Cornwall bringing topical reports on the state of our coastal wildlife. In the first show the presenters launch the largest Springwatch citizen science project ever attempted. Working with the British Trust for Ornithology, Garden Watch asks people to survey the wildlife living in their gardens in the hope of helping scientists build a comprehensive report of exactly what lives on the nation’s doorsteps
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where overnight events have already created dramas. Gillian Burke celebrates the rugged beauty of the Highlands when she goes wild camping in heart of the Glenfeshie estate. And there is a visit to Brighton as we follow wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury as she transforms her small outdoor space into a haven for wildlife.
Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms in the Scottish highlands, Iolo Williams, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras. Gillian Burke arrives in a new part of Cornwall where she is hoping to catch up with more coastal wildlife, and there are surprising tales of the life living in a bed of nettles.
It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team reviews the extraordinary events that have already taken place. Gillian Burke is looking back at her week in Cornwall while Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham update on the Springwatch Gardenwatch survey and reveal the tiny miracle workers living in our compost heaps.
It is the second week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has moved north to Birmingham for a week of live reports about the health of our urban wildlife. And paddle boarder and conservationist Cal Major starts a week long mission to inspire Britain to engage with their local wildlife.
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where the camera team has been staking out the Caldenonian Pine forests to catch the resident wildlife in action. Gillian Burke is back in Birmingham explaining how we can all get involved in the Springwatch Gardenwatch campaign.
Live from the Dell of Abernethy, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Gillian Burke has moved to Birmingham city centre on the trail of more surprising conservation success stories.
It is the end of the second week and the Springwatch team looks back at another hectic week in the Scottish Highlands. Down in Birmingham, Gillian Burke takes to the city’s sprawling canal network to meet up with inspirational paddle boarder Cal Major and discover how she hopes to encourage people to understand more about the challenges our UK wildlife face.
It is the third week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back at the dell of Abernethy to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has joined the team in Scotland and reports live from the Glenfeshie estate right in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms, celebrating the wildlife that thrives in these very special habitats. Gillian Burke continues her reports from the Glenfeshie estate in the heart of the highlands and a Welsh farmer shares his passion for one iconic farmland bird that is now in trouble, the curlew.
Springwatch returns for 2020 with a dramatic, exciting and different format to comply with Covid restrictions. The team are broadcasting live from locations close to home - Chris Packham is in the New Forest, Iolo William is in the heart of west Wales, and Gillian Burke is at the Beaver Project near her home in Cornwall. They are joined by guest presenter Steve Backshall at his home on the banks of the Thames. It is the first time they have all been home for more than a decade so a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and witness the incredible spring of 2020 from all round the country. And Michaela calls Chris live from South Africa to launch a series of her favourite Springwatch moments from previous years.
Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live again close to their respective homes in the New Forest, west Wales and Cornwall, where overnight events have already created dramas. This year, the Springwatch cameras are following the fortunes of bird families in the Somerset levels and in the wild and rugged Brecon Beacons. With no boat traffic on the Thames, Steve Backshall is witnessing beautiful aquatic insect hatches providing food for a host of birds like swallows and even red kites. Intrepid sound recordist Gary Moore records the incredible urban dawn chorus of songbirds which have been such a feature of spring 2020 .
Live from their home bases in the New Forest, Cornwall, west Wales and the River Thames, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Steve Backshall share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras. Chris reveals how fish have more ways of making sound than any other vertebrate on the planet, Iolo reveals the intimate secrets of the bird families he has been following in his own back garden, and Michaela relives the dramatic story of a very skilful stoat in Minsmere in 2016. There is the extraordinary spectacle of the firework sea anemone, and a rare reef made by beautiful peacock worms.
It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team review the extraordinary events that have taken place. Gillian is looking back at her week with the beaver family in Cornwall, Chris reveals the extraordinary transformation young salmon perform, and Iolo reveals the latest findings about the mysterious migrations of short-eared owls. Steve introduces his young two-year-old son to a local family of swans.
It is the third week of Springwatch, and Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke catch up on all the dramas from the live wildlife cameras. They are joined by ecologist Ellie Harrison, who shares her own wildlife stories live from her home in the Cotswolds. There is an encounter with otters for wildlife cameraman Raymond Besant at his home in the Orkney Islands, and a portrait of the natural beauty of the Lake District.
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams, Gillian Burke and Ellie Harrison report live from their home counties, celebrating the wildlife thriving on their doorstep. Iolo shares his personal stories about the wildflowers growing in his local hedgerows, and cameraman Sam Oakes documents the fortunes of two very different long-tailed tit nests.
Live from their home patches, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams share news from wildlife cameras across the country. There is drama on the storm-lashed Cornish coastline for a pair of shags struggling to rear a new family of chicks. A young female pine marten prepares to rear her young on a remote Scottish peninsular, and there is a moment of magic as the team celebrates the epic beauty of Dartmoor.
In this last Springwatch of 2020, the team reflects on an unprecedented year and nature’s power to help people cope with such challenging times. Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore searches for a 'lost' dawn chorus on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, where numbers of rare songbirds like the nightingale are beginning to recover. Gillian Burke explains how she has been helping with a survey of one of Cornwall’s much-loved mammals, the grey seal.
A special episode which chronicles the spring of 2020 during lockdown.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from Norfolk, Gillian Burke looks at some clever cuttlefish, and Iolo Williams heads up into the Scottish Highlands to spot some avian show-offs.
Gillian looks at spring from a swift's point of view, insect fan Penny introduces us to the tiny residents of a London park, and Iolo checks out some strange species at Alladale Wilderness Reserve.
Featuring an island paradise for puffins in Scotland and golden hares in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, Chris checks in on the live nests and Michaela reports on the plight of the Norfolk plovers
Do great skuas deserve their reputation as pirates of the skies? Meanwhile, Megan McCubbin goes to the Welsh border to investigate why restoring peatland bog is so important for wildlife.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring live updates from Norfolk, Gillian Burke investigates some clever cuttlefish and Iolo Williams tracks down mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands.
Chris and Michaela hope to see the rare turtle dove in Norfolk, Gillian gets close to young Manx shearwaters in Northern Ireland and Iolo ducks into the river at Alladale to look for lampreys.
Michaela and Chris investigate how British hedgehogs are coping this spring, and Megan McCubbin joins them live in Norfolk to discuss efforts to save the corncrake.
Chris and Michaela round up this year's Springwatch nest cameras in Norfolk. Iolo heads to the Moray Firth to check on dolphins, and Gillian's encounters basking sharks in Northern Ireland.
Springwatch has been out filming with people who are passionate about British wildlife.
Springwatch films with some passionate people as they enjoy the best seasonal wildlife.
Springwatch is back to wrap us in the comfort blanket that only the natural world can bring. Sit back and relax as we showcase the very best of the season’s wildlife across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us an abundance of live nest cameras, and all the spring dramas that come with them, from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Iolo Williams returns to the Isle of Mull to delight us with eagles, otters and orca, while Megan McCubbin will be taking us on a spring road trip around the north east of England, visiting Kielder Forest, Hauxley Nature Reserve and Newcastle city centre to reveal the wildlife that call these places home in spring.
Springwatch is bringing live wildlife action from across the UK. We have cameras poised to allow us a live and privileged view into the springtime dramas of our nesting birds from Norfolk, the Isle of Mull and the north east of England. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan delight us with some exceptionally rare views of the lesser spotted woodpecker, Iolo Williams is out tracking adders on Mull, and Megan McCubbin gets to ring some new arrivals in a tawny owl nest.
2022: Episode 3 With spring in full swing (or is it summer?), our nests are full to bursting. It’s a season of new life. As well as all our live nest cameras, the programme showcases some of the season’s most recognisable stars. The call of the cuckoo is a sure sign spring has arrived, and Michaela wants to hear it first-hand! Megan McCubbin revels in Kielder Forest being one of the best dark sky locations in the UK and what that means for its wildlife. Over on the Isle of Mull, Iolo Williams is investigating the comings and goings of one of his all-time favourite birds, the hen harrier.
Tonight’s Springwatch is action packed with animal behaviour and live cameras. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal some new science about toads who make a mammoth migration in spring. Iolo Williams takes a live look into the underwater world around the coast of Mull and some of the most enigmatic birds that visit the island at this time of year: puffins. Megan McCubbin looks at the wildlife success stories in Kielder Forest, including pine martens and voles, and looks forward to her onward journey exploring the wildlife wonders of the north east of England.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan take a live look at our nest cameras from Norfolk - but it’s the badgers that steal the show with some mind-blowing behaviours captured on camera. Iolo Williams goes out in search of some white-tailed eagles out feeding on the Isle of Mull, while Megan McCubbin continues her road trip across the north east of England as she arrives at Hauxley Nature Reserve to showcase its coastal wildlife.
Springwatch delves deeper into some sensational badger behaviour, while a remarkable young man shows us why he was driven to create a haven for hedgehogs at his local allotment. We get an exceptional window into the lifecycle of the cuttlefish in the shallow waters of England's south coast, and, of course, we have all the live action from our nest cameras in Norfolk. Iolo Williams continues his wildlife exploration of Mull with hen harriers and otters, and Megan McCubbin hopes to get a sneaky view of a stoat hunting in Hauxley Nature Reserve.
We’re covering a whole host of wildlife bases, from reptiles to mammals, birds to insects. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, while Iolo Williams continues to bring the very best behaviours from Mull’s wild residents. Meanwhile, Megan McCubbin has her eyes set on exploring Coquet Island, a seabird sanctuary just off the coastline of north east England that is home to roseate terns, puffins and much more.
We take a look at the beauty of a green, iridescent, overlooked invertebrate as well as a fascinating insight into the family dynamics of the long-tailed tits in spring. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan take us behind the scenes in Norfolk, showing us the inner workings of our live nest cameras. Iolo Williams is searching out seals on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin continues her seabird spectacle, looking at the spring visitors to Coquet Island on the Northumberland coast.
Week three of Springwatch kicks off with a smorgasbord of spring's seasonal best. Our live nests have been busy over the weekend, so Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan catch us up with all the comings and goings as well as checking in with them live on the programme. Iolo Williams is on a seabird extravaganza, and where better to do it than on the islands around Mull. Megan McCubbin is on the last leg of her road trip across the north east of England, arriving in Newcastle city centre to showcase some of our urban wildlife.
Tonight’s Springwatch is a hive of activity, from busy bees to the latest fledglings, jumping spiders to allotment visitors. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are poised to deliver the latest live action from our nests in Norfolk, while Iolo Williams is exploring Mull’s wildlife wonders. Megan McCubbin spends the evening on an allotment in Newcastle and meets some friendly owners who tell her all about their frequent wildlife sightings.
In the penultimate episode, all eyes are on the Norfolk nests. Will all of the chicks fledge successfully before the end of the series? The race is on, and the tension is palpable as Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are on fledge watch. We have special guests on the programme as Flock Together join us to explain the importance of spending time in the natural world. Iolo Williams is in search of some of Mull’s most majestic marine animals, while Megan McCubbin continues her urban adventures in Newcastle. In fact, she’s up early to experience an urban dawn chorus.
In the final episode of the series, we say goodbye to all the nests that we have followed throughout this season. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan recap the highlights and the dramas we’ve witnessed over the past three weeks. Iolo Williams gets to help ring a very special raptor chick on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin is looking into the importance of urban pollinators in cities as she wraps up her adventure in north east England.
Springwatch has been out filming with some wildlife heroes as they enjoy the best seasonal wildlife from across the British Isles.
Enjoy the very best of the season in a natural escape that lets nature do the talking. 9 months left to watch.
Springwatch returns from a brand new location with a star-studded wildlife cast. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are broadcasting from RSPB Arne in Dorset, where spring is in full swing and the nest cameras are rigged, so they’re ready to capture all the drama of the season. Iolo Williams is out and about exploring, not only RSPB Arne but the wider area of Purbeck, a new and very super NNR. Gillian Burke is embarking on a wildlife exploration of her own as she sets off to explore Snowdonia National Park.
Featuring a smorgasboard of wildlife: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, inverts and a botany bonanza. Michaela Strachan heads out in search of all six of Britain's native reptile species, while Chris Packham gets into the finer detail of some of our nests on site at RSPB Arne. Iolo Williams meets up with the series's resident botanist as they uncover some rather revealing revelations about British flora, while Gillian Burke goes in search of some of Snowdonia’s brilliant bats.
With Springwatch now in full swing and the Dorset heathland making for a truly tremendous cast of characters, some exciting new nests are launched. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan unpack the overnight drama from the key characters, while Iolo Williams stretches his legs further afield and goes in search of some of the heathland’s resplendent inverts. Gillian Burke continues her Snowdonia exploration and is out looking for Britain's only venomous snake, the adder. There's also the 'swift man’, an 81-year-old who has dedicated over a decade to building boxes for swifts. His current total is 64,000, and he shows no signs of stopping!
Week one of Springwatch wraps up with a deluge of drama. The nests are proving as exciting as ever, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan provide all the highlights ahead of the weekend. Iolo Williams sets himself a challenge as he sets sail into Poole Harbour, keen to see a white-tailed eagle or an osprey during the programme. Both enigmatic birds are recent additions to this part of the UK, so a sighting would be a memorable moment. Gillian Burke travels further north within Snowdonia to meet a pine marten soon to be released into the wild.
Springwatch returns for more live wildlife stories from across the UK.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan appreciate spring’s simple wildlife pleasures at RSPB Arne in Dorset and reveal some truly astonishing footage, documenting the lifecycle of a jellyfish. Iolo Williams has moved to Studland Bay, a rich wildlife habitat that hosts a vast array of characters. The sand dunes hide a myriad of species with some astonishing adaptations, which Iolo is primed to reveal. Gillian continues her deep dive into the Menai Straits and the wonderful wildlife it draws.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan have their eyes firmly set on the developing nests of our main characters at RSPB Arne in Dorset... and anything could happen. Gillian Burke is moving down to the Llyn Peninsular in north Wales, while Iolo Williams continues his wildlife search among the sand dunes of Studland Bay. Plus a woman who embarked on documenting the insects in her back garden in Bath only to still be adding to her list nearly three years on.
In a celebration of Britain's seas, Gillian Burke has ventured further down the Llyn Peninsular and explores a seagrass meadow. This threatened habitat holds so much importance to Britain's wildlife, and Gillian meets those trying their best to protect it. Meanwhile, Iolo Williams is poised on Swanage Pier to showcase an overlooked species that puts on quite the display under the waves in spring. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan continue to explore the incredible array of wildlife at RSPB Arne in Dorset and provide update on the live nests.
As week three of Springwatch begins, the excitement from the nests is palpable. With plenty of fledglings, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are keeping up with the comings and goings at RSPB Arne in Dorset. Megan McCubbin is revelling in a botany bonanza at Durlston Country Park, a national nature reserve on the Isle of Purbeck, which in the spring is simply buzzing with life. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke heads to Anglesey, where she immerses herself in a woodland where red squirrels roam.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan dig a little deeper into the behaviours seen on the live nest cameras at RSPB Arne in Dorset, as well as covering the topical wildlife stories of this season. Megan McCubbin has travelled down to a quarry on the Isle of Purbeck to find out why this location is so important for bats, and Gillian Burke is continuing her exploration of Anglesey, where she’s looking at the spring behaviours of the tern. Plus an 81-year-old man who’s made it his mission to save the swift.
In the penultimate show of the season, there's a seabird spectacle from South Stack on Anglesey. A location famed for its dark skies and cliff nesting birds, Gillian Burke explores why it’s such a hotspot for wildlife. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are on fledge watch at RSPB Arne in Dorset, as they are keen to see which of the nests empty before the end of the series, and Megan McCubbin returns to RSPB Arne to explore some of its sensational seasonal characters.
In the final episode of the series, all eyes are on the nests at RSPB Arne in Dorset. Will they fledge before the night is over? Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look back over the series to see who our main cast of characters have been. Megan McCubbin continues to explore the peripheries of the reserve and looks at some of its more intriguing inhabitants. She also finds out how a dedicated team of researchers are doing some radical work to provide homes for tree-roosting bats. Gillian Burke wraps up the series at South Stack on the far reaches of Anglesey, where it’s a hive of activity with nesting sea birds.
Springwatch is back to sprinkle a little sunshine on the season. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are in Dorset, and Megan McCubbin is on the Isle of Bute.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan introduce a medley of live nests at RSPB Arne, Iolo Williams heads to Hengistbury Head, and Megan McCubbin continues her Scottish adventure.
Chris and Michaela commentate on the drama from the live nests, Iolo peers into some cliffside pools, and Megan searches for seals on Bute.
Chris and Michaela are joined by Iolo at RSPB Arne to review the week, and on Bute, Megan heads to the town’s port, where the wildlife is making use of the man-made structures.
Chris and Michaela are at RSPB Arne with an update on the weekend's wildlife drama, Iolo is out and about with orchids and turtle doves, and Megan is on the banks of Loch Lomond.
A celebration of the wildlife heroes who dedicate their time to nature. Iolo searches for the elusive dormouse, and Megan is on the look out for pied flycatchers.
The over 18 Wildlife Hero winner is announced. Iolo is hoping to catch a glimpse of a badger clan, and Megan enjoys a bit of a raptor fest.
A celebration of Roy Dennis, a man dedicated to bringing species back from the brink. There's also a round-up the week's action, and Megan gets to know the beavers of Argarty.
Megan and Iolo celebrate the wildlife in Britain's cities, and Chris and Michaela catch up on the weekend drama from the live cameras at RSPB Arne in Dorset.
Iolo Williams is at the Dorset coast and Portland Bill bird observatory - a hotspot for seeing and recording returning avian migrants.
Chris and Michaela begin the deliberation of which nests will fledge before the end of the series, Iolo is with some little owls, and Megan is in the heart of Glasgow.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bid farewell to 2024’s nests and recap on the highlights of the series, whilst Megan McCubbin wraps up her Glasgow adventure.
The Springwatch team - Martin Hughes-Games, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan - with special guest Iolo Williams, celebrate the wonderful natural history of our seabirds. Seabirds are a remarkable group of animals. Each species has its own incredible biology and fascinating story. Did you know that in its lifetime, the migratory Arctic Tern will have travelled as far as the Moon and back three times? And that the Northern Gannet can dive into the water at speeds of over 60 miles per hour? For nine months of the year these wonderful birds live out at sea, inaccessible to us in the vast wilderness of the world's oceans but for three special months in the summer, they come to the British Isles to breed in huge numbers - a staggering 8 million seabirds of 25 different species. It is one of the greatest wildlife gatherings on Earth and it happens right here on our doorstep. This is our chance to really get to know these fabulous birds of the sea. The Springwatch team has travelled to the far corners of the UK to bring you the very best of our British seabirds and tell their amazing tales. Martin Hughes-Games is in Orkney, the seabird capital of the UK; Iolo Williams is on Skomer Island - the largest and most important seabird breeding colony in southern Britain and home to 6,000 pairs of Atlantic Puffins; Chris Packham is in Bristol Museum where he investigates the amazing way our seabirds are built for a life of extremes; and Michaela Strachan is in the city of Bath, where some of our seabirds have moved away from their traditional breeding grounds by the sea.
The Springwatch team are joined by fieldcraft experts Simon King and Charlie Hamilton James for an in-depth view of one of the UK's most charismatic yet enigmatic animals - the otter. Living not only along our rivers but also at the coast, otters have remarkable adaptations to a life both in and out of water. The team bring you the very latest scientific discoveries as well as a review of the turbulent history of the otter in the UK. It looks like the otter is making a steady comeback around the country but not everybody agrees this is good news.
Join the Springwatch team for an in-depth view of the UK's most colourful and fascinating creatures, with private lives that are often stranger than fiction. Living all over our countryside as well as in our own back gardens, butterflies and moths are the animal world's ultimate transformers. Filming their extraordinary life-cycles in ultra-close up, the team bring you the latest science on their remarkable adaptations and lifestyles. Butterflies and moths are fussy creatures with very specific needs, and as such they are susceptible to the slightest change. Over past decades, their habitat and range has shrunk significantly and a recent spate of cold, wet summers has been disastrous for them. As the BBC's Summer of Wildlife continues, the Springwatch team show that it has never been more important to give them a helping hand, and it's possible for all of us to create a butterfly-friendly haven, even in the smallest of back gardens.
Join Brett Westwood for the best of the day's action from the Springwatch live cameras, plus he's joined by a special wildlife guest ahead of the programme.
Brett Westwood returns with the Lunchtime Show, to look at the best of the action across our cameras and discusses British wildlife with an array of guests and experts.
Start the day with Brett Westwood, live from Springwatch, showcasing the best overnight action from the live cameras on National Trust Sherborne Estate in Gloucestershire
Start the day with Brett Westwood, live from Springwatch, showcasing the best overnight action from the live cameras on National Trust Sherborne Estate in Gloucestershire
This year, Springwatch is asking people to survey their back gardens for Gardenwatch. Follow Kate Bradbury as she transforms her own garden into a wildlife haven.
Springwatch is spending 12 months in the heart of the Scottish Highlands - the Cairngorms. Join the team as they celebrate the richness this unique landscape has to offer.
Bill Oddie, Kate Humble and Simon King look back at 2007, a year of storms, floods and fabulous encounters with wildlife. Animals include red deer, golden eagles, city foxes, badgers, wild otters, wild boar, seal pups and unimaginably cute beavers. With updates on your favourite characters and additional information, it'll keep you going until Springwatch 2008!
Kate Humble presents a celebration of the UK's surprising and beautiful marine life and takes an in-depth look at the issues affecting our coastal waters. From Cornwall to Scotland she reveals breathtaking marine animals - dolphins, otters, and colourful fish that look almost tropical. Kate gets wet, too, when she swims with Britain's biggest fish - the huge but gentle basking shark. We find out what we can all do to help conserve and enjoy this wildlife - how simple changes in our appetite for fish and chips could literally save the UK's fishing industry. And good news, too - there's a new Marine Bill that could be the most significant turning point for our UK sea life ever.
Simon King reveals his most magical wildlife moments and recommends some spectacular British wildlife encounters, including getting up close and personal with badgers, entering the chaos of sea bird colonies and basking in the beauty of a bluebell wood. With wildlife all around us - from our city parks to the wilds of the country - Simon discovers that it is medically proven that to be good for us.
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan takes a personal journey to find his wildlife roots and celebrates the passionate human heroes of Springwatch. Old and young, city slickers and country dwellers, these wildlife watchers share their local wildlife secrets with the nation. Meet two veteran conker champions that have been bonkers for conkers for over 65 years, a talented teenager with a love of badgers, and dedicated communities that transform their local patches into Breathing Places, that are good for wildlife and people. Beautiful wildlife, stunning places and real characters are all part of Gordon's personal journey to uncover what led him to a life working with wildlife.
Field craft expert and ace naturalist cameraman Simon King reveals his tricks of the trade in a practical guide on how to get up close and personal with some of UK's best loved wild animals, from otters and kingfishers to robins to red deer. Simon shares some of his favourite - and most remarkable - close encounters with wild creatures from a lifelong passion for UK wildlife. By revealing some of his often surprising techniques, Simon encourages people to have a go themselves, giving a new and intimate perspective on native wild animals. Simon shows how to get really close to wild otters and how to train a robin to feed from the hand. He demonstrates how to have a conversation with a grasshopper and how to sneak up on rabbits and fallow deer, as well as how to go fishing for lizards and get a fantastic pedicure from a prawn.
New Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes-Games is on a mission to get people closer to nature on their holidays. With the credit crunch making more and more people consider a holiday in the UK, Martin presents an essential guide to the wilder side of holiday-making. Whether it's trips to the seaside, heading for the hills, woods and rivers, going camping or staying home in the garden or around the city, Martin and friends offer tips on wildlife-watching during the one time of year many people have the time to really enjoy it. Martin travels to some favourite UK holiday spots to discover how to give them a wild twist. Wherever the destination, there is always wildlife close by. Martin meets local experts and reveals unsuspected wildlife gems. He finds that getting closer to nature is easier than it may seem - it can also be great fun, and doesn't cost the earth. From wild spectacles, to quick and simple things to try out with the family, the UK's amazing wildlife can help spice up any holiday.
Springwatch cameraman Gordon Buchanan presents a celebration of the emerging field of home-grown wildlife film-making, now that new technology offers this opportunity to non-professionals - even those on a tight budget. Springwatch has become known not only for the camerawork of its own team, but for the amazing contributions from its viewers. They often show fascinating - or downright hilarious - behaviour from wildlife which could only ever have been filmed by those lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. Gordon remembers the passionate amateur film-makers - from teenagers to pensioners - that Springwatch has met over the years and finds out what they get from the challenges of filming wildlife. He showcases some of the very best home-grown wildlife moments that viewers have sent in over the years. Gordon and his Springwatch team colleagues look back at their own experienes as camerapeople, and Gordon shares some of his golden rules of field craft and camera technique. He explains how to make a start at filming and how to improve technique, in a light-hearted and easy-to-absorb wildlife film-making masterclass.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Simon King look back at another amazing year. There are updates on the latest from some of the animal characters and wildlife news events they followed during 2009. As ever, the team encourages people across the country to connect with nature and get out and enjoy it, even in the depths of winter. Chris is round at Kate's house, walking off the season's excesses, and looking at which wild delights can be enjoyed close to home. Meanwhile, Simon is at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust reserve at Slimbridge in Gloucestershire - famous for its winter wildfowl, particularly their wild geese and swans.
Chris Packham shows us how changes in nature around us provide solid proof that climate change is already happening. Some of the most powerful data has come from amateur naturalists and recorders. Chris investigates what climate change means for UK plants and animals and predicts the winners and the losers. By showcasing new and exciting ways in which conservation can help our flora and fauna deal with the challenge, Chris reveals not only large-scale visionary schemes, but also advice on how to shape a positive future for UK wildlife in a changing world.
Simon King is on safari again, this time in the urban jungle. Cities can be great places for wildlife: home to otters, peregrine falcons, badgers, foxes, bats and more. To really appreciate our natural neighbours and the extraordinary ways they have adapted to city living, you need to retune your senses and enter their world. Super-sleuth Simon shows where and how to find our wildest city dwellers.
Join Gordon Buchanan on his adventurous journey on the UK's high seas, where he discovers the world's top ocean predator and a whole lot more. From seabirds to seals and sand-eels to basking sharks, discover the creatures that make this alien environment their own.
The Springwatch and Autumnwatch team - Chris Packham, Kate Humble and Martin Hughes-Games - look back at an amazing year of live broadcasting to ask what we have learned about UK wildlife in 2010, and what to expect in 2011 and beyond. They look at some of the highlights from the 2010 series and adding extra insight into some of the remarkable stories and behaviours that were revealed. They also investigate the UK wildlife stories that hit the headlines in 2010, and catch up with what the Springwatch and Autumnwatch audience did, said, filmed and photographed through the year.
Join the Springwatch team for an up-to-the-minute report on spring 2011, with news, views and inspiration on how you can get involved. The show comes direct from Portland Bill bird observatory in Dorset, where spring migrant birds will be arriving on our shores. Find out how to get involved in the Springwatch survey, and what to look out for over the coming weeks.
Springwatch returns for an Easter Special, showcasing the best of British wildlife just as the countryside is bursting into colour and life. With the breeding season getting underway, presenters Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan hope for Easter eggs at the mainland's largest seabird colony. Martin Hughes-Games is in Suffolk with seasonal news from the current home of Springwatch, and Simon King is back on the remote Scottish island of Islay, discovering the origin of the Easter Bunny.
Chris Packham, Kate Humble, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan reunite and return to Springwatch's home at Ynys-hir, the RSPB's beautiful reserve in Wales, to look back at an amazing year of live broadcasting. They revisit all the wildlife highlights from this year's series, and give extra insight into some of the remarkable stories and animal behaviours the team revealed. Plus updates on the wildlife stories that made the headlines, and viewers get the chance to challenge Chris Packham in his Chris-mas Grotto.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and James Wong join the lively cherry blossom celebrations taking place across Japan this spring. The blossom, or sakura, is one of the world's most stunning seasonal wonders, with blankets of pink flowers sweeping across the country. Whilst James looks at the history of this famous festival, Chris and Michaela discover the wildlife that live alongside the blossom. And all three find themselves partying with the crowds of Japanese 'blossom watchers'.
