The worst episodes of Springwatch
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- 01
Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Gordon Buchanan share more seasonal stories from Spring 2020. Gillian reveals the extraordinary camouflage tactics of some rock pool inhabitants, Chris reveals how snails can use their shells to help them remember, and naturalist Brett Westwood celebrates the diversity of insects in his back garden including an egg shooting fly.
- 02
Hedgehog champion Beryl Casey starts training a young apprentice to help her with the 30 hogs in her care. There is a trip down memory lane with Michaela Strachan as she celebrates Spineless Si the stickleback, and Iolo Williams looks at white-tailed eagles, as many more are now being sighted up and down the land.
- 03
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke are live from their home patches, joined by presenter and natural history cameraman Gordon Buchanan who looks back on his epic wildlife week in Scotland. The team reveals a unique story of habitat rewilding taking place on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex where white storks are breeding in the wild, while Chris is on a mission to explain why people should all love wasps.
- 04
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke present the latest updates from the cameras set up across the country, including a portrait of the Lake District. Ecologist Ellie Harrisonshares wildlife stories live from her home in the Cotswolds, and nature cameraman Raymond Besant encounters otters in the Orkney Islands.
- 05
Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Gordon Buchanan share more seasonal stories from Spring 2020. Iolo shares his own 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.
- 06
On the storm-lashed Cornish coastline, a pair of shags struggle to rear their chicks, while a young female pine marten prepares to rear her young on a remote Scottish peninsular. Plus, there's a moment of magic as the team celebrates the epic beauty of Dartmoor. Presented by Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams.
- 07
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Ellie Harrison reflect 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 Burkeexplains how she has been helping with a survey of one of Cornwall's much-loved mammals, the grey seal.
- 08
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, tonight's Springwatch 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.
- 09
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.
- 10
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.
- 11
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.
- 12
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.
- 13
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan have all the weekend drama from the wildlife cameras at the Longshaw Estate. Iolo Williams lands in Mount Stewart, the final stop of his Northern Irish road trip.
- 14
- 15
A new format of the annual wildlife series in keeping with Covid-19 lockdown conditions, which sees the presenters broadcasting live from locations around the UK. 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. In this first episode, they are joined by guest presenter Steve Backshall at his home on the banks of the Thames. Plus, Michaela Strachan calls live from South Africa to present some of her favourite moments from past series.
- 16
Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live again close to home in the New Forest, West Wales and Cornwall, and cameras follow 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 witnesses beautiful aquatic insect hatches providing food for a host of birds such as swallows and red kites, while intrepid sound recordist Gary Moore records the incredible Urban Dawn Chorus of songbirds which have been such a feature of Spring 2020.
- 17
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 discusses the intimate secrets of the bird families he has been following in his own back garden, and Michaela Strachan relives the dramatic story of a very skilful stoat in Minsmere in 2016. There is also the extraordinary spectacle of the firework sea anemone, and a rare reef made by beautiful peacock worms.
- 18
The team reviews the extraordinary events that have taken place during the week, as Gillian Burke looks back at her time with the Beaver family in Cornwall, Chris Packham reveals the extraordinary transformation young salmon perform and Iolo Williams reveals the latest findings about the mysterious migrations of Short Eared Owls. Plus, Steve Backshallintroduces his young two-year-old son to a local family of swans.
- 19
The team examines the mental health benefits of nature, and follows the fortunes of Choughs in West Wales. Gordon Buchanan focuses on Scottish Ospreys in Loch Lomond National Park, while Chris Packham shares an extraordinary story of how a love of birds united English POWs and German Officers during the Second World War.
- 20
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 delights 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.
- 21
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, while Megan McCubbin gets to ring some new arrivals in a tawny owl nest.
- 22
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.
- 23
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.
- 24
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.
- 25
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.
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