This episode looks at the extraordinary lengths animals go to in order to survive this harshest of seasons. Chris Packham comes live from the New Forest, looking for Dartford warblers, and he updates us on what’s happened on the live cameras over the weekend.\n\nIolo Williams is looking at the water shrews and discovers their amazing ability to survive the winter, while Gillian Burke explains why our local sewage works can be a magnet for wildlife during the winter months.\n\nTonight also sees the start of Megan McCubbin 's four part look at species that we don’t love as much as we should. Megan hopes to challenge the reputations of these animals and make us appreciate them, starting with rats.\n\nWe’re also on the Somerset levels as 'Birdgirl' Mya Rose Craig goes in search of the very rare Penduline tit – and she hopes to show Iolo where to find them.
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Series 12: Episode 4
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams wrap up the week’s wildlife stories from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Winter is a tough time for wildlife, so how have they all ...
27-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 3
It’s time to sit back and enjoy nature as it was intended. With a music-free episode, the audience will be immersed in the natural sounds of nature.\n\nChris Packham and M ...
20-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 2
Night two of Winterwatch brings all the beauty of the season live from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Our cameras have been capturing wildlife dramas around the clock, and Chris Packham a ...
13-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 1
Say goodbye to those winter blues as Winterwatch returns to whet your wildlife appetite.\n\nChris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams kick off the week at RSPB Arne in ...
06-02-2024
BBC 2
1963 - The Big Freeze
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. He also explores what we now know abou ...
23-12-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 8
Sir David Attenborough is a guest on the show, talking with Chris Packham about all things British wildlife ahead of his series Wild Isles.\n\nAlso, in the final episode of this ...
13-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 7
Michaela Strachan celebrates one of Norfolk’s most sensational winter species, pink-footed geese, while Chris Packham catches up on all the action from the live wildlife c ...
08-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 6
Michaela Strachan heads into the macro studio with Lucy Lapwing to reveal some intriguing behaviours from Norfolk’s miniature marvels.\n\nChris Packham takes us behind the ...
06-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 5
The second week kicks off with a veritable feast of winter wildlife. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan give an update on the weekend dramas that have played out on the live ca ...
27-02-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 4
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal some ingenious beetle adaptations in the macro studio at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Megan McCubbin immerses herself in one of our most ...
20-02-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 5
The second week kicks off with a veritable feast of winter wildlife. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan give an update on the weekend dramas that have played out on the live ca ...
27-02-2023
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 6
Michaela Strachan heads into the macro studio with Lucy Lapwing to reveal some intriguing behaviours from Norfolk’s miniature marvels.\n\nChris Packham takes us behind the ...
06-03-2023
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 8
In the last episode of the series, we take a look back at this magical season.\n\nAt Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan remind us of the array of wild ...
25-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 4
This episode of Winterwatch concentrates on the hidden treasures of winter. Chris Packham is live in the New Forest, catching up on the dramas showing up on the live cameras on ...
04-02-2021
BBC 2
Series 6: Episode 2
Gillian Burke brings the latest from Islay, explaining why this island's geography makes it particularly good for wildlife in the winter, especially the huge flocks of wintering ...
30-01-2018
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 4
Not everything heads into hibernation in winter, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look at the season’s movers and shakers. In fact, with our ever-changing climate, ...
11-02-2022
BBC 2
Series 7: Episode 4
It is the final show in this year's Winterwatch, and the team reviews the extraordinary events that have taken place in their new, wild home in the Cairngorms. There are red squ ...
01-02-2019
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 3
It’s time to sit back and enjoy nature as it was intended. With a music-free episode, the audience will be immersed in the natural sounds of nature.\n\nChris Packham and M ...
20-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 4
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal some ingenious beetle adaptations in the macro studio at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Megan McCubbin immerses herself in one of our most ...
20-02-2023
BBC 2