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Series 1: 1. South West Wales

After living through lockdown together, Chris Packham and Megan McCubbin are keen to get out and explore Britain’s beautiful countryside and immerse themselves in the natural world. Since Megan became Chris’s stepdaughter at the age of two, they have shared a passion for wildlife, so they set off in an electric campervan to seek out incredible animal encounters and travel through some of the last untouched wildernesses of Wales, northern England and Scotland.\n\nTheir journey starts in Pembrokeshire, where the duo set sail for Skokholm island in pursuit of the perfect puffin picture. With a challenge to see if Chris or Megan can take the best photo of these colourful birds, they spend an idyllic afternoon surrounded by puffins flying to and from their burrows with beakfuls of sand eels - a true puffin paradise.\n\nNext, they head north for an early morning canoe trip down the tranquil River Teifi, hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive otter. In Cardigan Bay, the pair join a research boat looking for the local bottlenose dolphins and are treated to an amazing display as the dolphins breach and leap out of the water.\n\nFinally, they head to a cliff top in Llangrannog, where a 15-year-old Chris camped out all summer to protect peregrine falcons. At the time, these birds were targeted by egg collectors, and Chris kept guard night and day to make sure the nest was safe. It’s a chance for the pair to reflect on the wildlife experiences they have had over the years and how some species have recovered whilst others have declined.\n\nAs they travel and spend time together, Chris and Meg’s journey becomes an exploration of not just the changing natural world and our place in it but of their own father-daughter relationship. Like all families, Chris and Megan bicker and share jokes and heartfelt moments, while still trying to outdo each other with their encyclopaedic knowledge of the natural world.

Source: BBC 2