2015

01 Episode 1 Episode 125th May 2015 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. 02 Episode 2 Episode 226th May 2015 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. 03 Episode 3 Episode 327th May 2015 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. 04 Episode 4 Episode 428th May 2015 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. 05 Episode 5 Episode 51st June 2015 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. 06 Episode 6 Episode 62nd June 2015 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. 07 Episode 7 Episode 73rd June 2015 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. 08 Episode 8 Episode 84th June 2015 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. 09 Episode 9 Episode 98th June 2015 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. 10 Episode 10 Episode 109th June 2015 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. 11 Episode 11 Episode 1110th June 2015 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. The 'urban birder' David Lindo heads into central London to experience the magic of the dawn chorus, and Iolo Williams ends his Scottish journey on the most northerly point of the British Isles. 12 Episode 12 Episode 1211th June 2015 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. Plus a final instalment from the tawny owl family - will the chicks be brave enough to leave the nest?