Springwatch is back broadcasting live from the Sherborne Park Estate in the Cotswolds. Gillian Burke is 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.

Live from their base in the heart of the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours, with reports on the blue tits and a new nest, the mandarin duck. Steve Backshall is upping the ante with his latest mission, climbing one of the state's ancient, or veteran oaks, in order to see what he can find, and to spend the night at the top of it. Gillian Burke has arrived in a different part of Shetland where she catches up with a special family of otters - including some intimate moments rarely caught on camera. We have the latest update from the raven family on the Gower, and a film about one incredible species of slug - the tree slug - which climbs up into the canopy every night to feed. Chris Packham in particular is a fan, and exhorts viewers to join his new slug appreciation society.

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.

Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams test a golden eagle against a white-tailed eagle in a Lord of the Wings spectacular. Gillian Burke sees how disused mines have been reclaimed.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live from Gloucestershire. Gillian Burke is in Yorkshire investigating how bitterns have returned to this post-industrial landscape.

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.

The team looks back at another hectic week on the Sherborne Park Estate. Plus, Gillian Burke investigates the arms race that happens between plants and their pollinators.

Springwatch enters its final week as Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham update viewers on the busy weekend. Lucy Cooke and Patrick Aryee join them in Sherborne.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Gloucestershire countryside with badgers, blue tits and the Sherborne River camera.

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.

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.

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 Abernethy 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.

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. Meanwhile Gillian Burke has moved to another part of the Glenfeshie Estate to discover more about the stunning wildlife living there.

It is the last Springwatch for 2019 so time for the team to look back at the highlights of the series. There is more news on how to get involved in Springwatch’s biggest ever citizen science project – Gardenwatch, which is asking people to carry out wildlife surveys on their own back gardens. And wildlife cameraman Luke Saddler shares his passion for the Scottish landscape as he showcases the species living in the local lochs.

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 Williams 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 also 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.

Springwatch returns for a second live week of wildlife stories from across the country. Tonight, the team explore the power of nature on mental health. Chris Packham shares an extraordinary story of how a love of birds united British POWs and German officers during World War II. The team follow the fortunes of a pair of choughs in west Wales, and wildlife presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan focuses on Scottish ospreys in Loch Lomond National Park.

Live from their respective home patches in the New Forest, Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, 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.

The team are back for another hour of wildlife stories from across the British Isles. Filmed before the current restrictions, there is a chance to meet hedgehog champion Beryl Casey as she starts training a young apprentice to help her with the 30 hogs in her care. There is a trip down memory lane with Michaela as she celebrates Spineless Si the stickleback, and Iolo looks at white-tailed eagles as many more are now being sighted up and down the country.

Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke are live from their home patches for another hour-long celebration of British wildlife. They are joined by presenter and natural history cameraman Gordon Buchanan, who looks back on his epic wildlife week in Scotland. Tonight, the team reveal a unique story of habitat rewilding taking place on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, where white storks are breeding in the wild, and Chris is on a mission to explain why we should all love wasps.

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.

Springwatch is back, broadcasting live from brand new locations across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk as cameras capture the daily dramas of such birds as avocets and barn owls, lapwings and yellow hammers. Iolo Williams sees eye to eye with some red deer at Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Scotland, and Gillian Burke dips into the vast waters of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland to see why it’s a great place for the bird nicknamed the sea swallow.

Gillian follows the fortunes of a harbour seal who’s in hospital in Northern Ireland. Iolo’s on the look out for golden eagles in the Glen, and Michaela and Chris assess the effects of this year’s late spring on our wildlife. Also, we drop into an oak tree to see why thousands choose to live there, as well as revealing the secret history of a London wood.

Chris and Michaela bring the latest dramas from the live nest cameras in Norfolk. Iolo heads to Loch Fleet on Scotland’s east coast, hoping to catch ospreys and otters out fishing. Gillian checks out the batty nightlife at WWT Castle Espie, and Megan McCubbin joins conservationists shaping the UK of tomorrow.

Iolo’s on a mission to see one of the most photogenic birds in the UK: the black-throated diver. There are live updates from Chris and Michaela in Norfolk – is there any sign of the elusive and rare turtle dove? Gillian enters the twilight zone to check out a British shark that can glow in the dark. And find out why water voles are choosing city life over country living.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from Norfolk, where Springwatch’s remote cameras are capturing the wildlife dramas at Wild Ken Hill. Gillian Burke looks at some clever cuttlefish in Northern Ireland, and Iolo Williams heads up into the Scottish Highlands to spot some flamboyant avian show-offs.

Gillian looks at spring from a swift’s point of view at WWT Castle Espie. Insect fan Penny Metal introduces us to the tiny residents in a London park. Iolo checks out some alien species on the forest floor at Alladale Wilderness Reserve, and there’s a Mindfulness Moment in an ancient Oxfordshire woodland.

Featuring an island paradise for puffins in Scotland and golden hares in Northern Ireland. Chris checks in on the live nests to see who’s ready to fledge, whilst Michaela reports on the plight of the Norfolk plovers. Meanwhile, in Wales, it’s time to see if all the chough chicks survived to adulthood.

There’s theft in the Scottish seas – but do great skuas deserve their reputation as pirates of the skies? Megan McCubbin goes to the Welsh border to investigate why restoring peatland bog is so important for wildlife. There’s also a live round-up of the wild soap operas playing out in Norfolk and a peek at a secretive owl in Northern Ireland.

At the start of the final week, which birds are ready to leave their nests? Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring live updates from Norfolk, Gillian Burke investigates some clever cuttlefish in Northern Ireland and Iolo Williams tracks down mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands. Also, there are sea slugs making a colourful appearance and a report on the spring sounds of Sherwood Forest.

Will rare turtle doves make an appearance alongside Chris and Michaela at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk? Find out how the UK’s tallest bird has made a successful comeback. Tiger wars break out amongst beetles in a woodland clearing, 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. Iolo is in the Scottish Highlands, checking on some very special wildcats, and Gillian has a fishy tale about flapper skates in Northern Ireland.

It’s time to round up this year’s Springwatch nest cameras with Chris and Michaela in Norfolk – did all the kestrel and avocet chicks survive? Iolo heads to the Moray Firth to check on dolphins, and Gillian’s marine mission focuses on basking sharks in Northern Ireland. Also, how has London’s high rise living created a watery paradise for birds?

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.

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.