Winterwatch

The Winterwatch team are live from the Cairngorms. They look at why there has been a severe lack of snow in Scotland this year.

Winterwatch is back for two weeks! The days are short and the nights are long, but there is magic to be found in winter. The team invite you to wrap up warm and join them for an exploration of wonderful wildlife, seasonal beauty and natural wonder. Chris Packham is in the New Forest watching winter transform his home. Iolo Williams is at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, hoping to see some amazing murmurations. Gillian Burke is at RPSB Old Moor in South Yorkshire, seeing how a joined-up wildlife project has revitalised the area. Michaela Strachan is back at Tentsmuir in Fife, finding out what happened to our seal pups from Autumnwatch. And young naturalist Indy Green takes us deep into Sherwood Forest on the hunt for one of our most elusive birds of prey - the goshawk.

This episode concentrates on the sense of winter – the touch, smell, sounds and sights that make up the most magical of seasons. Chris Packham is in the New Forest, examining the species of bee you might find in your hotel at the moment, as well as taking a look at different shapes of nest. Meanwhile, Iolo Williams inspects some tree creepers, and Gillian Burke ventures into Sheffield to see some of the wildlife that populates the city - dippers, salmon and mandarins are all on her to-see list. Michaela Strachan looks at some of the strategies animals employ when they hibernate, while wildlife cameraman Richard Taylor Jones tells us the story of the Oare Marshes on the River Swale, which have been transformed from a gunpowder-making site to a wildlife haven. Also, fish enthusiast Jack Perks gets into some extraordinary camouflage to witness a bait ball in Rutland Water.

In this episode, Winterwatch looks at the extraordinary lengths animals go to in order to survive this harshest of seasons. Chris Packham is live in the New Forest, looking for Dartford warblers as well as updating us on what’s happened on the live cameras over the weekend. Iolo Williams is looking at the water shrews and discovering their amazing ability to survive the winter. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke is at a sewage works close to RSPB Old Moor, meeting the wildlife that call it home, and Michaela Strachan is looking for whooper swans at Tentsmuir in Fife. Tonight sees the start of Megan McCubbins four-part look at species that arent as loved as they should be. Megan is hoping to challenge the reputations of these animals and make us appreciate them – starting with rats. We’re also on the Somerset levels as Birdgirl Mya Rose Craig goes in search of the very rare Penduline tit – and she’s hoping to show Iolo where to find them.

In this episode, Winterwatch takes a look at wellbeing – both for humans and for animals – and how, in these difficult times, nature can have the answers. Chris Packham is live in the New Forest with all the news from our live cameras. Iolo Williams is at the Centre for Alternative technology in Wales. Gillian Burke is at RSPB Old Moor in South Yorkshire, looking at how nature can be a benefit to our mental health. Michaela Strachan ventures further afield in Scotland, hoping to catch sight of the Dunsapie otter in Edinburgh. In her third film about unloved animals, Megan McCubbin discovers the deep intelligence of pigeons and why we should admire them. Plus a look at wild-swimming with a woman who has found it of enormous benefit to her mental health, and who also takes amazing photographs of the wildlife she sees on her swims.

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Winterwatch is back to showcase the very best of the season’s wildlife across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us live cameras and winter dramas from Wild Ken Hill.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan revel in some of winter’s most dazzling displays and chat with artist Paul Harfleet, who uses art to highlight the plight of many of our British bird species.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan give an update on the dramas in Norfolk, theres a look at the rich habitats of the Wash, and Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke showcase the Water of Leith.

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 cameras.

Say goodbye to those winter blues as Winterwatch returns to whet your wildlife appetite. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams kick off the week at RSPB Arne in Dorset, where winter is revealing a cast of nocturnal characters. Live cameras are poised to capture the family dynamics of foxes, brazen badgers, and if we’re lucky, a white-tailed eagle… or two. Iolo heads over to Brownsea Island to introduce us to the wealth of waders that flock here in winter, and Gillian Burke has been out exploring the isles of Orkney. Closer to the Arctic Circle than they are to London, these isles reveal a few wildlife surprises.

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. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan catch us up on the latest wildlife news from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Iolo Williams ventures across the water and onto Brownsea Island with a thermal camera to capture all the island’s drama after dark. We meet two families of otters who inhabit our most northerly islands and must take to the seas to find a feast, and Gillian visits Sanday, the largest of Orkney’s northern isles, to lay eyes on a mammal found nowhere else on earth.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams present the spectacular return of Winterwatch, kicking off the 2025 series from the RSPB Arne reserve on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset. Nestled on the edge of Poole Harbour, Arne is one of the UK’s most important wildlife havens. From the bustling estuary to the ancient heathland, this is a look at the resilient characters that call this diverse landscape home. Featuring expert insight, up-close encounters and the season’s first breathtaking moments.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bring a seasonal sound spectacular with this music-free episode, designed to showcase the natural sounds of winter. Theres a look at why a bird’s vocal repertoire is much more than just its song, how bees are coping with changing winters and how a man discovered a family of otters on his local nature reserve and made it his mission to capture their magical moments.