Starting Monday 2nd November for 4 days, and it promises to be one hell of a series. This year we will be coming to you live from a brand new location, in the stunning south west of Scotland. This Wildlfowl & Wetland Trust Reserve is one of the best places in the UK to see Autumn in action as thousands upon thousands of birds arrive from as far away as Greenland, Scandinavia, and Iceland. For many birds, Caerlaverock is one of the most important places on the planet – for next 5 months the entire population of (27,000 thousand of them) will make these fields and marshes their home.
Caerlaverock was once a working farm, which has developed into a 1500-acre reserve including farmland, saltmarsh and freshwater wetland habitats. In keeping with its history it now ‘farms’ for wildlife and as a result now offers unparalleled opportunities to get up close and personal with like whooper swans and badgers. The nearby market town of Dumfries is also home to a wealth of urban wildlife – we hope to capture the kingfishers, mergansers, dippers and otters that thrive on the autumn riches of the River Nith. And we will have reports from up and down the country as we track Autumn – and whatever surprises lie in store for us this year.
On 主播大秀2 Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games will be out and about on the farm, or retreating to the barn if the weather gets cold! Chris will be looking at Setts in the City (urban badgers), Michaela will be eloping to Gretna Green in the hope of meeting one of the UK’s biggest starling murmurations and Martin will report from the Island of Rum where he has been on a gruelling night-time stakeout to unravel some extraordinary nocturnal shenanigans of the red deer rut. We will also have reports on Pine Martens from Iolo Williams, urban red kites from David Lindo & a spider spectaular from Nick Baker.
On Red Button & Online there will be live wildlife cameras throughout the day. You can join Richard Taylor-Jones in the hide every morning for a truly alternative breakfast show as the reserve wakes up. At lunch you can go birding with Brett Westwood and at 4pm Lyndsey Chapman and guests will round up the day on Autumnwatch Extra. And of course at the end of the day, you can join Chris Packham for .
It’s all happening, all we really need is you. So tune in, and get involved. Whether it’s through , , or drop a comment in below we want to hear from you, be a part of the shows, tell us what you think and above all show us what this Autumn is like for you... see you there!