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Ahead of Winterwatch 2016...

Adam White

Autumnwatch and Springwatch series producer

Photo by Emily Stone

Winterwatch is back!

This winter has been extraordinary: it’s been the warmest and wettest that anyone can remember, and now we’re in the middle of an unexpected sudden cold snap. The question that we, and many of you, want answering is what effect has this had on our wildlife? That’s what Winterwatch will be investigating when we return on Tuesday 26th January for 4 days on 主播大秀2.

We will be based at the National Trust for Scotland’s, Mar Lodge Estate, in the heart of the spectacular Cairngorm mountains – surrounded by incredible wildlife. In recent weeks this region has suffered unprecedented flooding here, indeed we nearly didn’t make it on to location as the main access road was completely washed away.

If the newly repaired road holds, then Chris Packham and Micheala Strachan will be out and about bringing you the latest wildlife sightings, and reports from around the UK. If you have pictures, videos or questions about this weird winter then do send them in. Martin Hughes-Games will be going higher and further than ever before as he attempts to spend the night on top of one of the harshest mountain ranges in the UK to experience first-hand what our wildlife is going through.

As a result of the extraordinary weather, we have seen some extraordinary wildlife events. The local wildlife hospital is seeing an influx of otter cubs that have been washed away – 20 at last count and rising. Our Eagle cams are already capturing some behaviors that we have never seen before let alone filmed (you do not want to miss that). And we will be on the trail of the rarest mammal in the world – the highland tiger (AKA The Scottish wild cat).

It’s all happening, all we really need is you. So tune in and get involved. On 主播大秀2, the Red Button, or through , , and . You can connect with us on a range of platforms and we would love to hear from you! 

 

Adam White, Series Producer for The Watches. 

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Photo by Emily Stone

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