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Episode 5

Hugh's Wild West Series 1
Episode 5 of 12

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the wildlife of the West Country. In the Somerset Levels, Hugh sees winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost.

Lifelong wildlife lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the creatures of the West Country and meets the people safeguarding their future.

This time Hugh is in the Somerset Levels to witness one of our greatest wildlife spectacles - huge winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost. The reedbeds where they seek refuge have been created from old peat quarries and thanks to dedicated volunteers they are now a haven for rare bitterns and great white egrets.

Nearby, there is another conservation success story - the large blue butterfly has been brought back from near-extinction. And avid nature enthusiast Stephen Hembery spends every spare moment catching his local wildlife on film but there is one elusive animal he is really focusing on - the hare.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 16 Oct 2021 10:00
主播大秀 Two

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Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:18

    Ellie Goulding

    Your Song

  • 00:40

    Feist

    Mushaboom

Credits

Presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Executive Producer Matt Cole
Series Producer Joanne Stevens
Director Jim Turner
Production Company KEO West

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