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Episode 10

Hugh's Wild West Series 1
Episode 10 of 12

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall discovers how the people and animals of Dartmoor live alongside each other. He visits an ancient hill farm with nesting house martins and swallows.

Nature lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall continues his wildlife adventures across the West Country. This time, Hugh discovers how the people and animals of Dartmoor live alongside each other in this challenging landscape. He visits an ancient hill farm with dozens of nesting house martins and swallows that thrive thanks to the careful farming practices of tenants Mark Owen and Naomi Oakley.

In the town of Buckfastleigh, Hugh spends an evening surrounded by bats as they forage for insects, but local bat enthusiasts are keen to track down where they give birth so they can protect these important maternity roosts. And Hugh joins Dru Butterfield, who has dedicated her life to the Dartmoor pony to see how these hardy creatures can help retain and restore the biodiversity of the moor.

58 minutes

Last on

Sat 20 Nov 2021 10:00
主播大秀 Two

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Music Played

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

  • 00:07

    Picture This

    You & I

  • 00:37

    Asiya

    Beli Lebedi

  • 00:46

    Laura Mvula

    Kiss My Feet (Glastonbury 2016)

  • 00:47

    Daughter

    Numbers

  • 00:48

    Grasscut

    Curlews

  • 00:48

    补濒迟鈥怞

    Left Hand Free

Credits

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

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