Autumnwatch

Autumnwatch returns for a week of live wildlife stories from across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk to see what’s changed since spring and to revel in the Snettisham Spectacular – an autumn highlight in the birding calendar. In Northern Ireland, Gillian Burke digs deep into how moles cache worms for the cooler months, and Megan McCubbin is live from the Isle of Mull, a place famous for its eagles, red deer and otters.

Autumnwatch returns for a week of live wildlife stories from across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk to see what’s changed since spring and to revel in the Snettisham Spectacular – an autumn highlight in the birding calendar. In this episode, there’s a woodland symphony composed using the sounds of fungi, and Chris and Michaela search for signs of the beaver kit born at Wild Ken Hill. Gillian gets stuck into the importance of mud at Strangford Lough, while in Scotland, Megan checks out how hedgehogs are doing on Mull. And there’s a Mindful Moment from the beautiful lakes and mountains of Cumbria.

At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris reveals images of animals at night taken by a thermal camera, while Michaela heads to the coast to find out why the Wash is awash with migrating birds at this time of year. Megan takes a dip into shark-infested waters in Scotland, Gillian looks into the genetics of red squirrels and there's an autumn assassin in the shape of a wasp spider. In Northern Ireland, Gillian Burke digs deep into how moles cache worms for the cooler months, and Megan McCubbin is live from the Isle of Mull, a place famous for its eagles, red deer and otters.

Chris and Michaela present the final installment of the wildlife dramas that have been unfolding all week at Wild Ken Hill. Gillian is looking at the importance of wetlands for carbon capture, Megan sheds light on the significance of marine bioluminescence and spoken word artist Isi the Scribe gets inspired by the beauty of badgers and red squirrels. And find out why an autumn hedgerow has such rich pickings – even for fish! In Northern Ireland, Gillian Burke digs deep into how moles cache worms for the cooler months, and Megan McCubbin is live from the Isle of Mull, a place famous for its eagles, red deer and otters.

Autumnwatch has been out filming some amazing seasonal spectacles across the UK – celebrating the very best of British wildlife.

Enjoy the very best of the season in a natural escape that lets nature do the talking.