North East & Cumbria
Kirsten O'Brien discovers bees living on a city centre rooftop in Newcastle and Hannah Bayman witnesses the birth of a seal pup in Teesside.
Wildlife isn't just found in the countryside. Kirsten O'Brien discovers the bees with a long commute to pollen from their hives on a city centre roof in Newcastle, Hannah Bayman witnesses the birth of a seal pup on Teesside, and sound recordist Chris Watson spends the early hours in a Carlisle graveyard to catch an amazing dawn chorus.
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Urban Jungle looks at surprising wildlife in our towns and cities.
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Deer watching at school
Duration: 01:48
Summer of Wildlife
The Urban Jungle is part of the BBC's Summer of Wildlife which celebrates our fascinating wild neighbours.
Find out more about the UK's unique and extraordinary wildlife on the Summer of Wildlife website at bbc.co.uk/summerofwildlife
Seal birth captured on camera
Industrial Teesside is not the place you would expect to find a seal colony, but a clean-up over the last few decades has brought back the seals after years of industrial pollution.
There is now a healthy population of Common Seals and these are the only seals in Europe which have re-colonised.
Hannah Bayman visited the seal colony and was surprised to witness the birth of a pup, captured on camera for the first time in northern England.
Watch the video feature on the BBC News website.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Kirsten O'Brien |
| Participant | Hannah Bayman |
| Participant | Chris Watson |
| Producer | Michael Sinclair |
| Editor | Jacqui Hodgson |
