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Springwatch Episode 1

Springwatch2017

Springwatch returns from a new location in the heart of the Cotswolds - Sherborne Estate, bringing an intimate look into the daily lives of the animals we know best.

Springwatch returns from a brand new location in the heart of the Cotswolds - the National Trust's Sherborne Park Estate. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are joined by Gillian Burke and Martin Hughes-Games to bring an intimate look into the daily lives of the animals we know best - those that live and breed in the heart of the British countryside.

The series launches with some old favorites - blue tits in a nest box plus a pair of barn owls. There are also some Springwatch 'firsts' - a jay nest perched precariously on the branch of a spruce tree, and a glorious red kite nest overlooking the whole valley. We also meet a pair of peregrines on a nest with one of the most spectacular views in the country - 200 feet up on the spire of Salisbury Cathedral.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 29 May 201720:00
BBC Two

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Music Played

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

  • 00:04

    Ellie Goulding

    Guns And Horses

  • 00:17

    Biffy Clyro

    Spanish Radio

  • 00:49

    Harry Christophers & The Sixteen

    Miserere

  • 00:51

    Henry Walford Davies

    Solemn Melody

  • 00:53

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia and fugue in G minor BWV.542 'Great' (Fugue)

    Performer: David Goode.

Credits

PresenterChris Packham
PresenterMichaela Strachan
PresenterGillian Burke
PresenterMartin Hughes-Games
ProducerVictoria Webb
Series ProducerChris Howard
Series EditorRosemary Edwards

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