Episode 4
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the wildlife of the West Country and the people who care for it. Hugh is on the Dorset/Devon border, investigating the return of the beaver.
Nature lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall continues to explore the wildlife of the West Country and meet the people helping to safeguard the region's wild creatures. This time, Hugh is on his home patch of the Dorset/Devon border, where he investigates the return of an animal that hasn't been spotted here since the 16th century - the beaver - and discovers how these dam-building rodents are changing the landscape.
Nearby, Abbotsbury Swannery has been home to a huge colony of mute swans since the middle ages and it is the job of resident swan herder Dave Wheeler to round up all the adults for a health check with the help of dozens of volunteers. And thanks to bat enthusiast Colin Morris, Dorset's greater horseshoe bats are now enjoying very plush living quarters - a former mansion that has been renovated just for them, affectionately known as the Horseshoe Hilton.
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Clips
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Get thee to a Swannery
Duration: 03:21
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On the Trail of the Beaver
Duration: 02:00
Music Played
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Mumford & Sons
Awake My Soul
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The National
Anyone's Ghost
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Jean Knight
Mr Big Stuff
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Beastie Boys
Sabrosa
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall |
Executive Producer | Matt Cole |
Series Producer | Joanne Stevens |
Director | Matt Clements |
Director | Anne Gallagher |
Production Company | KEO West |
Broadcasts
- Sat 27 Jan 2018 18:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Northern Ireland
- Sat 27 Jan 2018 18:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two Northern Ireland
- Mon 5 Mar 2018 08:00
- Sat 4 Apr 2020 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
- Sat 9 Oct 2021 11:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two except Scotland
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