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Rare raptors
Red kites and goshawks rear their chicks in Welsh woodlands.
Red kites and goshawks rear their chicks in Welsh woodlands.
Red kite carers
Red kites have one of the longest fledging periods of any British bird.
Red kites have one of the longest fledging periods of any British bird.
Goshawk nestcam
Springwatch charts the fortunes of shy nesting goshawks.
Springwatch charts the fortunes of shy nesting goshawks.
Greedy goshawk
Bigger chicks get the lion's share of the pickings.
Bigger chicks get the lion's share of the pickings.
Ancient Wales
Cave bears, prehistoric rhinos and leopards once roamed the Welsh landscape.
Cave bears, prehistoric rhinos and leopards once roamed the Welsh landscape.
Freeze and thaw
Rapid climate change at the end of the last glaciation period massively changed the land and its wildlife.
Rapid climate change at the end of the last glaciation period massively changed the land and its wildlife.
Giant deer
Neither Irish, nor an elk, the Irish elk was a huge deer adapted to life in the cold.
Neither Irish, nor an elk, the Irish elk was a huge deer adapted to life in the cold.
Today's ice age
We are currently living in an ice age - it's just a warm, wet phase that sustains rich life.
We are currently living in an ice age - it's just a warm, wet phase that sustains rich life.
Climate change
The disastrous effects of continental crashes turned Wales' Carboniferous tropical forests into desert.
The disastrous effects of continental crashes turned Wales' Carboniferous tropical forests into desert.
Tracking trails
Creatures from shallow waters have left their marks on the rocks found in Welsh quarries.
Creatures from shallow waters have left their marks on the rocks found in Welsh quarries.
Silurian seas
Coral fossils from an ancient reef have been unearthed in a Welsh quarry.
Coral fossils from an ancient reef have been unearthed in a Welsh quarry.
Hirnantian ice age
By the late Ordovician, Earth was gripped by ice ages that killed off many organisms.
By the late Ordovician, Earth was gripped by ice ages that killed off many organisms.
Spore story
Though no fossils of the earliest land plants yet exist, fossilised spores reveal an affinity to liverworts.
Though no fossils of the earliest land plants yet exist, fossilised spores reveal an affinity to liverworts.
Chilled out birds
The development of an arctic climate changed the breeding behaviour of Brent geese.
The development of an arctic climate changed the breeding behaviour of Brent geese.
Life at the edge
With the ice age's warm phase, Neanderthal man moved into Wales, then the fringe of the human world.
With the ice age's warm phase, Neanderthal man moved into Wales, then the fringe of the human world.
Ice age relics
The cold-adapted Snowdon lily is a living relic of Wales' glacial past.
The cold-adapted Snowdon lily is a living relic of Wales' glacial past.
Salt, sand and footprints
Over 220 million years ago, Wales was a Triassic desert inhabited by dinosaurs.
Over 220 million years ago, Wales was a Triassic desert inhabited by dinosaurs.
Age of insects
With no birds or reptiles in the Carboniferous, giant bugs and flies were free to rule the world.
With no birds or reptiles in the Carboniferous, giant bugs and flies were free to rule the world.
Coal plants
Vast carbon deposits from the giant plants of Wales' tropical forests formed today's coal fields.
Vast carbon deposits from the giant plants of Wales' tropical forests formed today's coal fields.
Trilobite treasure
Wales is one of the best places in the world for a vast range of trilobite fossil shapes and sizes.
Wales is one of the best places in the world for a vast range of trilobite fossil shapes and sizes.
Time of volcanoes
The Ordovician Period saw the most dramatic volcanic activity in Wales' history.
The Ordovician Period saw the most dramatic volcanic activity in Wales' history.
Soft-bodied survivors
Wales' oldest fossils are the surprisingly intact imprints of soft-bodied jellyfish.
Wales' oldest fossils are the surprisingly intact imprints of soft-bodied jellyfish.
Predatory badgers
Thermal cameras reveal some little seen badger behaviour.
Thermal cameras reveal some little seen badger behaviour.
Happy hunting
A country vixen goes hunting for rabbits for her kits.
A country vixen goes hunting for rabbits for her kits.
Water specialists
Thermal imaging and infra-red cameras show Daubenton's bats in action.
Thermal imaging and infra-red cameras show Daubenton's bats in action.
Dipping and diving
Dippers are one of the few birds able to dive to the river bed.
Dippers are one of the few birds able to dive to the river bed.
Red kite flight
A slow-motion musical montage shows the red kite's aerial grace.
A slow-motion musical montage shows the red kite's aerial grace.
Kite flying
Over a hundred red kites swoop down for some free farm fare.
Over a hundred red kites swoop down for some free farm fare.
Welsh oak woods
Spring brings out the birds and bees in a Welsh woodland.
Spring brings out the birds and bees in a Welsh woodland.
Fighting dance
Male black grouse scuffle over their display grounds.
Male black grouse scuffle over their display grounds.
Featherweights
As the UK's smallest bird of prey, merlins punch above their weight.
As the UK's smallest bird of prey, merlins punch above their weight.
Hand it over
A male hen harrier passes prey to his mate.
A male hen harrier passes prey to his mate.
Managing the moor
Wet Welsh moors are managed by cutting back strips that attract new wildlife.
Wet Welsh moors are managed by cutting back strips that attract new wildlife.
Little brown jobs
It's easier to identify almost identical woodland birds by song.
It's easier to identify almost identical woodland birds by song.
Goshawk of the gaps
The goshawk's extraordinary agility is captured in ultra-slow motion.
The goshawk's extraordinary agility is captured in ultra-slow motion.
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