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Episode 6

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Last broadcast on Sat, 7 Nov 2009, 16:00 on BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue)) (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Chris and Kate are in the Lake District to witness a British wood at its seasonal best - a colourful and spectacular sight. The trees are host to red squirrels, jays and tawny owls - all very busy at this time of year.

Simon King is in Scotland to follow the fortunes of wild salmon - in autumn they face the daunting task of swimming many miles upriver to breed.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story, and Martin Hughes-Games demonstrates how to get more involved with the wildlife and the series.

Chapters

  1. Introduction

    Episode 6 features wildlife of the Lake District in Cumbria and Perthshire, central Scotland.

    1 00.45
  2. Lake District 1

    Kate Humble and Chris Packham take to the Lakes for canoes, colour - and rain.

    2 02.39
  3. Perthshire 1

    Simon King looks for autumn's signs of new life and helps out fertilising eggs at an Atlantic salmon hatchery.

    3 06.05
  4. Lake District 2

    The Lake District is one stronghold of the native red squirrel but here too they face grey incomers.

    4 12.31
  5. Devon dormice

    Gordon Buchanan visits a high tech garden to try to film the night time rodent.

    5 19.03
  6. Science with Chris

    Feeding discussion - including garden birds - and Chris explains the expanding hippocampus.

    6 25.36
  7. Perthshire 2

    Simon explains the salmons' Transatlantic lifecycle and the hazards and threats they face.

    7 29.38
  8. Lake District 3

    The team go looking (and listening) for tawny owls. Plus join in the nationwide survey of them.

    8 34.28
  9. Lake District 4

    Martin Hughes Games goes tree hugging to explain how to join the Ancient Tree Hunt.

    9 41.51
  10. Tree O'Clock

    A BBC Breathing Places initiative, Tree O'Clock aims to plant thousands of trees and gain a world record. Find out how to join in.

    10 46.56
  11. Weather

    A weekend weather forecast plus birds to look out for, including the tiny goldcrest.

    11 48.16
  12. Perthshire 3

    The salmon run climaxes as fish leap waterfalls, spawn and then die.

    12 52.09
  13. Goodbye

    13 57.07

Credits

Presenter
Chris Packham
Presenter
Kate Humble
Presenter
Simon King
Presenter
Gordon Buchanan
Presenter
Martin Hughes-Games
Producer
Roger Webb
Executive Producer
Tim Scoones

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60 minutes

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