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The Urban Jungle is part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½'s Summer of Wildlife which celebratesÌýourÌýfascinating wild neighbours.

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Find out moreÌýaboutÌýthe UK's unique and extraordinary wildlife on the Summer of Wildlife website at

Naturalist Mike Dilger goes on a journey of exploration to find urban wildlife across Yorkshire’s towns and cities.ÌýÌý

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As part of the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Summer of Wildlife series he shows just how easy it is to find animals and plants that most of us would miss.Ìý

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We just have to take the time out of our busy lives to look for them.

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Time for natureÌý

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In Sheffield he finds kingfishers hunting on the River Don as it flows through the city centre.

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He goes in search of the fastest creature on earth – the peregrine falcon – hunting from one of the tallest buildings in Sheffield.ÌýÌý

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Mike also tracks down a badger sett close to a housing estate in South Yorkshire.Ìý

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Along the way he finds how volunteers have spent decades creating and maintaining a wonderful wildlife corridor through the city’s industrial heartland.Ìý

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In Hull, Mike goes swimming with a man who has created a garden pond which doubles as a swimming pool and a haven for newts.ÌýÌý

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He also goes bat-spotting near the Avenues and manages to spot elusive water voles on a housing estate in the city.

Green oasis

Keeley Donovan visits an unlikely green oasis in the heart of urban West Yorkshire.ÌýÌý

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It’sÌý20 years since a tiny meadow in the middle of Shipley station was preserved for an incredible array of butterflies.

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Keeley also goes moth trapping in a York graveyard to see how many of Yorkshire’s 1,800 species she can spot. ÌýÌý