Lionel Kelleway heads to Kent in search of herons. Recorded in 2003. Read more
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Herons
Lionel Kelleway heads to Kent in search of herons. Recorded in 2003.
The Wader with the Crest
Lionel Kelleway investigates why lapwings are disappearing from the British countryside.
A Life of Slime
Lionel Kelleway is joined by Mary Seddon in the Wye Valley looking for snails.
Rooks and a Winter Roost
Lionel Kelleway is joined by roosting rooks.
Phil Drabble
Peter France explores a nature reserve founded by a homeowner in the 1960s.
Playing the Field
Natural history programme broadcasting intimate encounters with British wildlife.
River Dippers
Lionel Kelleway is in search of dippers. Recorded in 2002.
Sparrowhawks
Jessica Holmes looks for signs of sparrowhawks. Programme from the Living World archives.
Sticklebacks
Lionel Kelleway is by the river looking for sticklebacks in this programme from archives.
The Highland Midge
Lionel Kelleway is on the look out for the Highland midge.
The Ways of the Wasp
Lionel Kelleway is in search of wasps. Recorded in 2000. Presented by Chris Packham.
Night with the Owls
Lionel Kelleway is on a nocturnal owl prowl in Somerset. Presented by Chris Packham.
The Dance of the Dragonfiles
Lionel Kelleway is on the lookout for dragonflies. Presented by Chris Packham.
Catching Crabs
Lionel Kelleway looks for crabs in a Scottish rockpool. Presented by Chris Packham.
Spider Spied a Fly
Lionel Kelleway is in a West Country garden looking for spiders. From 1995.
Crayfish
Lionel Kelleway is by a Cotswold river on the lookout for native crayfish.
Red Squirrels
Brett Westwood is in the north east of England looking for red squirrels. Recorded in 2002
A Very Berry Christmas
Lionel Kelleway takes a festive look at mistletoe. Recorded in 2001.
Wren Hunt
Lionel Kelleway is in Scotland looking at the diminutive wren. Recorded in 1999.
Fieldfares in a Winter Orchard
Lionel Kelleway is in Worcestershire on the look out for fieldfares. Recorded in 2007.
Freshwater Pearl Mussels
Lionel Kelleway looks for freshwater pearl mussels. Recorded in 2006.
Toads (The Toad)
Lionel Kelleway is in Surrey on the lookout for spring toads. Recorded in 2000.
Booming Bitterns
Brett Westwood travels to Suffolk to hear a booming bittern. Recorded in 2004.
Otters
Jessica Holm searches for otters along the Tarka Trail in Devon. Recorded in 1993.
Nest Finder of Dartmoor
Lionel Kelleway and Mark Lawrence hunt for birds' nests hidden on Dartmoor. From 2010.
Adders of Loch Lomond
Trai Anfield encounters adders basking on the edges of Loch Lomond.
The Night Island
Chris Sperring heads to Skomer Island with ecologist David Boyle. From 2012.
A Shell Nesting Bee
Trai Anfield is in Dorset with naturalist John Walters. From 2014.
Glow Worms
Chris Sperring is in Buckinghamshire with Robin Scagell on a glow worm safari. From 2013.
Waxcap Grasslands
Paul Evans joins Gareth Griffiths and Bruce Langridge in Wales, looking for waxcap fungi.
Hamsterley Forest
Michael Scott visits Hamsterley Forest with David Bellamy and Brian Walker. From 1991.