Storyline

A look at endangered species in the regions around the UK

First Aired

2007-07-04
Last Aired

2007-07-04
Creator
Genre

Documentary
Seasons

1
Episodes

14
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

BBC One

Keywords:

climate change nature extinction

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Season 1

1. Scotland

Actor Tom Conti goes in search of some of Scotland's most endangered species. With the help of local e...More

Actor Tom Conti goes in search of some of Scotland's most endangered species. With the help of local experts Tom's encounters with wildlife are richly diverse.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

2. Wales

Maggot (of Goldie Lookin Chain fame) tracks down some of Wales' rarest wildlife, including leatherback...More

Maggot (of Goldie Lookin Chain fame) tracks down some of Wales' rarest wildlife, including leatherback turtles, red squirrels, grass snakes and lesser horshoe bats, and finds out what can be done to help save them.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

3. Northern Ireland

Snooker supremo Dennis Taylor returns to his native Northern Ireland seeking out endangered wildlife, ...More

Snooker supremo Dennis Taylor returns to his native Northern Ireland seeking out endangered wildlife, including the exotic Kingfisher, the elusive Pine Marten and the majestic Irish Hare.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

4. East

Myleene Klass finds out about the plight of endangered wildlife in the East. She tracks down red deer,...More

Myleene Klass finds out about the plight of endangered wildlife in the East. She tracks down red deer, the bittern and the great raft spider and meets the local people who are striving to prevent some of our rarest animals from becoming extinct.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

5. London

Comedian and animal lover Sean Hughes goes hunting for London's wildlife, including endangered bats in...More

Comedian and animal lover Sean Hughes goes hunting for London's wildlife, including endangered bats in Hammersmith and otters in the East End.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

6. North East and Cumbria

Survival specialist Chris Ryan tracks down three of the North East and Cumbria's most endangered speci...More

Survival specialist Chris Ryan tracks down three of the North East and Cumbria's most endangered species, and tells us why we should make sure they have a future.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

7. South

Comedian Rory McGrath tracks down three of the South's most endangered species, and meets the local pe...More

Comedian Rory McGrath tracks down three of the South's most endangered species, and meets the local people who are striving to prevent some of our rarest animals from becoming extinct.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

8. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

Wildlife fanatic Brian Blessed gets up close to some of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's rarest and most e...More

Wildlife fanatic Brian Blessed gets up close to some of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire's rarest and most endangered species, including marsh harriers, great crested newts, red kites and grey seals.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

9. West Midlands

Toyah Wilcox finds out about conservation projects set up to help struggling local wildlife, including...More

Toyah Wilcox finds out about conservation projects set up to help struggling local wildlife, including the water vole, the slow worm, the salmon and even the common swan.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

10. South West

Dick Strawbridge goes on the trail of the south west's most endangered species.

Dick Strawbridge goes on the trail of the south west's most endangered species.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

11. North West

Shobna Gulati looks at how wildlife in the north west is being protected, particularly the twite, the ...More

Shobna Gulati looks at how wildlife in the north west is being protected, particularly the twite, the polecat and the grey seal.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

12. West

Josie D'Arby explores how barn owls have come back from the verge of extinction in the region after tw...More

Josie D'Arby explores how barn owls have come back from the verge of extinction in the region after two decades thanks to the work of a local hawk specialist.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

13. South East

Cheryl Baker tracks down three of our most elusive wild animals - the beaver, hazel dormouse and Adoni...More

Cheryl Baker tracks down three of our most elusive wild animals - the beaver, hazel dormouse and Adonis Blue butterfly - and shows how we can all help our local endangered species.Less

30mins 2007-07-04

14. East Midlands

Jonathan Agnew leaves the commentary box to find out what local people are doing to protect wildlife i...More

Jonathan Agnew leaves the commentary box to find out what local people are doing to protect wildlife in the East Midlands. On his travels he discovers why mountain hares, marsh moths and crayfish are all on the endangered species list.Less