Hugh's Wild West
Hugh's Wild West
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Hugh's Wild West

2018
1 season
12 episodes
Documentary

Lifelong nature lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country as he teams up with the region's most dedicated nature lovers.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    06-01-201859m

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the wildlife of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. Hugh uncovers the extraordinary life of the dipper, the UK's only aquatic songbird.

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    13-01-201859m

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the Jurassic Coast to investigate the strange life of its most curious creatures. His fascination for marine life centres on the cuttlefish.

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    20-01-201859m

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the wildlife of the West Country and the people who care for it. In this episode, he explores the ancient woods and valleys of Dartmoor.

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    27-01-201859m

    Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the wildlife of the West Country and the people who care for it. Hugh is on the Dorset/Devon border, investigating the return of the beaver.

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    03-02-201859m

    This time Hugh is in the Somerset Levels to witness one of our greatest wildlife spectacles - huge winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost. The reed...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    10-02-201859m

    Hugh goes in search of the imposing wild boar that have returned to the forest after three centuries. And he gets up close to the elusive 'phantom of the forest' - the goshawk, a b...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    17-02-201859m

    This time, Hugh's journey takes him across Dartmoor, from the granite peaks to the sea. Hugh follows the fortunes of a buzzard family as their single chick fledges and heads toward...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    24-02-201859m

    This time, Hugh is exploring the diverse county of Dorset, where the mild climate creates ideal conditions for all kinds of creatures. In spring, Hugh joins ornithologist Martin Ca...

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    03-03-201859m

    This time, Hugh is in the Wye Valley hoping to come face to face with an animal that has intrigued him since boyhood - the barbel, also known as the Prince of the River. With the h...

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    10-03-201859m

    This time, Hugh discovers how the people and animals of Dartmoor live alongside each other in this challenging landscape. He visits an ancient hill farm with dozens of nesting hous...

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    17-03-201859m

    Hugh visits Worthy Farm, the home of Glastonbury Festival, to see how the wildlife copes when a quarter of a million festivalgoers descend on the countryside, and discovers that th...

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    24-03-201859m

    In the last episode, Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall meets Beryl Casey, who has transformed her home into a hedgehog hospital, nursing sick and injured hogs back to health.

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