WINTERWATCH RETURNS TO BBC TWO FOR 2024

Say goodbye to those winter blues as Winterwatch returns to whet your wildlife appetite.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams kick off the week at RSPB Arne in Dorset, where winter is revealing a cast of nocturnalcharacters. Live cameras are poised to capture the family dynamics of foxes, brazen badgers and if we’re lucky, a white-tailed eagle … or two.

Iolo heads over to Brownsea island to introduce us to the wealth of waders that flock here in winter and Gillian Burke has been out exploring theisles of Orkney. Closer to the Arctic Circle than they are to London, these isles reveal a few wildlife surprises.

Night two of Winterwatch brings all the beauty of the season live from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Our cameras have been capturing wildlife dramas around the clock and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal the latest developments.

Iolo Williams brings us the latest wildlife sightings from Brownsea island, which include the native red squirrels who are doing what they do best and squirreling away their nuts to help them through the winter.

Gillian continues her Orkney adventures and sets sail to find some of the more elusive island inhabitants.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams wrap up the week’s wildlife stories from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Winter is a tough time for wildlife, so how have they all been coping?

Winterwatch is coming soon to BBC Two.