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The first of a new series in which Bill Oddie goes in search of the very best of Britain's wildlife. Bill's journey begins in one of his favourite places, the beautiful Isles of Scilly where the climate feels more like the Mediterranean than Britain. Bill discovers tropical flowers thriving in the wild, takes to the water to swim with seals, and finds a bizarre creature that glows in the dark. The islands are famed for exotic birds which turn up here lost - blown in on strong Atlantic winds. Scilly is often the first land-fall they find, and Bill is not disappointed! He also gets to grips with stick insects in the wild and has a close encounter with a very special shrew.
This week Bill visits Dartmoor, one of England?s last truly wild places and home of Tarka the otter. In his quest to glimpse an illusive otter, Bill encounters soaring buzzards, psychedelically coloured insects, a bat highway and even gets munched by a giant cricket! He discovers fossils proving that Beasts really did roam Dartmoor once, but will he see an otter?
The birdwatching comedian looks at wildlife around Britain. He heads for the Outer Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland in search of the corncrake, a rare and elusive bird. Along the way, he enjoys wild flowers, close-up views of breeding birds, an otter and spectacular scenery.
At first glance most villages don't appear to be wildlife havens but with a little patience and some detective work Bill Oddie reveals some wild characters in the Wiltshire village of Urchfont.
Bill Oddie enjoys a wild day out with a difference: on a bike. He gets in the saddle to explore the highways and byways of north Norfolk, from a dawn start to hear the song of the nightingale, to dusk at his favourite birding hotspot, the RSPB reserve at Titchwell. Along the way he wanders through a bluebell wood, takes a boat trip to see seals, and has an unexpected encounter with a barn owl.
This week Bill explores the New Forest in Hampshire, a piece of ancient England and home to badgers and deer. There are two things to know about the New Forest: it is not new and is not a forest! But is is rather splended in October and is full of amazing wildlife.
This edition comes from Wicken Fen, Britain's oldest nature reserve, where Bill goes hunting for beetles, a stingless nettle, moths, dragonflies and rare orchids.
Bill Oddie goes in search of some extraordinary wildlife in London. Not the best place you might think, but he reveals some real surprises, including a herd of red deer five miles from Westminster, water voles living in a fantastic wetland in the heart of the capital, a prehistoric forest and one of Britain's best wild spectacles - the sight of thousands of wild Asian parrots flying in to roost in south London.
