{"id":38867,"date":"2024-05-21T15:25:34","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/36bb078b-f0f6-4e1c-a115-74d1b18c89f3"},"modified":"2024-05-21T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T14:35:40","slug":"springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Springwatch 2024 filming locations: Discover where the award-winning wildlife show is visiting this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">We reveal the filming locations for Springwatch 2024 <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2024 at 13:25 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><strong>Springwatch is back on our screens for three weeks from 27 May, and with it there will be some new locations &#8211; as well as old favourites &#8211; that promise spectacular wildlife footage &#8211; live and prerecorded.<\/strong><\/p><p>Here we take a look at where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/when-is-springwatch-on-tv\"><strong><em>Springwatch<\/em> 2024<\/strong><\/a> is being filmed<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/when-is-springwatch-on-tv\"><strong>When is\u00a0<em>Springwatch<\/em>\u00a0on television and how can I watch it? All you need to know<\/strong><\/a><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-is-springwatch-2024-being-filmed\">Where is <em>Springwatch<\/em> 2024 being filmed?<\/h2><p><em>Springwatch<\/em> 2024 is being filmed in a variety of locations all across the UK, from Southern England to the Highlands of Scotland, although its main locations will be, as in 2023, the spectacular <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/holidays-days-out\/uk\/rspb-arne-guide\/\">RSPB Arne<\/a> <\/strong>in Dorset.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-rspb-arne\">RSPB Arne<\/h3><p>RSPB Arne comes alive at this time of year with rare breeding birds, specialised heathland insects and all six of the UK\u2019s native species of reptiles.<\/p><p>Set against the backdrop of Poole Harbour, RSPB Arne seems to have it all. Famous for its wide-open heathlands where reptiles roam, <em>Springwatch<\/em> will be exploring ancient oak woodlands, farmland and reedbeds. If that wasn\u2019t enough, mudflats, scrub, wet woodland and acid grassland are just some of the habitats where the huge variety of wildlife which call Arne home can be found.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-corfe-castle\">Corfe Castle<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"\/><p>Three miles south of Arne stand the towering remains of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/corfe-castle-dorset-what-to-see-and-do\">Corfe Castle<\/a>, where mating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/peregrine-falcon-facts\">peregrines<\/a> have claimed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/7-things-you-never-knew-about-the-raven\">raven<\/a>\u2019s nest atop its 20-metre high walls. We go behind the scenes as the Springwatch team hoist a 50kg camera into position, and set one of the coolest nest cams in the programme\u2019s history.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skomer\"> \u00a0Skomer<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2139\" height=\"1402\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/05\/Skomer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-101574\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><em>Springwatch<\/em> heads to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/puffin-colony-skomer-pembrokeshire\"> Skomer<\/a>, to discover why this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/10-best-places-to-see-a-puffin-in-the-british-isles\">puffin<\/a> breeding ground is thriving, and learn how it could help others across the UK.\u00a0\u00a0They also get in the water with the puffins to learn what sociable birds they are.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-llyn-peninsula-in-wales\">Llyn peninsula in Wales<\/h3><p>Just off the Llyn peninsula in Wales, the sea bed hides danger at every turn. From cunning giant weavers, to jostling crabs, and a critically endangered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/marine-animals\/angelshark-guide\">angel shark<\/a>, every mound of shifting sand can hide a hungry mouth. <em>Springwatch<\/em> spends a day in this fascinating and often hidden environment, as we follow an unassuming goby fish navigating its hostile world.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-southern-england\">Southern England<\/h3><p>In the sandy, treeless heaths of Southern England, mires and pools form part of the landscape as a rare green-eyed amphibian ventures out of his winter burrow. Having not been seen in these parts for the last 50 years, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/amphibians\/facts-about-natterjack-toads\">Natterjack toad <\/a>is a welcome sight. <\/p><p> North Dorset chalk grasslands<\/p><p>In the chalk grasslands of North <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/go-outdoors\/walks\/best-walks-in-dorset\">Dorset<\/a>, one butterfly caterpillar is emerging from a long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/what-is-hibernation\">hibernation<\/a>.\u00a0The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/marsh-fritillary-lifecycle\">Marsh Fritillary<\/a>. But the early Spring weather has been unkind as they battle to feed and absorb enough energy from the sun &#8211; can they last the distance?\u00a0<\/p><p>Scotland <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/people\/who-is-chris-packham-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-winterwatch-presenter\">Chris Packham <\/a>travels to Scotland\u00a0to shine a light\u00a0on one of his childhood heroes, legendary conservationist, Roy Dennis. Starting at Roy&#8217;s home in Moray and finishing at RSPB Loch Garten \u2013 the site of Roy\u2019s very first Osprey sighting \u2013 this is a fitting and emotional celebration of a man who has dedicated his\u00a0entire life to protecting our wildlife.<\/p><p> Eryri in Wales<\/p><p> Eryri in Wales is home to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/wildlife\/britains-rainforests\">temperate rainforest<\/a>, one of the rarest and most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/biodiversity-explained\">biodiverse<\/a> habitats in the UK. Listen to the sounds of species whose voices we are at risk of losing altogether from our natural soundscape. <\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-highlands\">Highlands<\/h3><p>Springwatch will be in the Highlands to meet PHD researcher Jack Bamber who has dedicated the last four years to preventing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/facts-about-capercaillie\">capercaillie<\/a> numbers from falling whilst simultaneously leaving their biggest nest predator, the protected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/mammals\/facts-about-pine-martens\">pine marten<\/a>, importantly unharmed. Discover his new revolutionary &#8211; and successful -strategy to divert the pine martens . <\/p><p\/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-london\">London<\/h3><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2120\" height=\"1415\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2023\/05\/GettyImages-1279846001.jpg\" alt=\"Fox in London\" class=\"wp-image-101575\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Now London might not be what you were expecting as a location for <em>Springwatch<\/em>, but award winning photographer Matt Maran has made it his mission to uncover and document the lives of London\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/mammals\/a-year-in-the-life-of-an-urban-fox\"> urban foxes.<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-walthamstow-wetlands\">Walthamstow Wetlands<\/h3><p> Lira Valencia shows us the wildlife of Walthamstow Wetlands. Her passion for engaging people with species that can be found on urban streets is clear as she takes a trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/heron-vs-egret-whats-the-difference\">heron<\/a> island to ring the newly hatched chicks.\u00a0<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-college-lakes-in-tring\">College Lakes in Tring <\/h3><p>For social media sensation Roxy Furman, documenting wildlife has always been second nature\u2026 Now she\u2019s keen to share her passion with the lady who inspired her love of the natural world in the first place. Her nana Ruth. She wants to give her a glimpse into her world, and share a rare and precious day out together. Suffering from a degenerative genetic disease called\u00a0<em>Charcot-Marie-Tooth<\/em>\u00a0disease, Ruth uses a wheelchair\u00a0so Roxy\u2019s chosen College Lakes in Tring for their outing where the hides are accessible and Spring birdlife is abundant.<\/p><p\/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"\/><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"> <\/h3> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We reveal the filming locations for Springwatch 2024 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":38868,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"4"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year.jpg",1200,800,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year.jpg",1200,800,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2024\/05\/springwatch-2024-filming-locations-discover-where-the-award-winning-wildlife-show-is-visiting-this-year.jpg",1200,800,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"We reveal the filming locations for Springwatch 2024","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/38867"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38868"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38867"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38867"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}