The droppings of one of this year's BBC Springwatch stars will be analysed as part of a conservation project. Viewers have been treated to glimpses of the pied flycatcher at the National Trust-owned ...

Our Intelligent Video Production Tools team has been working with the Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch programme, using machine learning techniques to help the producers find interesting video ...

BBC Two’s Springwatch returns for a new series. For three weeks, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow stories of survival in spring, a critical time for wildlife. As well as ...

An epic battle is about to play out on TV over the next few weeks. It's not cops against robbers or soap characters at war, but a tale of rival birds that will unfold at Corfe Castle in Dorset. As ...

Springwatch is back ­­– bigger and better than ever! The main location for Springwatch 2024 is RSPB Arne in Dorset. We’ll be returning this spring to catch up on the stories and wildlife characters ...

AN eagle that was the star of the BBC’s Springwatch programme after she fell out of her nest as a chick has wowed the region’s birdwatchers after appearing in the skies over County Durham. Known as ...

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Chris Packham has been removed as the patron of a bird charity for becoming “too political” and doing no work for the organisation, according to reports. Birds of prey rehabilitation charity Raptor ...

The latest instalment of the programme saw Chris Packham, 64, and Michaela Strachan, 59, return to National Trust’s Longshaw Estate in the Peak District to give fans an update on a short-eared owl ...

TV presenter Chris Packham has been cleared of assault in Malta following a row over caged birds. The naturalist was filming a new documentary on the island of Gozo and called the police when he saw a ...

Technology really shouldn’t be surprising anymore, but it’s still just a teensy bit mind-blowing that we can get up close and personal with a pair of nesting eagles from the comfort of our front rooms ...