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Winterwatch

Documentary

Live coverage as our wildlife faces up to the most challenging time of year.

Jan 14, 201317 seasons77 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Chris Packham

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Michaela Strachan

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Iolo Williams

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Seasons

Season 1

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 14, 2013

Season 2

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 20, 2014

Season 3

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 19, 2015

Season 4

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 26, 2016

Season 5

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 23, 2017

Season 6

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 29, 2018

Season 7

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 29, 2019

Season 8

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 28, 2020

Season 9

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 19, 2021

Season 10

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 18, 2022

Season 11

8 episodes

Premiered Jan 17, 2023

Season 12

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 16, 2024

Season 13

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 21, 2025

Season 14

4 episodes

Premiered Jan 20, 2026

Winterwatch in Wales

6 episodes

Premiered Feb 18, 2025

2025 Extra

2 episodes

Premiered Jan 21, 2025

2026 Extra

1 episodes

Premiered Jan 20, 2026

Episodes

1–4 of 4

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Ep 1

Episode 1

Jan 14, 2013

60m

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring you the best UK wildlife stories from their base in the Scottish Highlands. Winterwatch follows beavers, red squirrels, pine martens and a host of other animals across this challenging season. There is dramatic action from a seal colony in Norfolk, as pups are born and males battle it out on the beaches. Plus the team uncovers the dark side of one of the nation's favourite birds - the robin.

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Ep 2

Episode 2

Jan 15, 2013

60m

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from the Scottish Highlands, reporting on the overnight wildlife action. Martin Hughes-Games scales the snowy Cairngorms to track down the mountain hare and understand how this mammal has adapted to the near Arctic conditions. Meanwhile, the team reveal the secrets behind an enormous roost of rooks, one of the UK's biggest winter spectacles. And Gordon Buchanan braves our coastal waters to investigate marine creatures in winter.

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Ep 3

Episode 3

Jan 16, 2013

60m

Live from their base in the Scottish Highlands, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games, reveal the winter survival strategies of the UK's wildlife, including those making the most of our gardens. In Norfolk, the Seal Diary continues with dramatic battles between rival males and new challenges for a young pup. And the team reveals how the River Dart is a lifeline to wildlife living in the bleak yet beautiful winter landscape of Dartmoor.

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Ep 4

Episode 4

Jan 17, 2013

60m

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on wildlife stories from the Scottish Highlands, revealing how the UK's wildlife is surviving this challenging season. The team find out why cities become a haven for wildlife in winter, and the Seal Diary reaches its climax, as pups start to leave the beach for life in the open ocean. But for some animals, like the fox, a hint of spring is already in the air and the mating season is under way.