Winter is in full swing at Mount Stewart as Winterwatch 2026 returns for its second evening on the shores of Strangford Lough. As the days grow shorter and the nights draw in, the estate’s wildlife reveals how it copes with the challenges and quiet opportunities of the season.\n\nChris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams observe secretive badgers emerging after dusk, as well as some elusive pine martens, who have been reclaiming their place in Northern Ireland’s woodlands. Plus the hidden lives unfolding beneath the winter canopy.\n\nAlongside the stories from Mount Stewart, there are stories from across the UK, capturing the rich variety of wildlife that makes winter such a compelling time to watch and wonder.
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Series 14: Episode 2
Winter is in full swing at Mount Stewart as Winterwatch 2026 returns for its second evening on the shores of Strangford Lough. As the days grow shorter and the nights draw in, t ...
21-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 14: Episode 1
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams return for Winterwatch 2026, broadcasting live from the beautiful Mount Stewart estate on the shores of Strangford Lough. Wrap ...
20-01-2026
BBC 2
1963 - The Big Freeze
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. He also explores what we now know abou ...
04-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 4
For the final instalment of 2025, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams wrap up winter from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Ahead of RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, they me ...
04-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 3
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bring a seasonal sound spectacular with this music-free episode, designed to showcase the natural sounds of winter.\n\nThere's ...
25-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 2
It’s night two of Winterwatch, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are all set to bring a little warmth to the winter season.\n\nTonight, they shine a l ...
18-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 1
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams present the spectacular return of Winterwatch, kicking off the 2025 series from the RSPB Arne reserve on the Isle of Purbeck i ...
11-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 4
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 ...
27-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 3
It’s time to sit back and enjoy nature as it was intended. With a music-free episode, the audience will be immersed in the natural sounds of nature.\n\nChris Packham and M ...
20-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 2
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 a ...
13-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 14: Episode 1
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams return for Winterwatch 2026, broadcasting live from the beautiful Mount Stewart estate on the shores of Strangford Lough. Wrap ...
20-01-2026
BBC 2
1963 - The Big Freeze
Chris Packham introduces a classic documentary from the BBC's archive, which takes a look at the worst winter of the 20th century in 1963. He also explores what we now know abou ...
04-01-2026
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 1
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams present the spectacular return of Winterwatch, kicking off the 2025 series from the RSPB Arne reserve on the Isle of Purbeck i ...
11-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 3
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bring a seasonal sound spectacular with this music-free episode, designed to showcase the natural sounds of winter.\n\nThere's ...
25-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 4
For the final instalment of 2025, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams wrap up winter from RSPB Arne in Dorset. Ahead of RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, they me ...
04-03-2025
BBC 2
Series 12: Episode 3
It’s time to sit back and enjoy nature as it was intended. With a music-free episode, the audience will be immersed in the natural sounds of nature.\n\nChris Packham and M ...
20-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 2
In this episode, Winterwatch concentrates on the superpowers that some of our wildlife has developed in order to survive this harshest of seasons. Chris Packham will be in the N ...
02-02-2021
BBC 2
Series 13: Episode 2
It’s night two of Winterwatch, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are all set to bring a little warmth to the winter season.\n\nTonight, they shine a l ...
18-02-2025
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 2
With cameras trained on a carcass on Mull, Iolo Williams is hoping for an appearance from one of the island’s most enigmatic residents, the eagle. In Norfolk, Chris Packha ...
03-02-2022
BBC 2