Chris & Meg's Wild Summer

Chris & Meg's Wild Summer

BBC Two Running Nature

1 Season · 6 Episodes · Premiered August 29, 2021

Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip with amazing animal encounters, stunning landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

6 episodes
E01
South West Wales
Sun, Aug 29 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin begin their wildlife-watching road trip with puffins in Pembrokeshire, before taking a canoe to look for otters and find dolphins in Cardigan Bay.
E02
Snowdonia
Sun, Sep 5 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin explore North Wales. Highlights include red kites, feral goats, sand lizards, climbing Snowdon and the world's fastest zipwire.
E03
Lake District
Sun, Sep 12 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris Packham and his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin continue their a wildlife-watching road trip round Britain, this time exploring the Lake District. They take two alpacas for a short walk and a paddle in Derwentwater, before heading off in search of the elusive red squirrel, and going to a bar with a live badger-cam. Chris then takes Megan to Walney Island, one of his favourite places, where they catch sight of grey seals, eider ducks and terns
E04
North-East Coast
Sun, Sep 19 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin continue their wildlife-watching road trip round Britain, this time exploring the coasts of north-east of England and the Scottish Borders. At the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, they visit the furthest inland colony of kittiwakes in the world, then head for the tidal island of Lindisfarne, home of the famous priory and a good area for rockpooling
E05
Cairngorms
Sun, Sep 26 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris and Meg explore the ancient Caledonian woodlands of Abernethy National Nature Reserve, where Chris is on a mission to show Meg a very rare flower. Deep in the forest they eventually find what Chris was looking for: the twinflower.
E06
Western Isles
Sun, Oct 3 2021 7:30 PM GMT+0000 30 min
Chris Packham and Meg McCubbin's wildlife-watching road trip draws to a close with golden eagles on Harris, Risso's dolphins off the Lewis coast and a few surprises for the pair.
Chris Packham
Chris Packham as Chris Packham
Megan McCubbin
Megan McCubbin as Megan McCubbin

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