Springwatch: 2020
Season 18 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Springwatch Season 17.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 18 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 26, 2020 · 59 min
Springwatch returns for 2020 with a dramatic, exciting and different format to comply with Covid restrictions. The team are broadcasting live from locations close to home - Chris P
Episode 2
May 27, 2020 · 59 min
Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live again close to their respective homes in the New Forest, west Wales and Cornwall, where overnight events have already create
Episode 3
May 28, 2020 · 59 min
Live from their home bases in the New Forest, Cornwall, west Wales and the River Thames, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Steve Backshall share the latest stories fr
Episode 4
May 29, 2020 · 59 min
It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team review the extraordinary events that have taken place. Gillian is looking back at her week with the beaver family in Cor
Episode 5
Jun 2, 2020 · 59 min
Springwatch returns for a second live week of wildlife stories from across the country. Tonight, the team explore the power of nature on mental health. Chris Packham shares an extr
Episode 6
Jun 3, 2020 · 60 min
Live from their respective home patches in the New Forest, Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Gordon Buchanan share more seasonal stories
Episode 7
Jun 4, 2020 · 59 min
The team are back for another hour of wildlife stories from across the British Isles. Filmed before the current restrictions, there is a chance to meet hedgehog champion Beryl Case
Episode 8
Jun 5, 2020 · 59 min
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke are live from their home patches for another hour-long celebration of British wildlife. They are joined by presenter and natural hist
Episode 9
Jun 9, 2020 · 59 min
It is the third week of Springwatch, and Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke catch up on all the dramas from the live wildlife cameras. They are joined by ecologist Elli
Episode 10
Jun 10, 2020 · 60 min
Chris Packham, Iolo Williams, Gillian Burke and Ellie Harrison report live from their home counties, celebrating the wildlife thriving on their doorstep. Iolo shares his personal s
Episode 11
Jun 11, 2020 · 60 min
Live from their home patches, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams share news from wildlife cameras across the country. There is drama on the storm-lashed Cornish coastli
Episode 12
Jun 12, 2020 · 59 min
In this last Springwatch of 2020, the team reflects on an unprecedented year and nature’s power to help people cope with such challenging times. Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moor