Springwatch: 2023
Springwatch returns for more live wildlife stories from across the UK.
Season 21 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 20.
- 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.
Season overview
Springwatch returns for more live wildlife stories from across the UK.
Episode Guide
Season 21 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 29, 2023 · 59 min
Springwatch returns from a brand new location with a star-studded wildlife cast. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are broadcasting from RSPB Arne in Dorset, where spring is in f
Episode 2
May 30, 2023 · 59 min
Featuring a smorgasboard of wildlife: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, inverts and a botany bonanza. Michaela Strachan heads out in search of all six of Britain's native rept
Episode 3
May 31, 2023 · 59 min
With Springwatch now in full swing and the Dorset heathland making for a truly tremendous cast of characters, some exciting new nests are launched. Chris Packham and Michaela Stra
Episode 4
Jun 1, 2023 · 59 min
Week one of Springwatch wraps up with a deluge of drama. The nests are proving as exciting as ever, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan provide all the highlights ahead of the
Episode 5
Jun 5, 2023 · 59 min
Week two of Springwatch is set to be sensational. With the nests proving dramatic over the weekend, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan update us on the comings and goings at RSPB
Episode 6
Jun 6, 2023 · 59 min
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan appreciate spring’s simple wildlife pleasures at RSPB Arne in Dorset and reveal some truly astonishing footage, documenting the life cycle of a
Episode 7
Jun 7, 2023 · 59 min
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan have their eyes firmly set on the developing nests of our main characters at RSPB Arne in Dorset. Anything could happen. Gillian Burke is movin
Episode 8
Jun 8, 2023 · 59 min
In a celebration of Britain's seas, Gillian Burke has ventured further down the Llyn Peninsular and explores a seagrass meadow. This threatened habitat holds so much importance for
Episode 9
Jun 12, 2023 · 59 min
As week three of Springwatch begins, the excitement from the nests is palpable. With plenty of fledglings, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are keeping up with the comings and g
Episode 10
Jun 13, 2023 · 58 min
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan dig a little deeper into the behaviours seen on the live nest cameras at RSPB Arne in Dorset, as well as covering the topical wildlife stories o
Episode 11
Jun 14, 2023 · 59 min
In the penultimate show of the season, there's a seabird spectacle from South Stack on Anglesey. A location famed for its dark skies and cliff nesting birds, Gillian Burke explores
Episode 12
Jun 15, 2023 · 59 min
In the final episode of the series, all eyes are on the nests at RSPB Arne in Dorset. Will they fledge before the night is over? Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look back over