Springwatch: 2024
The season bursts into life with daily wildlife dramas all across the UK.
Season 22 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 21.
- 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
The season bursts into life with daily wildlife dramas all across the UK.
Episode Guide
Season 22 Progress Shield
Episode 1
May 27, 2024 · 59 min
Springwatch is back to sprinkle a little sunshine on the season. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are in Dorset, and Megan McCubbin is on the Isle of Bute.
Episode 2
May 28, 2024 · 59 min
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan introduce a medley of live nests at RSPB Arne, Iolo Williams heads to Hengistbury Head, and Megan McCubbin continues her Scottish adventure.
Episode 3
May 29, 2024 · 59 min
Chris and Michaela commentate on the drama from the live nests, Iolo peers into some cliffside pools, and Megan searches for seals on Bute.
Episode 4
May 31, 2024 · 59 min
Chris and Michaela are joined by Iolo at RSPB Arne to review the week, and on Bute, Megan heads to the town’s port, where the wildlife is making use of the man-made structures.
Episode 5
Jun 3, 2024 · 59 min
Chris and Michaela are at RSPB Arne with an update on the weekend's wildlife drama, Iolo is out and about with orchids and turtle doves, and Megan is on the banks of Loch Lomond.
Episode 6
Jun 4, 2024 · 59 min
A celebration of the wildlife heroes who dedicate their time to nature. Iolo searches for the elusive dormouse, and Megan is on the look out for pied flycatchers.
Episode 7
Jun 5, 2024 · 59 min
The over 18 Wildlife Hero winner is announced. Iolo is hoping to catch a glimpse of a badger clan, and Megan enjoys a bit of a raptor fest.
Episode 8
Jun 6, 2024 · 59 min
A celebration of Roy Dennis, a man dedicated to bringing species back from the brink. There's also a round-up the week's action, and Megan gets to know the beavers of Argarty.
Episode 9
Jun 10, 2024 · 59 min
Megan and Iolo celebrate the wildlife in Britain's cities, and Chris and Michaela catch up on the weekend drama from the live cameras at RSPB Arne in Dorset.
Episode 10
Jun 11, 2024 · 59 min
Iolo Williams is at the Dorset coast and Portland Bill bird observatory - a hotspot for seeing and recording returning avian migrants.
Episode 11
Jun 12, 2024 · 59 min
Chris and Michaela begin the deliberation of which nests will fledge before the end of the series, Iolo is with some little owls, and Megan is in the heart of Glasgow.
Episode 12
Jun 13, 2024 · 59 min
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bid farewell to 2024’s nests and recap on the highlights of the series, whilst Megan Mccubbin wraps up her Glasgow adventure.