Name: Hugh's Wild West
Released: 2018-01-06T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Available on Prime Video, BritBox, SBS On Demand

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country. Filmed over an entire year, Hugh joins forces with the people working to celebrate and safeguard the region's charismatic and captivating cast of creatures.

Documentary · 2018 · 49 min

Starring Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Director Jim Turner , Matt Clements

EPISODE 1

Dippers

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the wildlife of the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean, the hideaway for some very particular creatures. He becomes captivated by the extraordinary life of the dipper, the UK's only aquatic songbird.

49 min · 27 Oct 2022
EPISODE 2

Cuttlefish

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores the Jurassic Coast to investigate the life of its most curious creatures and to meet the locals dedicated to helping them. His fascination for marine life centres on an intriguing ocean oddity: the cuttlefish.

57 min · 28 Oct 2022
EPISODE 3

Longtailed Tits

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall explores Dartmoor on a quest to find out more about his favourite garden bird, the long-tailed tit. He joins local naturalist John Walters to discover how family life is the key to survival for these little birds.

57 min · 31 Oct 2022
EPISODE 4

Beavers

Hugh's on his home patch of the Dorset/Devon border, where he investigates the return of an animal that hasn't been spotted here since the 16th century, the beaver, and discovers how these dam-building rodents are changing the landscape.

57 min · 1 Nov 2022
EPISODE 5

Starlings

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is in the Somerset Levels to witness huge winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost. The reedcbeds where they seek refuge have been created from old peat quarries.

51 min · 2 Nov 2022
EPISODE 6

Wild Boar

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is on the trail of woodland creatures in the Forest of Dean with the help of dedicated local naturalists. Hugh goes in search of the imposing wild boar that have returned to the forest after three centuries.

56 min · 3 Nov 2022