Chris and Meg's Wild Summer

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202129m

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

6 Episodes • Premiered 2021

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1. South West Wales

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.

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2. Snowdonia

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.

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3. Lake District

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

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4. North East Coast

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin visit a kittiwake colony, snorkel with grey seals, explore Lindisfarne island and take a boat to Bass Rock, home to 150,000 gannets.

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5. Cairngorms

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin explore the Cairngorms. After admiring rare flowers, the pair discover osprey and badgers and scale a mountain in pursuit of red deer.

Still image for Chris and Meg's Wild Summer season 1 episode 6: Western Isles

6. Western Isles

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.

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