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Nature - Series 3

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Natural history programme offering a unique insight into the natural world and the rich variety of creatures inhabiting it

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Nature - Series 3 - Calf of Man

Brett Westwood visits the Calf of Man, a rugged island to the south of the Isle of Man, to meet a particularly enigmatic seabird which is yet to breed on the island.

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Nature - Series 3 - Episode 1

Brett Westwood encounters the large blue butterfly on the Somerset Downs, which was reintroduced 25 years ago after being declared extinct in 1979.

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Nature - Series 3 - In Search of Jenny

Karen Partridge goes in search of the evidence that a young gorilla may have been living anonymously in England as early as 1855.

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Nature - Series 3 - Insect Soundings

Tunnel-boring larvae, feet-stomping termites, head-banging beetles and a choir of tuneful songsters join Paul Evans in this unusual sound safari around an 'orchestra' of insects.

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Nature - Series 3 - Manx Marine Nature Reserve

As the Isle of Man considers designating an area of their coastline as a marine nature reserve, Brett Westwood asks how feasible it is to set up a conservation area in the sea.

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Nature - Series 3 - Migrating Stones

Accompanied by a piece of limestone inscribed with the words from one of her poems, Alyson Hallett travels to Australia, in a project that explores the migration habits of stones.

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Nature - Series 3 - Mud, Birds and Tides: The Severn Estuary

The Severn is the largest, muddiest and most dynamic estuary in Britain, and thousands of birds use it every year as a stopping-off point on their migrations.

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Nature - Series 3 - Restoring Heathlands

Brett Westwood investigates the potential for restoring large areas of heathland that could be unlocked by the thinning of Forestry Commission woodlands.

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Nature - Series 3 - The Sea of Cortez

Tessa McGregor explores the Sea of Cortez, a whale and dolphin hotspot off the coast of Mexico where the widest variety of cetaceans on earth can be found in one place.

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