Springwatch 2010

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Permalink Reply by Wildlife Whisperer - Jason on May 14, 2010 at 12:36

Won't be long now Adam!

Permalink Reply by Jane Adams on May 14, 2010 at 13:10

Did you know that Simon King is going to be based in sunny Dorset... which is brilliant news for us locals, as it will really showcase what a brilliant county it is. Looking forward to some great footage from Simon.

Unfortunately I can't tell you where Simon is going to be based (it's a secret :) - as he will end up with a load of SK groupies following him around - and that won't make it very easy to film! I'm also hoping that he does some filming with Hugh Miles (I've heard a rumour and I really hope it's true!).

I'm in the USA for the first week of SW this year... so looking forward to it when I get back (as I can't even watch any of the videos on the SW website from the US)

I've also set up a SW page on our Dorset Wildlife Trust website at http://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/springwatch-2010.html

Cheers. Jane

Permalink Reply by Steven White on May 14, 2010 at 15:19

I'm lucky enough to live a couple of miles away from Pensthorpe (also a member so get free access!) and I am on holiday for the second week so will be making my way over there during my holiday!!

There's also going to be some extra "red button" programmes as well, a pub quiz and also one that will look at the photos that people have posted on flickr. So if you want to post some of your photos go to this link http://www.flickr.com/groups/1051403@N21/?added=3


Really looking forward to their last year at Pensthorpe, I'm sure it will be as good as previous years.

Permalink Reply by Patrick Fox on May 14, 2010 at 17:05

Jane,
I'm a huge fan of Hugh Miles — not only for what he has achieved in pure wildlife filming, but also his work on angling series such as A Passion for Angling and Catching the Impossible. If the rumour is true, what will they be up to together in Dorset...big cats?
I'll need to clear the Sky Plus box in readiness for SW (oh, and get in a nice bottle of malt).

Permalink Reply by Jane Adams on May 14, 2010 at 17:49

Totally agree Patrick. I greatly admire Hugh Mile's work. I went to see him give a talk about the Catching the Impossible series (I can't believe this series hasn't been shown on TV yet it's stunning!) and it was really interesting to hear how he managed to get the underwater shots.

I'm not sure what he might be filming - but I heard rumour that he was doing some filming for Springwatch (and as I've heard Simon King call him his "mentor" and he lives in Dorset I thought he might be doing some filming with Simon). Can't wait to see it...

Cheers. Jane

Permalink Reply by Wildlife Whisperer - Jason on May 14, 2010 at 17:50

I see Sprinwatch/Autumnwatch are going to have a new website.

Permalink Reply by Jane Adams on May 14, 2010 at 18:50

Where does it say that... I'd be interested to know more. Cheers. Jane

Permalink Reply by Adam Canning on May 14, 2010 at 21:00

This is a good link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/springwatch/2010/05/springwatch_2010_sta... -- it's to the Springwatch blog talking about the programme etc... :-)



Wildlife Filmer Adam

Permalink Reply by Jane Adams on May 15, 2010 at 1:51

Nothing on there about a new website though... wonder where Stuart got that info... ??

Permalink Reply by Wildlife Whisperer - Jason on May 15, 2010 at 8:16

Hi Jane.

If you look at the main page of this group you'll see the latest blog post which talks about the Nature UK website.

Permalink Reply by Jane Adams on May 15, 2010 at 11:41

That's a good idea. Will save them a lot of time - and allow them to use it throughout the year. Look forward to seeing it.

Permalink Reply by Iain Moore on June 4, 2010 at 9:36

I wonder if I should contact the BBC and ask them if they will start a new show - "Year Watch". Wouldnt it be great to have a show like this on all the time :) I miss Bill, but Chris is doing a great job - and his "geek" side just makes me laugh.