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Wild Britain with Ray Mears
Season 3
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Episode 130 min2013-01-04
Isle of Mull
Ray makes his way to the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides looking for marine and coastal wildlife. He meets up with local whale watching skipper James Fairburns as they look for the signs of minke whale and he comes face to face with the world’s second largest fish after he snorkels with a huge basking shark. He finds it hard to stay on his feet as the boat takes him to the epicentre of the Corywreckan whirlpool.
Episode 230 min2013-01-11
Isle of Wight Woodland
Ray takes a look around the ancient forests on the Isle of Wight. The island has no grey squirrels making it a sanctuary for our native endangered red squirrels. Ray talks to Ian White of the People’s Trust for Endangered Species as he takes a look at nest boxes put in to improve the survival chances of the dormouse.
Episode 330 min2013-01-18
Yorkshire Dales Limestone
Ray makes his way to the Yorkshire Dales to learn more about the limestone geology of the pavements, cliffs and caves and the wildlife that depends on it.
Episode 430 min2013-01-25
Salisbury Plain
Ray takes a look around the Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire which is the largest area of chalk grassland in the country and home to the largest military training operation.
Episode 530 min2013-02-01
River Wye
Ray continues his celebration of the British landscape and its wildlife. Ray takes a trip down the River Wye in Wales, meeting local experts and observing wildlife.
Episode 630 min2013-02-08
Argyll Rainforest
In Argyll, Ray explores the temperate rainforest, discovers the skia deer, meets local lichenologist, and learns about reintroduction of the European beaver.
Episode 730 min2013-02-15
Isle of Wight
Off the Isle of Wight Ray finds conger eels, the spiny spider crab and smooth hound sharks and on land a rare butterfly and the footprint of a prehistoric iguanodon.
Episode 830 min2013-02-22
Isle of Scilly
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Episode 930 min2013-03-01
The Weald
Ray takes a look around the area known as The Weald, a landscape of ancient forest, small fields and heath on the Kent-Sussex border in south east England.
Episode 1030 min2013-03-08
Best of Series 3
Ray takes a look back at some of his favourite moments from the series.
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