Chris and Meg's Wild Summer

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.

Documentary

Seasons

1. South West Wales

Air Date: 2021-08-29

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.

2. Snowdonia

Air Date: 2021-09-05

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.

3. Lake District

Air Date: 2021-09-12

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

4. North East Coast

Air Date: 2021-09-19

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.

5. Cairngorms

Air Date: 2021-09-26

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.

6. Western Isles

Air Date: 2021-10-03

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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Rating

4.0/10

Release Date

2021-08-29

Episodes

6 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Megan McCubbin

Self

Chris Packham