Episodes
Countryfile Winter Wonders (BBC One Sunday 4 December 2022 )
Today Sunday 4 December 2022, the show Countryfile airs a new episode called Winter Wonders.
Anita Rani is in Slimbridge at the renowned Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, a center for research and conservation established by Sir Peter Scott in 1946, to see some breathtaking winter sights.
Anita anticipates the arrival of Bewick’s swans, one of the most wonderful events in the Slimbridge calendar.
Swanfall is the term used by locals to describe the rarest and smallest of swans landing here after flying all the way from Russia to spend the winter in warmer climates.
Mary, one of the original “swan girls,” introduces herself to Anita and describes how she used to spend a lot of time quietly observing the Bewicks.
Anita spends time with Slimbridge Reserve Manager Dave Paynter as he discusses the changes he’s made to the location over the course of his 40 years of employment there.
Anita celebrates the upcoming winter as she searches the Countryfile archives, bringing to mind John’s encounter with wolves and Ellie’s wildlife safari in Scotland where she saw wild mountain hares.
Airdate for the episode Winter Wonders
Sunday 4 December 2022 at 19:30 on BBC One
Season 34 Episode 47
The people, places and stories making news in the British countryside.
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