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Spring - Season of Extremes

Ewan McGregor narrates a series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands. It is spring, the most unpredictable of all seasons in the Cairngorms.

Series about the wildlife of the Scottish Highlands, narrated by Ewan McGregor.

It's late March in the Cairngorm mountains and the hills are on fire! Old heather is being burned in readiness for the grouse season. Traditionally, this inferno marks the end of winter and the start of spring in this wilderness. But spring is the most unpredictable of all seasons here. Ospreys, red squirrels, dippers, capercaillies, roe deer and bottlenose dolphins have struggled to find food and raise their young while coping with the extremes of wind and weather.

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Mon 3 Oct 2022 19:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Ewan McGregor
Director Nigel Pope
Executive Producer Nigel Pope
Producer Jackie Savery
Producer Verity White
Producer Simon Williams

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