Springwatch 2012: Episode Guide & Ratings

Live from Springwatch's stunning home in the Ynys-hir reserve in mid-Wales, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games follow the real-life daily fortunes of some unforgettable wildlife characters. Stories include a fox family looking after more than ten cubs and kingfishers trying to raise their young from inside their nest, along with footage of barn owls, blue tits, pied flycatchers and many more.

More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Could pine martens be back in Wales even though they were thought to be extinct? Martin investigates intriguing local sightings of this secretive British animal. They meet the osprey family nesting close by, and the story continues from inside the world of one of the UK's most beautiful birds - the kingfisher.

More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. The kingfishers face a dramatic turn of events and Iolo Williams goes underwater to witness the surprising mating ritual of one of the UK's biggest fish, the pike.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from mid-Wales on the latest news from the nest cameras, and there is a live update on the fate of the Springwatch kingfisher family. Martin Hughes-Games reveals what happened when he headed to Scotland for his first glimpse of secretive pine martens. And Springwatch launches a massive garden survey in time for the jubilee weekend.

Wildlife updates from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games from their base in mid-Wales, and extraordinary action, never filmed before, from a peregrine family living in one of the UK's finest cities. And on the jubilee bank holiday, a look back at UK wildlife over the past 60 years.

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on the latest news from the nest cameras and Martin Hughes-Games continues his search for pine martens in Wales, where they were thought to be extinct. And more adventures from the peregrine family, as they battle against one of the wettest springs in years.

More of the best live stories from the nestcams with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games, who try to track nocturnal animals around their base in mid-Wales with new specialist technology. There is an update on the dramatic story of a family of urban peregrines, and a wildlife garden that is a mini Springwatch.

Live with a family of urban peregrines as Iolo Williams reports on the chicks that must now risk leaving the nest. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on the latest news from other bird families struggling to raise their young, and how to check how good your garden or local patch is for wildlife.

Unique footage of otter cubs as they learn to live on the edge of town, and the latest updates from the live nest cameras after the weekend from Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. Chris and Martin also look back at how and when their passion for British wildlife began.

More news from the Springwatch otter family and an update on the search for pine martens in Wales. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news from the nest cameras, and high-speed camera technology takes a new look at the birds as they struggle to bring up their families.

The team try to get live footage of otters from their base in mid-Wales as they celebrate the return of the otter right across the UK, featuring some of the very best otter footage from Springwatch. Additionally Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring more news from the live nestcams.

Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games offer the last updates to the wildlife stories featured in 2012, including the latest news from the live nest cameras. Also, Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams has the final updates on the Springwatch fox and peregrine families.