Wild Britain With Ray Mears

Ray Mears travels to Scotland to explore the stunning Caledonian Pine Forests of the Scottish Highlands and discovers some rare birds including the mysterious Capercaillie.

In the Highlands of Scotland Ray witnesses the secretive courtship display of the black grouse, encounters a herd of reindeer and searches for the mountain hare in the Cairngorms.

Ray Mears heads to North Uist in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland to explore Loch Maddy - home to a variety of wildlife including red deer. He also dons his wetsuit to explore life beneath the loch's surface.

Ray Mears follows the chalk seam that runs from Beachy Head to the South Downs. In summer these hills are covered in colourful orchids and medicinal herbs that prove irresistible to a fantastic range of butterflies.

Ray Mears is on the uninhabited island of Skomer off the Pembrokeshire coast, home to a host of seabirds, including razorbills, guillemots and over 6,000 pairs of puffins.

Ray Mears explores the extraordinary peat bogs of Caithness and Sutherland. Covering 1,500 square miles, they are among the largest stretches of unspoiled blanket bog in Europe.

Ray Mears heads for Norfolk and the county's lowland rivers - a haven for wild plants and fauna, including the striking kingfisher and the endangered native crayfish.

Ray Mears heads to East Anglia to explore some of the wildest and wettest parts of Britain - the Norfolk and Suffolk Broads.

Ray Mears heads to the New Forest in Hampshire. Established 1,000 years ago as a royal hunting ground by William the Conqueror, this is now one of Britain's finest nature reserves.

Ray Mears presents his personal highlights from his Wild Britain series and explains why his favourite place in the world to view wildlife is home in Britain.