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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country.

Lifelong nature lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall pursues his fascination with the wildlife of the West Country as he teams up with the region's most dedicated nature lovers.

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Hugh's Wild West: Series 1: Episode 5

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Hugh watches huge winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the wildlife of the West Country. In the Somerset Levels, Hugh sees winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost.

Lifelong wildlife lover Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall celebrates the creatures of the West Country and meets the people safeguarding their future.

This time Hugh is in the Somerset Levels to witness one of our greatest wildlife spectacles - huge winter flocks of starlings swirling in the sky as they come in to roost. The reedbeds where they seek refuge have been created from old peat quarries and thanks to dedicated volunteers they are now a haven for rare bitterns and great white egrets.

Nearby, there is another conservation success story - the large blue butterfly has been brought back from near-extinction. And avid nature enthusiast Stephen Hembery spends every spare moment catching his local wildlife on film but there is one elusive animal he is really focusing on - the hare.

Hugh's Wild West: Series 1

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