Chris and Meg's Wild Summer

Synopsis

Wildlife presenters Chris Packham and stepdaughter Megan McCubbin go on a road trip with amazing animal encounters, stunning landscapes and time to reflect on their relationship.

First Air Date: 2021-08-29

Last Air Date: 2021-10-03

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Networks: BBC Two

Top Cast

Megan McCubbin as Self
Chris Packham as Self

Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: South West Wales (2021-08-29)

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin begin their wildlife-watching road trip with puffins in Pembrokeshire, before taking a canoe to look for otters and find dolphins in Cardigan Bay.
Ep. 2: Snowdonia (2021-09-05)

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin explore North Wales. Highlights include red kites, feral goats, sand lizards, climbing Snowdon and the world's fastest zipwire.
Ep. 3: Lake District (2021-09-12)

Chris Packham and his stepdaughter Megan McCubbin continue their a wildlife-watching road trip round Britain, this time exploring the Lake District. They take two alpacas for a short walk and a paddle in Derwentwater, before heading off in search of the elusive red squirrel, and going to a bar with a live badger-cam. Chris then takes Megan to Walney Island, one of his favourite places, where they catch sight of grey seals, eider ducks and terns
Ep. 4: North East Coast (2021-09-19)

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin visit a kittiwake colony, snorkel with grey seals, explore Lindisfarne island and take a boat to Bass Rock, home to 150,000 gannets.
Ep. 5: Cairngorms (2021-09-26)

Chris Packham and stepdaughter Meg McCubbin explore the Cairngorms. After admiring rare flowers, the pair discover osprey and badgers and scale a mountain in pursuit of red deer.
Ep. 6: Western Isles (2021-10-03)

Chris Packham and Meg McCubbin’s wildlife-watching road trip draws to a close with golden eagles on Harris, Risso’s dolphins off the Lewis coast and a few surprises for the pair.