RSPB Arne: The home of Autumnwatch 2016

BBC Autumnwatch 2016
BBC Autumnwatch 2016

It’s Official! The BBC’s Autumwatch 2016 will be broadcast live from RSPB’s Arne Nature Reserve, right here in Dorset!

The much-anticipated programme will air between the 24th and 27th October and is set to follow the fortunes and, of course, misfortunes of some of Britain’s much-loved wildlife during the autumn months.

Silver-studded Blue (male). Photo: Matt Berry

Silver-studded Blue (male). Photo: Matt Berry

Arne was described by the RSPB as being home to a “wealth of wildlife in a beautiful setting” and in terms of butterflies this couldn’t be more true. The star of the show must surely be the gorgeous Silver-studded Blue: a butterfly that has undergone a major decline nationally over the last 40 years but can still be found in good numbers in June and July on Arne’s heathlands.

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3 thoughts on “RSPB Arne: The home of Autumnwatch 2016

  1. Dave Burt

    Eagle name: Minch! (The female Golden Eagle heroine in the book ‘Callanish’ by William Horwood – My favourite book) Dave Burt – North Dorset

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  2. Desy Hendrie

    Desy Hendrie from Glasgow,,,,,,be apt to call the Eagle something near its place of birth,,,,Katrina,,,,from loch Katrine….

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