0:00:02 > 0:00:06# Come join us Down On The Farm today
0:00:06 > 0:00:10# Learn about nature along the way
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# From seeds to crops and field to barn
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# So much to do down on the farm
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# Summer, autumn, winter, spring
0:00:17 > 0:00:19# Ploughing, planting, harvesting
0:00:19 > 0:00:24# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:00:24 > 0:00:29# Come join us Down On The Farm today. #
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Hello, I'm JB, and welcome to Down On The Farm.
0:00:36 > 0:00:38Autumn is here!
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's a busy time on the farm.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44There are lots of animals to look after and crops to harvest.
0:00:44 > 0:00:48So while I help out here, let's see what Storm is up to.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04I've come to a Scottish island called North Ronaldsay
0:01:04 > 0:01:06to visit some very special sheep.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09Now, they don't live in a field or eat grass.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Instead, they live right here on the seashore, and they eat seaweed.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25- Hi, Billy.- Hi, Storm.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27Now, most sheep I've seen eat grass.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30- These must be very special sheep. - They are indeed.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33They're thought to be the only sheep in the world
0:01:33 > 0:01:34that eat nothing but seaweed.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And they look very different too.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Yes, they're much smaller and nimble,
0:01:39 > 0:01:41and they have very good balance.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44They have to run over all the rocks that you see.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46How do they deal with the tide?
0:01:46 > 0:01:49When the tide goes out, they go down to feed,
0:01:49 > 0:01:52and when the tide comes in, they go up and have a sleep.
0:01:52 > 0:01:56- Do they pretty much look after themselves?- They do indeed.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59If they look after themselves, what is there for us to do?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01We have to look after the dyke,
0:02:01 > 0:02:04and you could come and join me to rebuild a bit of that maybe.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06- Great, let's go!- Let's go!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12The dyke is a wall that keeps the sheep on the shore.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17It's so long that it goes nearly all the way around the island.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19It's a big job to maintain it,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22so Farmer Billy's family have come to help.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32Hi, guys! You look very busy here.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35This doesn't look like your average wall.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38No, we don't use cement to glue the stones together.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40We just stack them one on top of the other.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43That's why it's called a dry-stone dyke.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Lay it there nice and flat. That's lovely.
0:02:49 > 0:02:50Thank you very much.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58- So, James, do the sheep ever come the side of the dyke?- Yeah.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00They come in for lambing.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04Some of the sheep nibble some grass during lambing season.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07We used lots of stones of different shapes
0:03:07 > 0:03:10and sizes to make the dyke tall and strong.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13That is an amazing stone!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Thank you very much. Oh, I'm getting better at this!
0:03:19 > 0:03:20You're welcome to help
0:03:20 > 0:03:23because there's over 2,000 sheep on the island.
0:03:23 > 0:03:252,000 sheep?!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27That's a lot of sheep.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Now, while we finish repairing this dyke,
0:03:30 > 0:03:33why don't you find out about birds in autumn?
0:03:35 > 0:03:40In autumn, the nights get longer and colder.
0:03:40 > 0:03:41To cope with these changes,
0:03:41 > 0:03:46some birds start to gather in huge flocks before nightfall.
0:03:46 > 0:03:50Sticking close together will help the birds to keep warm
0:03:50 > 0:03:51while they rest.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Starlings spend the day feeding in smaller groups,
0:03:56 > 0:03:59but by evening, start to meet up.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Together, they make incredible moving shapes in the sky.
0:04:04 > 0:04:09The eye-catching displays help more and more starlings join the flock.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13They do this because there is safety in numbers.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17With many hours of darkness ahead, hungry predators
0:04:17 > 0:04:22like foxes and birds of prey will be out hunting for food.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26The starlings have a much better chance of spotting danger
0:04:26 > 0:04:28if lots of them keep watch together.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33If a predator approaches, they can all fly up,
0:04:33 > 0:04:36trying to dodge and confuse the attacker
0:04:36 > 0:04:40by twisting and darting in a huge mass until it gives up.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44Flocking together like this helps starlings to stay
0:04:44 > 0:04:48safe and warm until daylight returns.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I've come to a nature reserve in Nottinghamshire
0:04:57 > 0:05:00to try and spot an animal that comes out in the dark.
0:05:00 > 0:05:04Now, it's got wings, a furry body and big ears.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Do you know what it is?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07It's a bat!
0:05:10 > 0:05:15This is Michael and his helpers. Tonight, we're going on a bat walk.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17But before we set off,
0:05:17 > 0:05:20we're going to have a special close-up look at a bat.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24This bat is OK to be held, but you should never touch one.
0:05:24 > 0:05:25Hi, guys.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27- ALL:- Hi, Storm!
0:05:27 > 0:05:32This is amazing! This is the first time I've seen a bat in real life.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36Now, this is Alana, and she is a brown long-eared bat.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- So, what do we know about bats? - They have hairy bodies.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43- They have wings and they can fly. - They do have wings.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46- They're made of skin, aren't they? - They are.
0:05:46 > 0:05:50They're like our hands. They've got long finger bones,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52with skin stretched between the fingers.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55- What else do we know? - They hang upside down.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58- They live in big groups. - They have big ears, too.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02They have, and they use those to hunt and find insects in the dark.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04Let's go and try and find some bats tonight.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- Does that sound like fun? Should we go find some bats?- Yeah!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10Let's go!
0:06:11 > 0:06:15It's getting dark, which means the bats will be out soon.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19OK, everyone, can you make the highest sound that you can make?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21HIGH-PITCHED SCREAMS
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Oh, that is high!
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Bats can make sounds much, much higher than that,
0:06:26 > 0:06:29so high that most people can't even hear them.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32These detectors change the high sounds that bats make
0:06:32 > 0:06:35into low sounds that we can hear.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Well, let's go bat hunting!
0:06:38 > 0:06:40I heard a click!
0:06:40 > 0:06:42I just saw a bat!
0:06:42 > 0:06:46- Storm, I'm getting something. - Are you? What can you hear?
0:06:46 > 0:06:49- Some craggily sounds. - Some craggily sounds?
0:06:49 > 0:06:53Bats can't see well in the dark, so instead of using their eyes,
0:06:53 > 0:06:56they make high sounds and listen with their big ears
0:06:56 > 0:07:00to figure out where they're going and where their food is.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- There's one! Hear him?- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06Did you hear that "zip, zip" noise then? It's him catching something.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10- I heard lots of them!- I heard some!
0:07:10 > 0:07:14While we continue to listen and watch out for some bats,
0:07:14 > 0:07:18why don't you listen to our autumn poem about spiders?
0:07:22 > 0:07:25Glinting in the autumn sun
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Drops of morning dew
0:07:27 > 0:07:30Hanging strings like precious pearls
0:07:30 > 0:07:33On the silky threads of spiders' webs
0:07:35 > 0:07:38Look around, they're everywhere!
0:07:38 > 0:07:44Each sticky layer made with care By spindly legs and feet so neat
0:07:45 > 0:07:48Round and round the spider goes
0:07:48 > 0:07:52To and fro, row after row
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Spinning such a pretty trap
0:07:54 > 0:07:57Built to catch autumn snacks.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Do you know what these are?
0:08:04 > 0:08:06That's right, they're onions.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08When onions are harvested in the autumn,
0:08:08 > 0:08:12some come from farms to factories like this.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Onions are a bulb vegetable we use in cooking.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20They are often red or brown in colour.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Today, Chris is going to show us around the onion factory,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30to see what happens once they've been harvested.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Hi, Chris.- Hi, JB, welcome to our onion store.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Thank you! Are all these boxes full of onions?
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Yes, JB. There's over 3 million onions in here.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42They've been grown at farms over the last six weeks where
0:08:42 > 0:08:45they've been brought here to be sorted and packed.
0:08:45 > 0:08:51- That's incredible!- Shall we go and have a look?- Yes, definitely!
0:08:51 > 0:08:56First, the onions are brought into the factory to be processed.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07The first thing we do is check that the onion is healthy.
0:09:07 > 0:09:11We cut the onions in half, and make sure they're nice and white inside.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14- Do you do that with all of the onions?- No, JB.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17We have a special machine that helps to do this for us.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20The machine checks the middle of the onions.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Any with rotten bits inside can't be eaten,
0:09:23 > 0:09:27and are taken off the conveyor belt and piled up to be used in compost.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30What happens once the onions are checked?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Well, JB, we sort them into different sizes.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Small ones like this go into plastic bags with lots of other onions.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40We have medium ones like this which go into boxes,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42and can be picked out by the customer.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46Large ones like this are packed in groups of three or four.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48And how do you sort the onions?
0:09:48 > 0:09:50Well, JB, we have a special camera to do that.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53- Can we take a look?- Of course.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55This is the camera box.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59As the onions whiz past, the camera looks at the top and bottom
0:09:59 > 0:10:02of each one to work out what size they are,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05then sorts them into different containers for packing.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Once the onions have been checked and sorted,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11we bring them here to the packing area, JB.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Is there another machine that does packing?- We do this by hand.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- Would you like to have a go at packing some?- Of course.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24How am I doing, Chris?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28I think you might have a little bit of work to do.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31- We've got one last job for you to do for us, JB.- OK.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37The last job is to pack the onions into crates.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42OK, we're done. That's it, JB.
0:10:42 > 0:10:47That's the onions sorted and packed and ready to send to our customers.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Thanks for your help. - Pleasure, Chris.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Whilst we send these on their way,
0:10:51 > 0:10:55why don't you find out what else happens in autumn?
0:11:01 > 0:11:05In autumn, the leaves on some trees change colour.
0:11:05 > 0:11:06Some go red,
0:11:06 > 0:11:08others turn yellow,
0:11:08 > 0:11:10and some brown.
0:11:10 > 0:11:13It's fun to find out what kind they are.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16An oak leaf has lots of curvy edges,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18a cherry leaf has spiky edges,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21and a sycamore leaf is pointy.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Next time you're outside, see what leaves you can find.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31Autumn gives us lots of colourful
0:11:31 > 0:11:34fruits and berries that are fun to pick,
0:11:34 > 0:11:35like these blackberries.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Adults can show you which berries are safe to eat.
0:11:39 > 0:11:43This is Farmer Charlotte, Sam and Zachary.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46They're going to make a warming autumn treat,
0:11:46 > 0:11:48a blackberry and apple pie.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So, now, we've washed our hands and ingredients.
0:11:51 > 0:11:54- What should we do next? - Peel the apples.
0:11:54 > 0:11:55And cut them smaller.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57That's right!
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Let's put them in this pastry.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17So, while the apples are baking, what should we do next?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20Put the cinnamon and sugar in the bowl.
0:12:23 > 0:12:29We mix the ingredients together and pour them over the baked apples.
0:12:31 > 0:12:36Then, roll some more pastry out and cut shapes to decorate the pie.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44So, that's looking very pretty.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Now, we need to brush the shapes with milk
0:12:46 > 0:12:50and then put them in the oven, and they'll go golden brown.
0:12:50 > 0:12:54The oven is hot, so Charlotte puts the pie in to bake.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59It's ready when it's golden brown and bubbling.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Right, guys. I think we're safe to tuck in now.- Yes!
0:13:12 > 0:13:16- Is it yummy, Zachary?- Yes, it is.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24Storm and I had an amazing time today. Did you enjoy it, too?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Remember, there's even more from Down On The Farm
0:13:27 > 0:13:29on the CBeebies website.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31See you next time. Bye!
0:13:31 > 0:13:35# Come join us Down On The Farm today
0:13:35 > 0:13:39# Learn about nature along the way
0:13:39 > 0:13:41# From seeds to crops And field to barn
0:13:41 > 0:13:44# So much to do down on the farm
0:13:44 > 0:13:46# Summer, autumn, winter, spring
0:13:46 > 0:13:48# Ploughing, planting, harvesting
0:13:48 > 0:13:52# With JB and Storm to lead the way
0:13:52 > 0:13:58# Come join us Down On The Farm today. #