0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Gather round, one and all
0:00:05 > 0:00:08# You gotta answer the call
0:00:08 > 0:00:12# Listen up, look around you
0:00:12 > 0:00:16# There's a magical world to explore
0:00:22 > 0:00:27# There's a nature adventure
0:00:27 > 0:00:31# Coming your way soon
0:00:31 > 0:00:35# So come and join us
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# In this Green Balloon
0:00:38 > 0:00:46# And when we fly We're higher than the moon
0:00:46 > 0:00:49# So join us
0:00:49 > 0:00:53# Ah, ah
0:00:53 > 0:00:59# In our Green Balloon. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Hello there! You'll never guess where we're going.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Come on in and find out!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Come on, Skipper...
0:01:10 > 0:01:14- ALL: Hello! - Welcome to the Green Balloon Club!
0:01:14 > 0:01:16Sky, are we nearly there yet?
0:01:17 > 0:01:20No, we're still over the countryside.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23You haven't said where we're heading!
0:01:23 > 0:01:27We're off to Wales, to a mud festival!
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Yes! A mud festival! How cool is that?
0:01:30 > 0:01:33- I can't wait! - It sounds really fun!
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Aren't they going to get all muddy?
0:01:36 > 0:01:39I should think so, it's all part of the fun!
0:01:39 > 0:01:43I'm not sure I like mud!
0:01:43 > 0:01:46But you must, Lily-Rose, mud's fun!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Shall I do the register today? - Good idea!
0:01:49 > 0:01:52Here we go then. Jay, are you present?
0:01:52 > 0:01:56Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! Jay loves mud!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02I like that. Jay's here! Sky?
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! Sky loves Mud!
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Great!
0:02:08 > 0:02:12Pat? How does it go again?
0:02:12 > 0:02:16Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! I like mud!
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I'm here!
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Skipper? Are you present?
0:02:22 > 0:02:27Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! Skipper loves mud!
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Good girl! Ant? Are you present?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! Ant loves mud!
0:02:36 > 0:02:39Lily-Rose, are you present?
0:02:39 > 0:02:44Mud, bleugh! Mud, bleugh! I don't love mud, bleugh!
0:02:44 > 0:02:45THEY ALL LAUGH
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Lily-Rose, mud's fun!
0:02:47 > 0:02:51Never mind, Lily-Rose is here. And you. Are you here?
0:02:51 > 0:02:55I know you love mud. Join in with me!
0:02:55 > 0:03:00ALL: Mud! Shloop! Mud! Shloop! I love mud!
0:03:00 > 0:03:04CAT: That's everyone, present and correct.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08- Shall we do the Green Balloon Club Chant?- ALL: Yeah!
0:03:08 > 0:03:12DRUMMING
0:03:12 > 0:03:15ALL: We love animals, plants and birds
0:03:15 > 0:03:18We love snails and slugs
0:03:18 > 0:03:22Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Hey, Lily-Rose, come over here a moment!
0:03:29 > 0:03:32How's your nasturtiums doing?
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Very well, thanks. Two of the buds haven't flowered yet.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Remember when we planted the seeds? - Yes.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42What did you put in the pot to plant them in?
0:03:42 > 0:03:43Soil.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46I remember you enjoyed filling up the pot.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49Yes, but that's not mud! It's soil!
0:03:49 > 0:03:51But they're very similar!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53TICK-TOCK
0:03:53 > 0:03:56CLOCK: Special report! Special report!
0:03:56 > 0:04:00- Jelly's special report for us! - Is she at the mud festival?
0:04:00 > 0:04:04No, I don't think so. She's going down to the river!
0:04:11 > 0:04:15This is special reporter Jelly reporting for Green Balloon Club,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19and I'm going to have a picnic down by the river!
0:04:19 > 0:04:21I like having picnics by the river,
0:04:21 > 0:04:24because I get to see lots of wildlife!
0:04:24 > 0:04:26I'd better not be late! Off I go!
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Oh! You can come too, by the way! Come on!
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Oh, hello, Finlay! Hello, Gavin!
0:04:40 > 0:04:43- Hello, Jelly! - Are you playing with those sticks?
0:04:43 > 0:04:47- Yes! Would you like to play too? - Yes, please!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50We drop our sticks in, run to the other side,
0:04:50 > 0:04:53then the water carries it over there,
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and then we see who's the winner, and comes out first.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59That sounds like fun! Can I have a stick?
0:04:59 > 0:05:01OK. Let's go!
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Quick! Let's go see who won!
0:05:09 > 0:05:11Oh! Oh, whose is it?
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Oh, you've won, Finlay! Oh, yeah! Well done!
0:05:16 > 0:05:20- Would you like to play again, Jelly? - Yes... Oh no, I can't!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24I've got to go for my picnic. Do you want to come too?
0:05:24 > 0:05:27We'd love to come. Do you want to come on the boat with us?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Yes, please! That would be wonderful! - Come on! Let's go!
0:05:31 > 0:05:36Oh! So here we are on the boat! I can't believe it!
0:05:36 > 0:05:40We're hopefully going to see lots of wildlife and nature and animals!
0:05:40 > 0:05:43We just have to do lots of spotting.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- Look! Can you see over there? - What is it?
0:05:47 > 0:05:51It's the baby swans! It's the cygnets! Can you see them?
0:05:51 > 0:05:56Yes! And they're with their mummy and daddy, aren't they?
0:05:56 > 0:05:59They're all fluffy, aren't they?
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Jelly, can you see anything that I can look at through my binoculars?
0:06:03 > 0:06:07Look! Look over there! What are those yellow flowers?
0:06:07 > 0:06:13- That's marsh marigold, that is!- Oh! - They're related to buttercups.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15I love buttercups!
0:06:15 > 0:06:16If you look up in the sky,
0:06:16 > 0:06:19can you see the house martins scooting about?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Yes, I can see them!
0:06:21 > 0:06:27- There's a cormorant flying by in the sky.- I saw it!- I saw it!
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Oh look, it's the baby coots!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34There's mummy and daddy there as well!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- What can you see?- I saw it!- I saw it!
0:06:39 > 0:06:41THEY LAUGH
0:06:41 > 0:06:43It's so much fun!
0:06:46 > 0:06:50The riverbank is the perfect spot for a picnic, isn't it?
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- What's your favourite animal, Finlay? - I like seeing the ducks!
0:06:55 > 0:06:57We did well spotting them.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00I think we should have some cake to celebrate!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02Off you go, tuck in!
0:07:02 > 0:07:03BUZZING
0:07:03 > 0:07:08It looks as though all the flies have come to join us, as usual!
0:07:08 > 0:07:10They're all over the place!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Ha! Silly flies!
0:07:12 > 0:07:17And now the flies have buzzed off, it's time for me to buzz off too!
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Thank you very much for taking me on your boat down the river!
0:07:21 > 0:07:24BOTH: Bye-bye, Jelly!
0:07:24 > 0:07:28This is special reporter Jelly reporting for Green Balloon Club,
0:07:28 > 0:07:32all about the wildlife that lives by the river!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34And I've enjoyed a tasty picnic too.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38Back to you in the Green Balloon! Up, up, and away!
0:07:43 > 0:07:50# What a difference a day makes
0:07:52 > 0:07:56# 24 little hours
0:07:59 > 0:08:03# Brought the sun and the flowers
0:08:07 > 0:08:12# Where there used to be rain
0:08:15 > 0:08:20# My yesterday was blue, dear
0:08:22 > 0:08:27# Today I'm a part of you, dear
0:08:29 > 0:08:35# My lonely nights are through, dear
0:08:37 > 0:08:43# Since you said you were mine
0:08:43 > 0:08:49# Oh, and what a difference a day made
0:08:51 > 0:08:59# And the difference is you
0:09:00 > 0:09:03# Is you... #
0:09:13 > 0:09:18- Do you know what this is, Lily-Rose? - A wormery!
0:09:18 > 0:09:21- And do you know what's inside it? - Worms, of course!
0:09:21 > 0:09:24That's right! Do you know what they're doing?
0:09:24 > 0:09:26Mmm...no.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30They're working away at our vegetable scraps to make compost.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Would you like to see them?
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Maybe...
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Mmm.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53There.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Ooh, it stinks. Look, Ant, I found one!
0:09:57 > 0:09:59It's a red one.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02You're right!
0:10:02 > 0:10:06- Is it worm poo? - No, Lily-Rose, it's compost!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I think I'm going to wash my hands.
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Oh no! She still doesn't like mud.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21In the far north of Britain, along the west coast of Scotland,
0:10:21 > 0:10:26there's a very secretive and lovable creature that lives by the sea.
0:10:28 > 0:10:31I'm an otter, and this is my baby cub!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37My baby otter cub is only nine months old,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41and already she is almost as big as me!
0:10:41 > 0:10:43She is also very playful.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52For the next few months or so, she'll stay very close to me,
0:10:52 > 0:10:56so I can teach her how to fish for our food!
0:10:56 > 0:11:01We go everywhere together, and we are always side by side.
0:11:04 > 0:11:08I know all the best places for finding fish.
0:11:08 > 0:11:13Look how I dive. I use my long tail like a rudder to swim underwater.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17My cub watches every move I make.
0:11:17 > 0:11:21It's not long before she catches her own fish!
0:11:25 > 0:11:28We use our paws to hold our supper tightly.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32Trying to hold on to slippery fish is no easy job!
0:11:36 > 0:11:40When we're not fishing, we like to groom each other.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44It's important to make sure our fur is in tip-top condition.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48In the cold water, our special fur coat keeps us warm and snug.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53We have an outer layer of fur that gets soaking wet.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57Yet underneath, we have thick, dense fur that stays nice and dry.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01That's how we can swim in the sea, no matter how cold it is.
0:12:01 > 0:12:07Amazingly, we hunt for fish even in the most stormy of weathers.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10We have to, or we would go very hungry.
0:12:11 > 0:12:15In the next few months, my cub will be old enough to fend for herself,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18and she will find a new home along the coast.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Until that time, I'll raise my cub.
0:12:20 > 0:12:24I'll teach her all the skills to become a grown-up otter.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Maybe she'll form her own family!
0:12:26 > 0:12:31As the sun goes down, there's time for one more dip in the sea.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33See you!
0:12:38 > 0:12:43Otters are really amazing, aren't they? Have you ever seen one?
0:12:43 > 0:12:45No, they're pretty rare.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47I bet they like the mud.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51Yes, I'm sure they do. They live by the water in quite muddy places.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55I wonder if we asked Sky if she'd let us play with some mud?
0:12:55 > 0:12:57I'll go and ask her!
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I've found some Green Balloon Club members!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- Is it the mud festival? - It doesn't look muddy down there.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07BOTH: Hello!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09- BOTH:- Hello!
0:13:13 > 0:13:16BOTH: Hello!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19This week, we're spotting elderberries!
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Let's get spotting!
0:13:22 > 0:13:29Elderberries grow in little bunches, on elder trees and bushes.
0:13:29 > 0:13:33They grow along paths and streams.
0:13:33 > 0:13:37The leaves on elder trees have jagged edges.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39The berries come in the autumn!
0:13:39 > 0:13:44They're green, and then light purple and then dark purple.
0:13:44 > 0:13:49The green ones aren't ripe, but the purple ones are!
0:13:49 > 0:13:52There is a seed in each berry.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55Birds and other wildlife like to eat them.
0:13:55 > 0:13:58The seeds can grow into new elderberry trees.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03It's very important not to pick any berries or eat any berries
0:14:03 > 0:14:05unless a grown-up says it's safe.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11So, remember the clues!
0:14:11 > 0:14:14The elder tree has jagged leaves.
0:14:14 > 0:14:17The berries grow in the autumn.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20And they are dark purple when they ripe.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Now, why don't YOU spot some?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25BOTH: Bye!
0:14:25 > 0:14:26Bye!
0:14:26 > 0:14:28And thanks for this week's Spot!
0:14:28 > 0:14:32If you manage to spot some elderberries where you live,
0:14:32 > 0:14:35you can earn a green star for your scrapbook!
0:14:35 > 0:14:38You can find all our Spots on our website.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42But first, to get on to our website,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45you need to know the secret picture password,
0:14:45 > 0:14:50and this week, we've got a choice between the otter and the duck!
0:14:50 > 0:14:53And which one would you choose?
0:14:53 > 0:14:55I think I'll try...
0:14:56 > 0:14:57..the otter.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59There!
0:14:59 > 0:15:01And once you're here...
0:15:01 > 0:15:05you can look at this section for this week's Spots!
0:15:05 > 0:15:09You can watch the Spot again, and once you've spotted it,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12you can add it to your online scrapbook!
0:15:12 > 0:15:14ALL: We're ready!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17Ta-da!
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Now here's some mud that you CAN play with.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23- JAY:- But Sky, it looks like clay.
0:15:23 > 0:15:27It is clay! Clay is a kind of mud from out of the ground.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30- Are we going to some modelling?- Yes! - Great!
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Right, now, everybody take a lump.
0:15:33 > 0:15:34And put it down.
0:15:34 > 0:15:37Make sure your hands are nice and wet.
0:15:38 > 0:15:43And then smooth it into a big sausage shape.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49And what we're going to do, is we're gonna make some seals.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53So we need to make them a bit long.
0:15:53 > 0:15:59- This is fun!- It's all slippery and gooey.- It's fun, isn't it?
0:15:59 > 0:16:01Don't you want a go, Lily-Rose?
0:16:02 > 0:16:04OK, everyone grab a knife.
0:16:04 > 0:16:10And let's make some fins on the tail by just cutting the back like this.
0:16:10 > 0:16:14It's lovely and gooey and messy.
0:16:22 > 0:16:27- I like this because if you make a mistake, you can rub it out.- Exactly!
0:16:27 > 0:16:28It's so fun!
0:16:33 > 0:16:37I'm gonna try and make a bit more of a shape for its head.
0:16:39 > 0:16:45I'm going to lift the head up so they can look up a bit...
0:16:47 > 0:16:52You really push it on, cos it's so slippery!
0:16:54 > 0:16:57- We should give ours a face, shouldn't we?- Yes.
0:16:57 > 0:16:59Yours is looking really good, Jay.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01Thanks, Sky.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05And we're gonna give it a cute little nose.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08And they've got whiskers as well, don't they?
0:17:08 > 0:17:13I think I should make some flippers so that my seal can swim.
0:17:13 > 0:17:18So we'll give it two cuts here...
0:17:18 > 0:17:21Do the flippers have any patterns on?
0:17:21 > 0:17:24You could put some on yours if you like.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25That's a good idea.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37Whoops!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39Very messy!
0:17:39 > 0:17:42THEY ALL LAUGH
0:17:43 > 0:17:44It's so gooey!
0:17:44 > 0:17:47Seals have holes in their heads so they can hear,
0:17:47 > 0:17:49so I'm gonna give mine some.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51That's a good idea, Jay.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Lily-Rose, would you like a go?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Maybe.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- HORN - Oh! I think we must be there!
0:18:00 > 0:18:01LILY-ROSE: I'll go!
0:18:01 > 0:18:05It is! It is! It's the mud festival!
0:18:05 > 0:18:08And I spy some Green Balloon Club members!
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- BOTH:- Hello! Hello!
0:18:11 > 0:18:12Hello!
0:18:12 > 0:18:14- BOTH:- Hello!
0:18:14 > 0:18:18Today we've come to the Wetlands Centre at Llanelli
0:18:18 > 0:18:20to take part in the Mud Festival.
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Come on, let's go and have a look!
0:18:24 > 0:18:26'There's so much to see and do here.'
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- BOTH:- Like welly-wanging!
0:18:33 > 0:18:34'And mud sculpting.'
0:18:34 > 0:18:38'Mud is soil that is soaked by water.'
0:18:38 > 0:18:42We decided to take part in a mud safari.
0:18:44 > 0:18:47We need to follow the flags.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Look, there's lots of mud here!
0:18:51 > 0:18:53'It is important for plants
0:18:53 > 0:18:57'because they get their food and water from the wet soil.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03'I wonder if we'll spot any animals lurking in the mud?'
0:19:04 > 0:19:07He's tickling me! He's tickling me!
0:19:07 > 0:19:10'These are mud flats.
0:19:10 > 0:19:15'They are very important for wildlife that lives here.'
0:19:17 > 0:19:22'The mud provides food for the worms and shellfish that live there.'
0:19:22 > 0:19:25Look, I found a crab!
0:19:25 > 0:19:27'But it's not good for us to eat.'
0:19:27 > 0:19:33'We've found a baby, a live crab.'
0:19:33 > 0:19:35I've found some closed cockle shells.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39You must always be with an adult.
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Can't wait to get muddy!
0:19:43 > 0:19:45- It's squidgy!- And sticky!
0:19:45 > 0:19:47What are you making?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50A mud ball to chuck at you!
0:19:50 > 0:19:55'Today our parents have let us get this muddy.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59'Remember to check with them first.'
0:20:00 > 0:20:01HE LAUGHS
0:20:01 > 0:20:04Look at your face! It's so muddy!
0:20:13 > 0:20:15It's nearly time for us to say goodbye.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18Not before we've had a go at mud sculpture!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40We've built the Green Balloon!
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Thanks for visiting us today!
0:20:42 > 0:20:45- BOTH:- Goodbye!
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Bye-bye!
0:20:48 > 0:20:52- That looked like such fun! - I love mud!
0:20:52 > 0:20:57- So do I!- Lily-Rose, look at you!
0:20:57 > 0:20:58I made a worm!
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Lily-Rose, it's lovely!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02But we'd better get you cleaned up!
0:21:02 > 0:21:07There's no time for that now, because we're coming in to land!
0:21:16 > 0:21:18And whenever we land, it's...
0:21:18 > 0:21:21ALL: ..time for a song!
0:21:29 > 0:21:36# Did you ever consider the miracle outside your window?
0:21:36 > 0:21:40# Out in the fresh air Some rain and water
0:21:40 > 0:21:43# A little sun will make you garden grow
0:21:43 > 0:21:48# One magical tiny seed
0:21:48 > 0:21:51# Will one day be food to eat
0:21:51 > 0:21:52# Dig it
0:21:52 > 0:21:54# Plant it
0:21:54 > 0:21:57# Watering the seeds we sow
0:21:57 > 0:21:59# Then we'll dig it
0:21:59 > 0:22:01# Eat it
0:22:01 > 0:22:04# Loving all the food we grow
0:22:05 > 0:22:07# We've got beetroot
0:22:07 > 0:22:09# There's lettuce
0:22:09 > 0:22:11# Carrots, butternut
0:22:11 > 0:22:13# And tomato
0:22:13 > 0:22:17# From the earth to the table
0:22:17 > 0:22:20# Full of vitamins, we love them so
0:22:20 > 0:22:24# If you don't have a patch near you
0:22:24 > 0:22:27# A window box or a pot will do, so
0:22:27 > 0:22:31# Dig it Plant it
0:22:31 > 0:22:34# Watering the seeds we sow
0:22:34 > 0:22:38# Then we'll dig it Eat it
0:22:38 > 0:22:42# Loving all the food we grow
0:22:42 > 0:22:44# Dig it
0:22:44 > 0:22:46# Plant it
0:22:46 > 0:22:49# Watering the seeds we sow
0:22:49 > 0:22:51# Then we'll dig it
0:22:51 > 0:22:53# Eat it
0:22:53 > 0:22:57# Loving all the food we grow
0:23:13 > 0:23:16# Deep down the roots will grow
0:23:16 > 0:23:19# Some green fingers it will show
0:23:23 > 0:23:26# Dig it, plant it
0:23:26 > 0:23:29# Watering the seeds we sow
0:23:29 > 0:23:34# Then we'll dig it, eat it
0:23:34 > 0:23:37# Loving all the food we grow
0:23:37 > 0:23:41# Then we'll dig it, plant it
0:23:41 > 0:23:44# Watering the seeds we sow
0:23:44 > 0:23:49# Then we'll dig it, eat it
0:23:49 > 0:23:51# Loving all the food we grow. #
0:23:51 > 0:23:53ALL: Bye!
0:23:53 > 0:23:55Thanks for coming to fly with us today!
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Perhaps you could do some modelling with clay!
0:23:57 > 0:24:00And see if you can get all muddy!
0:24:00 > 0:24:03ALL: See you next week! Bye!
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