0:00:02 > 0:00:06# Gather round one and all
0:00:06 > 0:00:09# You've gotta answer the call
0:00:09 > 0:00:15# Listen up, look around you, there's a magical world
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# To explore
0:00:23 > 0:00:29# There's a major adventure
0:00:29 > 0:00:32# Coming your way soon
0:00:32 > 0:00:36# So come and join us
0:00:36 > 0:00:39# In this green balloon
0:00:39 > 0:00:47# And when we fly we're higher than the moon
0:00:47 > 0:00:54# So join us, all...
0:00:54 > 0:01:00# In our green balloon. #
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Hello. It's cold out here today. Let's go inside where it's warm.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08Come on, Skipper.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12ALL: Hello! Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16It may be cold outside, but in here it's snuggly and warm.
0:01:16 > 0:01:20We're finding out about hibernation. What's hibernation?
0:01:20 > 0:01:25It's when animals sleep during the winter. Hedgehogs do that.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30And lots of other animals. What other animals? Bats do, for a start.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34They like hanging somewhere it's sheltered.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Ah, I love bats.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37JAY COUGHS
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And frogs hibernate at the bottom of ponds.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45Frogs sleep at the bottom of the pond, all winter? That's right.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46JAY COUGHS
0:01:46 > 0:01:51Have you got a cough, Jay? No, we haven't done the register yet!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Yes, the register, of course! Let's do it now.
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Here goes then. Lily Rose?
0:01:59 > 0:02:04Are you here, Lily Rose? Yes, but I'm hibernating. Oh!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Lily Rose is hibernating.
0:02:07 > 0:02:08Ant?
0:02:10 > 0:02:13It looks like Ant's hibernating too.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15What about you, Cat?
0:02:18 > 0:02:24So we've got a hibernating Cat. It's unusual for cats to hibernate.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29What about you, Skipper? Are you hibernating?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Of course you are!
0:02:33 > 0:02:38Well, we've got the world's first hibernating dog. Now it's me.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Shall I hibernate too?
0:02:40 > 0:02:42JAY YAWNS
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Oh, no, I can't!
0:02:46 > 0:02:52If I hibernate nobody'll be able to take the register... Sky?
0:02:52 > 0:02:55I'm definitely feeling a bit sleepy.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Perhaps I'll just hibernate.
0:03:03 > 0:03:07And what about you? Are you hibernating as well?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10If you are, then do it now.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Just snuggle up nice and warm in your den
0:03:13 > 0:03:19and go...to...sleep for the winter.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25But now wake up! Hibernation over!
0:03:25 > 0:03:29It's time for the Green Balloon Club chant! Yay!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37ALL: # We love animals, plants and birds
0:03:37 > 0:03:39# We love snails and slugs
0:03:39 > 0:03:45# Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs
0:03:45 > 0:03:48# Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Sky? You know hedgehogs? Yes. They go to sleep in the winter.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54That's right.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56But why do they do that?
0:03:56 > 0:04:00Well, in the winter, the days get shorter and colder
0:04:00 > 0:04:04and food is hard to find. Some animals find it better to fatten
0:04:04 > 0:04:09themselves up all the way through to autumn and then go to sleep
0:04:09 > 0:04:11in a safe place until spring comes.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15So does that mean they miss all Christmas? I guess they do.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Then I'm not going to hibernate.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20CLOCKWORK CLATTERS
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Special report! Special report!
0:04:22 > 0:04:26Oh, that's Jelly! Does she hibernate in the winter?
0:04:26 > 0:04:30Oh, no, I don't think so. Let's find out where she is today.
0:04:37 > 0:04:41This is special reporter Jelly, reporting for Green Balloon Club.
0:04:41 > 0:04:46Today, I'm at a hospital. But don't worry, I am not ill.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48No, this is Tiggywinkles,
0:04:48 > 0:04:51and it is a wildlife hospital
0:04:51 > 0:04:54and it's where animals come to get better.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Come on, let's go and meet some.
0:04:58 > 0:05:04Hello, Florence. Hello, Amelia. BOTH: Hi, Jelly. Hello.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10Aw, you've got a baby hedgehog. He came in with an injured leg.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14Oh dear, and what is that bit on him? It's a bandage.
0:05:14 > 0:05:20The bandage makes his leg better. Oh, I see. He's so tiny, isn't he?
0:05:20 > 0:05:25How old is he? He's three months, but he's very small for his age.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28What happens when the bandage comes off?
0:05:28 > 0:05:32He has swimming lessons. Swimming lessons?!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34In a bath?!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38So this bath is like a swimming pool for hedgehogs?
0:05:38 > 0:05:43Yes, it's just like a swimming pool and this hedgehog has a broken leg.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46Oh. It's healing now.
0:05:46 > 0:05:51And it's going in the bath to have a bit of exercise. Oh, I see.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Oh, yes. Oh!
0:05:53 > 0:05:57Look at him, I can't believe it! Oh, he's swimming.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01Oh! Little hedgehog, oh, hello.
0:06:02 > 0:06:07I didn't know hedgehogs could swim. He's doing the hedgey-paddle!
0:06:10 > 0:06:13Like a dog doing doggy-paddle.
0:06:13 > 0:06:16You know, but it's hedgey-paddle.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Look at him!
0:06:22 > 0:06:28This is where lots of hedgehogs are already feeling a lot better.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30And this is Ivory.
0:06:30 > 0:06:36She is very unusual because she has blonde spikes.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41And she's squeaking. And why are her spikes so blonde?
0:06:41 > 0:06:45We don't know, but all her brothers and sisters were brown
0:06:45 > 0:06:51and she was the only one with blonde spikes. Oh, it's amazing, isn't it?
0:06:51 > 0:06:57Florence, what else can we do to help look after hedgehogs?
0:06:57 > 0:07:00You can give them dog and cat food
0:07:00 > 0:07:05and water but never give them milk or bread cos it can make them ill.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10And they need to eat lots before they go into hibernation.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14I hope you have a really good sleep, Ivory.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Thank you very much. Bye-bye for now.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Bye, Jelly. Bye, Jelly.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25This is special reporter Jelly, reporting for Green Balloon Club
0:07:25 > 0:07:28from Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Back to you in the Green Balloon, up, up and away!
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Today's marvellous mini-beast is the peacock butterfly.
0:07:43 > 0:07:47It's named after a bird called a peacock that has lots of feathers
0:07:47 > 0:07:49like eyes on its tail.
0:07:49 > 0:07:55It has patterns on its wings to scare off creatures that might attack it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:59In the summer, they're quite easy to spot.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02They love places with flowers and fruit.
0:08:02 > 0:08:08But in the winter, they're even more amazing because they hibernate
0:08:08 > 0:08:12in sheltered places like sheds, ready to emerge again
0:08:12 > 0:08:13when the weather warms up.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25Ant, do spiders hibernate? Um...
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Not our ones. A lot of them die during the winter.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Oh, poor things.
0:08:31 > 0:08:36But they leave behind a small sack of eggs, it's called an egg sac.
0:08:36 > 0:08:40In spring, it hatches with hundreds of baby spiders.
0:08:40 > 0:08:45Perhaps you should draw the egg sac too. OK, then.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46Do birds hibernate, Jay?
0:08:46 > 0:08:51No, some migrate, which means they go to warmer countries for winter.
0:08:51 > 0:08:55What about the ones that stay? They have to get through winter
0:08:55 > 0:08:58as best they can, saving energy and body heat.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Did you know that a lot of mini-beasts hibernate? Do they?
0:09:02 > 0:09:08Where do they go? They hide amongst the dead leaves. In wood,
0:09:08 > 0:09:12in flaky bark. You could help by leaving your garden untidy.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16So they've got lots of places to hide? That's right.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19You could be more helpful by making a bug box.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24I'd like to do that. Let's see if we have enough things to make one then.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27I think my seeds are hibernating.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32Not one has grown yet. Perhaps young plants don't like the cold.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35We might have to wait for the weather to get warmer
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and the days to get lighter.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42I guess it is a bit cold for little babies.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45I spy some Green Balloon Club members.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48ALL: Hello!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51ALL: Hello!
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Hey! Hello, Green...
0:09:55 > 0:09:56..Balloon.
0:09:56 > 0:10:00Daddy.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Well, I'm here with my friends.
0:10:02 > 0:10:06Have you noticed that it's getting quite cold at the moment? Brr!
0:10:08 > 0:10:11When it gets cold we like to wrap up in warm clothes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16Well, tortoises like to keep warm too, don't they? Yeah.
0:10:16 > 0:10:21That's right. My friends have got a tortoise and his name is Scratch.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25And at this time of year, he likes to hibernate, doesn't he? Yeah.
0:10:25 > 0:10:30Do you know what hibernate means? It means you go to sleep
0:10:30 > 0:10:32during the winter months.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36We're gonna help Scratch the tortoise hibernate.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Do you know the sign for tortoise? Yeah.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42You put one hand like that, that's the body,
0:10:42 > 0:10:44then you pop the shell on top like that.
0:10:44 > 0:10:50And then you use your finger as the little head, like that.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52"Hello, how are you?"
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Why don't you have a go?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00To keep Scratch nice and warm during his hibernation,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03we're gonna use two cardboard boxes.
0:11:03 > 0:11:08That's it. You gonna help, Ernest? Good boy. And lift the lid up here
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and we're going to pop Scratch into the box.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14Now, I've got some lovely, warm, snuggly bedding.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19Does that look warm in there? Yeah, warm. Cosy and warm.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23That's a tortoise.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Then, we're going to very gently
0:11:26 > 0:11:31pick up Scratch and pop him in the box. That's right. In he goes.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39Now very gently put the lid on top. Just so Scratch can breathe,
0:11:39 > 0:11:43we're going to pop a few little holes at the top of the box.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Use this pencil. Pop them through like this.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49Are you going to help do one? Yeah. OK, off you go.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53Push it hard... Yes, very good!
0:11:53 > 0:11:57That's it, excellent. Right, that's enough.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00OK. Right, we'll pop that one over here.
0:12:00 > 0:12:07Now we're going to use a big box. Yeah. A big enormous. That's right,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09it is a big one, isn't it? Yeah.
0:12:09 > 0:12:13And we need to put lots of stuffing in there too.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Are you going to help? Are you going to hold some for me?
0:12:17 > 0:12:20You can hold that. Right...
0:12:20 > 0:12:27There we go. And then, we can pop Scratch gently into the big box.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32We need to pop some more holes in the big box. One, two...
0:12:32 > 0:12:36Aqib, are you going to do one? Thank you! There we are.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44And Scratch will be able to breathe, won't he? Yeah!
0:12:44 > 0:12:48It's hard, Justin. It's hard, isn't it?
0:12:48 > 0:12:53Yay! Well done. That was a great help today.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56Right. And now we're going to close the box.
0:12:56 > 0:13:02So, do that...and then just tuck that over, like so. Ho-ho!
0:13:02 > 0:13:07Well, Scratch is inside the boxes. He's nice and warm and cosy.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11But what we have to do now is find a perfect place for him to sleep.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Yeah? Yes! Well, come on then.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Let's go. Come on, Scratch.
0:13:17 > 0:13:22We're looking for the perfect place for Scratch to sleep for the winter.
0:13:22 > 0:13:28It's a lovely, warm, dry shed. Perfect for Scratch to hibernate in.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32This is good. All we need to do is carefully pop him inside.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42There we go. And now we can say goodnight to Scratch.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45ALL: Goodnight, Scratch.
0:13:45 > 0:13:51Goodnight, Scratch. See you soon. Ooh, and goodbye to you too.
0:13:51 > 0:13:56Goodbye, Green Balloon Club, bye-bye!
0:13:56 > 0:14:01ALL: Goodbye, Green Balloon Club!
0:14:03 > 0:14:07Do we need anything else for your bug box, Ant? No.
0:14:07 > 0:14:13That's it. And I got Sky to cut the ends off a bottle for us.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15So, this'll be the bug box.
0:14:15 > 0:14:20Now first, we need to get a piece of string and put it inside the bottle.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Is that so you can hang the bug box up? Yes, that's right, Jay.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28And you can either tie it in a knot or a bow.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31Then, when you've done that...
0:14:34 > 0:14:37..you get some sticks.
0:14:37 > 0:14:42Do you know what these are called, Jay? No. They're called cow parsley.
0:14:42 > 0:14:48So, you put them inside. Why are we using cow parsley, Ant?
0:14:48 > 0:14:53It's because it's hollow, so then the bugs can hibernate inside.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57We need to make sure that we don't bury the string,
0:14:57 > 0:15:00so that we can still hang it up, like that.
0:15:06 > 0:15:10What sort of bugs might we get in our bug box? Ladybirds,
0:15:10 > 0:15:13lacewings, earwigs.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Quite a lot of different mini-beasts.
0:15:17 > 0:15:19While I finish this,
0:15:19 > 0:15:23why don't you make one with the cardboard? Good idea.
0:15:23 > 0:15:26That's just in case you don't have any cow parsley.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Are we using corrugated cardboard because it's got
0:15:43 > 0:15:48these little holes in so the bugs can crawl in? Yes, that's right, Jay.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57Lacewings especially like that cardboard.
0:15:57 > 0:16:04I think I've finished, Ant. Me too. Where should we hang them up?
0:16:04 > 0:16:09Somewhere sheltered so the rain doesn't go in the cow parsley.
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Near plants - loads of mini-beasts there.
0:16:12 > 0:16:18Yours looks really cool, Ant. Thanks, Jay. So does yours.
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Are you looking something up, Cat?
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Yes, I'm trying to find the champion hibernator. Who is it?
0:16:25 > 0:16:31Here it is! Sweet! It's a dormouse, it sleeps for seven months.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34So that's over half a year.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Yes, so just imagine if we were dormice,
0:16:36 > 0:16:40and we went to sleep now, and when would we wake up?
0:16:40 > 0:16:42We would sleep through...
0:16:42 > 0:16:46BOTH: December, January, February,
0:16:46 > 0:16:51March, April, May, June.
0:16:51 > 0:16:57So that means we would miss Christmas, your birthday,
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Easter and everything!
0:17:00 > 0:17:05Yes, that means we would sleep in winter and wake up in summer.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10Amazing! That's why I think this is the champion hibernator.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Tucked away in an old hazel wood,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17there's a little tiny creature, fast asleep.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19IT YAWNS
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Oh, hello. I'm a dormouse.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24You'll have to excuse me, I've just woken up.
0:17:24 > 0:17:29For over half the year, I hibernate, which is a very long sleep.
0:17:29 > 0:17:33It's my way of saving energy when there's not much food around
0:17:33 > 0:17:35and it's too cold outside.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39As spring arrives and it starts to get warmer,
0:17:39 > 0:17:45there's no time to lose. It's time to leave my nest and stock up on food.
0:17:45 > 0:17:51My next job is to build a nest for my tiny babies that are on the way.
0:17:51 > 0:17:55I weave a tight nest round myself and line it with soft bedding,
0:17:55 > 0:17:57ready for my newborn babies.
0:17:57 > 0:18:04One by one, my baby dormice are born. They are born hairless and blind.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07They're so tiny!
0:18:07 > 0:18:14Over the next few weeks, their eyes open, and their fur begins to grow.
0:18:14 > 0:18:21After four weeks, they're ready for their first outing.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25This one can already balance on tiny twigs.
0:18:25 > 0:18:31He uses his long bushy tail and his tiny feet with soft pads to cling on.
0:18:31 > 0:18:34Our favourite food is tasty blackberries
0:18:34 > 0:18:37that ripen around autumn time.
0:18:37 > 0:18:40What a tasty treat!
0:18:42 > 0:18:43As autumn draws to an end,
0:18:43 > 0:18:47it's time for all of us dormice to find a secret place,
0:18:47 > 0:18:52to once again roll into a little ball and curl our tails over our face,
0:18:52 > 0:18:57to sleep out the cold winter months.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02How cute was that dormouse, Skipper?
0:19:02 > 0:19:06I think it should be this week's secret picture password.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Aww, but look, there's a hedgehog too
0:19:09 > 0:19:10and she's really sweet.
0:19:10 > 0:19:13Now which one should we choose?
0:19:13 > 0:19:15The dormouse or the hedgehog?
0:19:15 > 0:19:17It's really hard, isn't it?
0:19:17 > 0:19:21Shall we pick the dormouse? Aww, the dormouse!
0:19:21 > 0:19:23OK, let's click on that.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26That's right!
0:19:26 > 0:19:30The dormouse is this week's secret picture password.
0:19:32 > 0:19:34I spy some Green Balloon Club members!
0:19:34 > 0:19:37It must be time for this week's spot.
0:19:38 > 0:19:39BOTH: Hello!
0:19:39 > 0:19:45Today we are spotting grey squirrels. Let's get spotting!
0:19:45 > 0:19:51They have grey fur, white tummies and a lovely bushy tail.
0:19:51 > 0:19:56There's a squirrel. This big tail helps them to balance.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00Grey squirrels do not hibernate.
0:20:00 > 0:20:04So this time of year, you'll be able to spot grey squirrels
0:20:04 > 0:20:08collecting food for the winter.
0:20:08 > 0:20:15Squirrels have really good eyesight, to look around and spot food.
0:20:15 > 0:20:20They collect chestnuts, acorns and other seeds.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24So remember the clues!
0:20:24 > 0:20:27Look in parks and gardens and woodlands.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Look for their grey bodies, their white tummies
0:20:31 > 0:20:32and their big furry tails.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Look out for them collecting food for the winter.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Why don't you spot some grey squirrels?
0:20:39 > 0:20:41BOTH: Bye!
0:20:41 > 0:20:44What's this you're making, Lily-Rose?
0:20:44 > 0:20:47I'm making a bed for a squirrel to hibernate in.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50Squirrels don't hibernate. Don't they?
0:20:50 > 0:20:54But don't they need to keep warm in winter? Well, yes.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56It's my squirrel's little nest.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58But squirrels live in squirrel dreys.
0:20:58 > 0:21:05Then this must be my squirrel's little drey. Well, it must be.
0:21:05 > 0:21:06With little cushions in.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10Hang on, everyone, we're coming into land!
0:21:14 > 0:21:15THUMP!
0:21:15 > 0:21:20And whenever we land, it's...time for a song!
0:21:24 > 0:21:28# See the leaves in a spin
0:21:28 > 0:21:32# Tossed and blown by the wind
0:21:32 > 0:21:38# It's like they're waving summer Goodbye!
0:21:39 > 0:21:44# And the colours change To golden brown
0:21:44 > 0:21:48# Flying high As they leave the ground
0:21:48 > 0:21:55# Till they're just a speck Against the sky
0:21:55 > 0:22:00# I see them flying
0:22:00 > 0:22:05# Watch them flying
0:22:05 > 0:22:12# To their places That are wonderful and new
0:22:12 > 0:22:16# To see them flying
0:22:16 > 0:22:23# It's just like angels on the wind
0:22:25 > 0:22:31# Can we come flying too?
0:22:32 > 0:22:36# See the birds How high they swoop
0:22:36 > 0:22:41# Full of grace They loop the loop
0:22:41 > 0:22:47# Living free So high above the ground
0:22:49 > 0:22:53# And they're making circles In the sky
0:22:53 > 0:22:57# Calling out "It's migration time!"
0:22:57 > 0:23:04# I wish that I could soar Beyond the clouds
0:23:04 > 0:23:09# You'd see me flying
0:23:09 > 0:23:13# Watch me riding
0:23:13 > 0:23:20# In circles just like life That will renew
0:23:20 > 0:23:25# The birds are flying
0:23:25 > 0:23:31# Away, returning in the spring
0:23:33 > 0:23:37# Yes, they'll come flying
0:23:37 > 0:23:41# Sun will be shining
0:23:41 > 0:23:48# We'll all go flying...too. #
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Thanks for coming to club today. See if you can spot a squirrel.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Or you could make a bug box. Or make a squirrel's drey.
0:24:06 > 0:24:09See you next week. ALL: Bye!
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0:24:18 > 0:24:19Are you all right, Beach Byrds?
0:24:38 > 0:24:41# Zak!
0:24:41 > 0:24:44# Tang!
0:24:44 > 0:24:46# Panzee!
0:24:46 > 0:24:49# Drum!
0:24:49 > 0:24:52# Welcome to the band ZingZillas
0:24:52 > 0:24:55# Let me show you round ZingZillas
0:24:55 > 0:24:57# Each one lends a hand ZingZillas