0:00:02 > 0:00:03Welcome to my Nightmares of Nature.
0:00:03 > 0:00:04DOG HOWLS
0:00:07 > 0:00:08I'm Naomi Wilkinson...
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Whoohoo!
0:00:10 > 0:00:14..and I'm coming face-to-face with the nightmares of the animal world.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19The ones that make your spine tingle...
0:00:20 > 0:00:22..your heart beat faster...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25SNARLING
0:00:25 > 0:00:26..and your blood run cold!
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Are they truly terrifying...
0:00:32 > 0:00:33..or is there a twist in the tale?
0:00:35 > 0:00:37Come with me as I shine a light on
0:00:37 > 0:00:40wildlife's deepest, darkest secrets...
0:00:41 > 0:00:45..and see if you can guess which will be my worst nightmare.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49This time I'm on an arctic adventure
0:00:49 > 0:00:53in the beautiful Scandinavian country of Finland.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Whoo!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Whoo!
0:00:57 > 0:01:00It's a winter wonderland of fun for us! Hoo-hoo!
0:01:03 > 0:01:05But the temperature is well below zero,
0:01:05 > 0:01:08and that can make life out here a bone-shaking,
0:01:08 > 0:01:10teeth-chattering nightmare.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15I'm in Northern Finland, just a snowball's throw
0:01:15 > 0:01:21from the Arctic Circle, in a region more famously known as Lapland.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Up here, it's not just Santa Claus who makes his home in these woods.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Even in the depths of winter,
0:01:26 > 0:01:30these frozen forests are home to some seriously tough creatures,
0:01:30 > 0:01:34all being tested to their limits in these sub-zero temperatures.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40In this episode I'll be meeting up with a snow-smashing,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43aerial assassin of the arctic.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49I'll have a run-in with a pack of polar pooches
0:01:49 > 0:01:51with some seriously revolting habits.
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Oh, it's pooing, it's pooing!
0:01:54 > 0:01:57And my survival skills will be tested to the limit
0:01:57 > 0:01:58on a sub-zero sleep over.
0:02:01 > 0:02:02I can't breathe.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04SHE LAUGHS
0:02:04 > 0:02:05But nightmare number one.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11Where do you find something to eat in all of this?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13During winter, the larder is locked away
0:02:13 > 0:02:16under a thick layer of snow and ice.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20In fact, the only place not smothered is this -
0:02:20 > 0:02:23a semi-frozen river.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26But how on earth can you sniff out a snack here?
0:02:31 > 0:02:34To find out more, I've met up with local wildlife photographer, Olli.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43He knows of one tungsten-tough, ice-cool little bird that somehow
0:02:43 > 0:02:48manages to find a feast here, even in the depths of winter.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52But what bird could cope with this nightmare environment
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and, more importantly, will we freeze waiting to see one?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Ooh, it's freezing on me bum!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59OLLI LAUGHS
0:02:59 > 0:03:02We're in the perfect spot to see them in action
0:03:02 > 0:03:07because Olli knows they breed here, under the shelter of this bridge.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10- So there's a pair here. - Yeah, it's a pair here.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13- Ah, so they come back every year? - Every year.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Olli seems confident, and he's right to be.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19Just moments after we arrived...
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- There's one, flying! - Where, where, where?
0:03:21 > 0:03:24- Just standing there on the stone. - Ah, yes!- It's on the stone. Hello!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Oh, here they come, here they come!
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Ah, look, there it is!
0:03:30 > 0:03:32And the male is coming, the male is coming.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36There's two of them and she's showing off.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38And what bird is this?
0:03:38 > 0:03:40That's a dipper.
0:03:40 > 0:03:42- A Dipper?- Dipper, yes.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Oh, look at that. You can see why it's called a dipper.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Can't stop dipping!
0:03:50 > 0:03:54This bobbing little bird is a real river specialist,
0:03:54 > 0:03:55and not just here in Finland.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00It's found right across Europe, including back home in Britain.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03So how on earth can they cope with this crippling cold?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07They're lovely little birds.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10Nice and round, but they've got very delicate legs.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13They don't look very well suited to diving in icy waters.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15They can dive. They use their wings,
0:04:15 > 0:04:19like they are flying under the water somehow, like the penguins.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24They really are perfectly at home in these icy torrents,
0:04:24 > 0:04:27thanks to some cool adaptations.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Long claws on their feet help them cling on to the slipperiest surface.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34And their dense feathers keep them warm and dry,
0:04:34 > 0:04:38even when the outside temperature is down to minus 40.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45And, as Olli said, once underwater they don't swim...they fly!
0:04:46 > 0:04:48When submerged,
0:04:48 > 0:04:52a protective membrane over their eyes acts like goggles.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55They even have little flaps to cover their nostrils,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58helping them stay under for up to 30 seconds.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01But what's on the menu?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I have something for you.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07This is the main food of the dipper.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- And what are these? - Insect larvae. Have a look.
0:05:10 > 0:05:13So this is the sort of thing the dipper is trying to spot
0:05:13 > 0:05:14- and dive for?- Yes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Don't look very appetising, do they?
0:05:17 > 0:05:19No! I haven't tasted, myself!
0:05:19 > 0:05:20No. Don't fancy that.
0:05:22 > 0:05:26They might not look terribly tasty, but there are plenty of them.
0:05:26 > 0:05:28And with its watery adaptations,
0:05:28 > 0:05:32the dipper has this feast pretty much to itself.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36But big respect to it for coping so well with the chilling conditions.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45That gave me an ice cream headache, watching those dippers in action.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47That is one body-numbing nightmare.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50They are tough, resilient little birds.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52I say, rather them than me!
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Oh, no.
0:05:56 > 0:05:58"Just like the dipper, you've got to go for a dip,
0:05:58 > 0:05:59"and find your own tasty treats
0:05:59 > 0:06:01"in the middle of this fast-flowing river.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04"But don't worry you'll have similar kit to a dipper, to help you."
0:06:04 > 0:06:06Oh, good(!)
0:06:06 > 0:06:09"Super-thick wet suit, hood, gloves and boots to keep you warm."
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Yeah, right(!)
0:06:11 > 0:06:14"Goggles to help you see above and below water,
0:06:14 > 0:06:15"just like the dipper
0:06:15 > 0:06:19"and nose peg to stop you snorting the water."
0:06:19 > 0:06:21You're all heart!
0:06:21 > 0:06:23I don't like getting in cold water!
0:06:27 > 0:06:29Do I really have to do this?!
0:06:32 > 0:06:37And it's not just the presenter who's struggling with the task ahead.
0:06:37 > 0:06:39- What?- Battery's died in the cold.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Ha-ha! The cold water's killed our camera!
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- Is it THAT cold?- It's THAT cold!
0:06:45 > 0:06:47SHE WHEEZES
0:06:47 > 0:06:50I don't want to play!
0:06:50 > 0:06:52The crew set me the challenge of retrieving
0:06:52 > 0:06:56my own tub of tasty treats from the riverbed.
0:06:56 > 0:06:59Time to get this one over and done with.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02Perhaps I can use the dipper's skills as inspiration!
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Huh-huh! it's so cold!
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Ugh!
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Uh! Oh! What am I doing?
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Oh! It takes your breath away, it really does.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20OK, now, first thing a dipper will do
0:07:20 > 0:07:24when foraging for food is stick its head under the water,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26have a good look around with those powerful eyes
0:07:26 > 0:07:28before it dives underneath
0:07:28 > 0:07:31so that means I've got to put my face under the water!
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Ha-ha!
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Oh, here we go! Oh, come on.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Ow! Ow! That's so cold! Oh, that burns your skin. Ow!
0:07:46 > 0:07:49There it is, there it is, there it is!
0:07:49 > 0:07:54Right, so when the dipper's located its food, it then dives underwater.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Ha-ha! Right.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00I feel a bit hysterical, cos this is so stupid!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Right, here we go. I'm going to go and get my prize.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Can't find the...Oh!
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Ow!
0:08:22 > 0:08:26Oh! Ha-ha! I got it, I got it!
0:08:26 > 0:08:27Ugh!
0:08:27 > 0:08:29SHE GASPS
0:08:29 > 0:08:31This had better be something good!
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Oh, good! It's a couple of chocolates and a rock, all covered in water!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38I'm so glad I went to all that trouble for that!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41I tell you what, what an amazing bird,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44able to survive these icy torrents.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47I mean, it's probably worth it for the dipper because they can find
0:08:47 > 0:08:51plenty of food that helps see them through those cold winter months.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54But this is a tough, tough, place to live.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55I guess the question is,
0:08:55 > 0:08:59is the breathtaking, bone-shaking life of the dipper
0:08:59 > 0:09:01going to be my worst nightmare?
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I'm SO cold! Can I do something a bit more fun now, please?!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Hey-hey-hey! Yes! This is more like it!
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Using skidoos is the modern way of getting around
0:09:27 > 0:09:29in this wintry wonderland.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31But I'm off to meet a man who's way more at home
0:09:31 > 0:09:34getting around in a traditional way.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35Let's go!
0:09:40 > 0:09:41Cool, thank you very much.
0:09:45 > 0:09:48DOGS YELP
0:09:48 > 0:09:50This is Susi.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52SUSI MEWLS SOFTLY
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Yes, he looks a little like Santa.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01But no, he doesn't keep reindeer.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03He's a husky fanatic.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05- Hey!- Ah, hello.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Susi, lovely to meet you.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Welcome to my farm.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10And your gorgeous dogs.
0:10:10 > 0:10:12Yes, they are nice.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14We have one nice team here.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15Are they friendly?
0:10:15 > 0:10:18They are nice and friendly. You can touch them.
0:10:18 > 0:10:19You can kiss them.
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Hello! Hello!
0:10:21 > 0:10:22His name is Oscar!
0:10:22 > 0:10:26Oscar. What's so special about huskies, do you think?
0:10:26 > 0:10:29You know they are sled dogs who are hard to work,
0:10:29 > 0:10:31they are running fast.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33They can go day after day.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37They are amazing animal, and so nice and friendly.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39On top of being great companions,
0:10:39 > 0:10:44they are built to withstand the worst the winter can throw at them.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Their fur provides the perfect insulation.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50And they can pull unbelievable loads,
0:10:50 > 0:10:55powering through the snow with their broad feet and legendary stamina.
0:10:55 > 0:10:58By working together, they make a premier polar team.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Like here we have one girl, one boy, they are the power dogs in the team.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05- So power at the back. - So Oscar and Opu.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09Then in the middle we have Soda, they are the speed dogs,
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- and helping keeping speed on in the team.- Right.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Speed in the middle, power at the back, who's at the front?
0:11:15 > 0:11:17And there, in the top we need the brains.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19- The brains?- Yes!
0:11:19 > 0:11:20Are these females?
0:11:20 > 0:11:24They are females. Very often, females are better leaders.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26Not always, but very often.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Never, never a truer word said!
0:11:28 > 0:11:31You are adorable!
0:11:31 > 0:11:35What on earth could be a nightmare about this happy, yappy bunch?
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Time to find out, after a quick lesson of course!
0:11:45 > 0:11:47- Be relax!- Relaxed.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Lean to the left when we have, bank to the left.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52To the right when the dogs go to the right.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Remember to brake when it's going downhill.- Press that.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00- And when you have to stop, stay with full weight on the brake.- OK.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02And then there's one more important thing.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04You know when the dogs are running
0:12:04 > 0:12:08they can poo when they are running, so be careful with that!
0:12:08 > 0:12:10What, so they don't stop even when they need to go?
0:12:10 > 0:12:12No, they don't need to stop.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16Aw! I was so looking forward to this, as well!
0:12:16 > 0:12:20- Never mind. Off we go!- OK.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24And we're off. Whoohoo!
0:12:25 > 0:12:27How often do they poo?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Nobody knows.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32Sometimes, and sometimes no.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Let's see if we are lucky!
0:12:35 > 0:12:36Here's hoping!
0:12:38 > 0:12:41- They really get up some speed, don't they?- Yes.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44- Six dogs - we're going so fast!- Yes.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47Well done, dogs. You're doing well, and no poos yet.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52We're not far from their bottoms, that's the worry.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53THEY LAUGH
0:12:53 > 0:12:55I'm dreading them doing a poo
0:12:55 > 0:12:58because it might get kicked straight into our faces.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59SUSI LAUGHS
0:12:59 > 0:13:02- Dog poo is not a good smell, is it? - No!
0:13:02 > 0:13:05What a way to travel.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07But then the inevitable happened.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09Uh-oh. The one at the front's I think's going.
0:13:09 > 0:13:14Oh, it is, it is. Oh, there's poo coming out! Ugh!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Because it was the one at the front that did a poo,
0:13:19 > 0:13:21- all the others then ran over it. - Yeah.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30It doesn't take long for the track to become peppered with stinky poo.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34I dread to think what might happen if you fell off!
0:13:36 > 0:13:38SHE GIGGLES
0:13:40 > 0:13:44Oh, dear. Disaster! I'm lost. I'm lost!
0:13:45 > 0:13:47Wait for me!
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Oh, no!
0:13:49 > 0:13:53Just worried I've got poo all over me now!
0:13:53 > 0:13:57And if I hadn't, there was still plenty of time for THAT to happen!
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Back left, back left.
0:14:06 > 0:14:08Oh, it's pooing, it's pooing!
0:14:08 > 0:14:11Whoa, whoa, whoa. Oh, shall we stop?
0:14:11 > 0:14:15Just stop for it. A wee and a poo all at once!
0:14:15 > 0:14:18Ugh!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20Urgh, it's so smelly!
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Oh, yuk! Hope I didn't just tread in it.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28That is NOT a nice view!
0:14:30 > 0:14:32That is not something I want to see from this angle!
0:14:32 > 0:14:33SHE LAUGHS
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Eech!
0:14:37 > 0:14:41So these racing huskies, they have to eat about 12,000 calories every day
0:14:41 > 0:14:43to keep up this stamina, this speed and this power.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46That's like me eating 24 burgers in a day.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49so I guess what goes in, must come out.
0:14:53 > 0:14:54This is so brilliant, though.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Whoo!
0:15:04 > 0:15:09Whoo, and stop! Oh, wow!
0:15:09 > 0:15:13So that was about 5km through deep snow in about 20 minutes!
0:15:13 > 0:15:17That is a magical way of seeing this wintry world.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I mean, initially, yup, they look like
0:15:20 > 0:15:22a slightly scary pack of wolves, but they are adorable!
0:15:22 > 0:15:25And they work so hard.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28But their toilet habits are utterly revolting.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30And that's why this experience could be
0:15:30 > 0:15:34a seriously strong-smelling contender for my worst nightmare.
0:15:39 > 0:15:42Finland's forests are still home to some of the biggest
0:15:42 > 0:15:45and baddest predators on the planet.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47There are wolves,
0:15:47 > 0:15:49brown bears,
0:15:49 > 0:15:53lynx and probably the toughest of them all, the wolverine.
0:15:54 > 0:15:55WOLVERINE SNARLS
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Now, it would be really rare to see these animals in the wild
0:15:58 > 0:16:00because they're so fearful of people,
0:16:00 > 0:16:04but I'm somewhere where there's a hunter that's a lot less camera-shy.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06And it's up in the tree over there.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17It's clearly great. It's very grey.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20And it's obviously an owl, hence its name - the great grey owl.
0:16:20 > 0:16:21It is enormous.
0:16:21 > 0:16:23And it has really magical looks,
0:16:23 > 0:16:25but it's actually a razor-clawed,
0:16:25 > 0:16:28snow-smashing, vole-munching nightmare!
0:16:29 > 0:16:32The great grey owl is a super-powered predator.
0:16:33 > 0:16:36You can try, but there's nowhere to hide.
0:16:38 > 0:16:42The feathers on its face funnel the faintest rustles of a rodent
0:16:42 > 0:16:43hiding under the snow.
0:16:45 > 0:16:47And with the target located, it's game over.
0:16:52 > 0:16:56This Ninja of the North is the ultimate aerial assassin.
0:16:59 > 0:17:01OWL HOOTS
0:17:01 > 0:17:04It might not look it, but this is a wild bird.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Over the last few weeks, people have been putting out bait
0:17:07 > 0:17:11to tempt the bird a little closer so they can take photographs of it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13And I'm told it's become bold enough
0:17:13 > 0:17:16that I might be able to see it hunt at very close quarters.
0:17:18 > 0:17:21The crew install some cameras to hopefully give us
0:17:21 > 0:17:24a vole's eye view of the owl in full hunting mode.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28Time to get into position,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30sit very still, and wait.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33(Oh, it's looking, it's looking.)
0:17:33 > 0:17:36I can see its big, round, dish face through the trees.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Yeah it's definitely seen the bait.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40It's coming, it's coming, it's coming!
0:17:50 > 0:17:52Wow!
0:17:54 > 0:17:56The view I had as it just soared in,
0:17:56 > 0:18:00its massive, round face like a sawn-off log,
0:18:00 > 0:18:02even with the rings that a tree has inside it.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04And those piercing yellow eyes and massive wings.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06That was amazing!
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Amazing, yes. But it just got better
0:18:11 > 0:18:13and better.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Here it comes, here it comes.
0:18:23 > 0:18:26And this time, it decided to hang around!
0:18:26 > 0:18:28(It's looking me straight in the eye.)
0:18:30 > 0:18:31Hello!
0:18:33 > 0:18:34And it's tucking in.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Oh, down in one! Gobbled that up straight away.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45Furry boots, jumping through the snow.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49It looks really sweet until you see those needle-like talons,
0:18:49 > 0:18:51then it doesn't look quite so sweet.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58It's like a big fluffy toy, isn't it?
0:18:59 > 0:19:03When the wind blows I can see how deep those feathers go.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04Such thick plumage.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10Oh! Dainty little footsteps.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11(Pounce!)
0:19:12 > 0:19:14(Yes, you've got it.)
0:19:18 > 0:19:21(There's a piece by your foot, there's a piece by your foot.)
0:19:21 > 0:19:23(Right by your foot.)
0:19:25 > 0:19:27This is wicked.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30You found it!
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Well done.
0:19:34 > 0:19:35Are you my new friend?
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Fancy coming back to England with me?
0:19:41 > 0:19:47An unforgettable experience, but if I was a vole, I'd be very afraid.
0:19:47 > 0:19:49You just imagine, you're hiding out under the snow,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52minding your own business, then all of a sudden,
0:19:52 > 0:19:55a giant flying monster like that smashes through your roof
0:19:55 > 0:19:57and plucks you to your doom!
0:19:57 > 0:20:01And for that reason, the great grey owl could fly away
0:20:01 > 0:20:03with the title of my worst nightmare!
0:20:09 > 0:20:10Wa-ay! Bye!
0:20:15 > 0:20:18This far north, the temperature can be much colder
0:20:18 > 0:20:20than the freezer in your kitchen.
0:20:20 > 0:20:22And, whipped by bitter winds,
0:20:22 > 0:20:25it's a place where only the hardiest survive.
0:20:27 > 0:20:31But all the animals up here are perfectly built to withstand
0:20:31 > 0:20:34the worst that the arctic weather can throw at them.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39But even with a gorgeously thick coat of fur or feathers,
0:20:39 > 0:20:41I can't help but feel a bit sorry for them,
0:20:41 > 0:20:43having to spend the night out here.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Must be absolutely freezing!
0:20:45 > 0:20:49Good job I've got a nice, warm hotel to go to tonight.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Oh, I might have a hot, relaxing bath. Maybe even a sauna!
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Ow! I thought you were supposed to be nice!
0:20:56 > 0:20:59"To experience what it is like for the wildlife, you'll be
0:20:59 > 0:21:03"spending the night underneath the stars, in a snow shelter.
0:21:03 > 0:21:08"No bath. No sauna. Just snow. Warm regards, the crew."
0:21:08 > 0:21:11Well, that's just brrrilliant(!) What a nightmare!
0:21:17 > 0:21:20Now, I may have built a snowman or two.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23But I've never built a snow shelter in my life.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24But this man has.
0:21:25 > 0:21:27Hi, there!
0:21:29 > 0:21:34Chris is a survival specialist who knows exactly what's needed
0:21:34 > 0:21:37to brave the freezing conditions.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40So what have we got here? This must be some sort of igloo, is it?
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Well, actually it's a quinze and er...
0:21:43 > 0:21:46- A quinze?- Yeah, a quinze is a mound of snow. Stamp it down,
0:21:46 > 0:21:49and then you start to hollow it out.
0:21:49 > 0:21:53It's one of the best things to sleep in, if you're out in the Arctic.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56And you need all the protection you can get.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59What sort of temperatures can it reach out here?
0:21:59 > 0:22:02Well, we can have temperatures down to about minus 45,
0:22:02 > 0:22:03something like that.
0:22:03 > 0:22:07So that would be a problem if I stayed out in that all night?
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Yeah, it will be. A great problem.
0:22:09 > 0:22:13You can freeze, yeah. So...
0:22:13 > 0:22:15In one night, that could happen to me?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- In a matter of minutes. Yup...- NO!
0:22:18 > 0:22:20..without the right clothes on.
0:22:20 > 0:22:22But in here that's not going to happen?
0:22:22 > 0:22:26No, it won't happen inside. Inside, you're fine. Warm as toast.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28When you say "really warm", how warm?
0:22:28 > 0:22:29Well, about minus one or two.
0:22:29 > 0:22:31Anything that's got a minus in front of it,
0:22:31 > 0:22:34I don't describe as really warm!
0:22:34 > 0:22:35That sounds cold.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's quite a tight squeeze!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42I can just about sit up in there.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44Shall we dig a bit more? Make it a bit bigger?
0:22:48 > 0:22:51It might not seem that sensible sleeping under the snow,
0:22:51 > 0:22:54but many arctic animals use this strategy, too.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58Snow is a very good insulator,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00and animals like voles
0:23:00 > 0:23:03and weasels spend the winter hiding away
0:23:03 > 0:23:06in what's called the subnivian layer, where, out of the wind,
0:23:06 > 0:23:09the temperature remains a balmy minus one or two.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Only problem is, I'm a little bigger than a vole!
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Ooh, it's not even long enough for me to lie out straight.
0:23:19 > 0:23:22Ow! I'm not sure I'm going to enjoy this.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26And this is it? Is it done? It's a bit cold.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28We'll have an insulation layer, layer of insulation.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Then we'll have a reindeer skin here.
0:23:32 > 0:23:34Then your thermal sleeping bag.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Oh, I'm going to be boiling!
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Down to minus 30, so you'll be fine.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42- Good.- Yeah.- All right.- OK.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44OK. Yeah, I'll... Going to leave me to it?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47- I'll leave you to it. Well, sleep well and...- Thank you.
0:23:47 > 0:23:50- ..no nightmares, eh?!- Hope not.
0:23:50 > 0:23:53- Ha-ha!- Goodnight!
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I think the chance of having nightmares would be a fine thing.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00As night falls, so does the temperature.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04Question is, will I freeze my socks off?
0:24:16 > 0:24:19"Dear Mum.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22"Having a lovely time in Finland.
0:24:22 > 0:24:23"It's a bit cold, though."
0:24:26 > 0:24:29Just give you a little tour of my quinze.
0:24:29 > 0:24:31Snow,
0:24:31 > 0:24:33snow!
0:24:35 > 0:24:40I've now got a cosy reindeer skin that I'm lying on.
0:24:40 > 0:24:44On a layer of insulating plastic to keep me off the snow.
0:24:44 > 0:24:48Got my nice, cosy down sleeping bag.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Pillow, of course.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52I could sleep like a baby!
0:24:52 > 0:24:56Actually, babies don't sleep very much, do they?
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I think I might sleep just like a baby.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Ah! Think of sunbathing on a desert island.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06Sitting by a nice hot fire.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07SHE SIGHS
0:25:07 > 0:25:10ECHOING: Radiators.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11Hot chocolate.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15This could be a long night.
0:25:15 > 0:25:16OWL HOOTS
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Good morning.
0:25:32 > 0:25:37Well, actually quite an enjoyable experience, surprisingly.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40I think I must have got about six hours' sleep on and off,
0:25:40 > 0:25:43once I got rid of all the lumps and found a nice comfortable spot.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46That was the most tricky bit, but it was not cold at all.
0:25:46 > 0:25:49In fact, I was quite toasty in that sleeping bag,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52maybe just a little bit cold on my nose.
0:25:52 > 0:25:56But all in all, a very unique, totally different experience
0:25:56 > 0:25:59and there is no way I can call this my worst nightmare.
0:26:01 > 0:26:05And just to prove that a night in these frozen forests
0:26:05 > 0:26:06can be dream-like...
0:26:09 > 0:26:14..I got to see something utterly unforgettable -
0:26:14 > 0:26:16the Northern Lights.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Always wanted to see the Northern Lights.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Tonight my dreams come true.
0:26:23 > 0:26:24No nightmares.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Phew!
0:26:41 > 0:26:44My adventures here in the frozen forests of Finland
0:26:44 > 0:26:46are coming to an end.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I've had a feast of winter wildlife watching
0:26:48 > 0:26:51and met an amazing cast of sub-zero survivors.
0:26:51 > 0:26:54But which nightmare has left me the most chilled to the bone?
0:26:54 > 0:26:57Was it my sleepover in the snow?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00No. Absolutely loved that. Wasn't cold at all.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Oh, it's quite a tight squeeze!
0:27:03 > 0:27:06Or was it my sledding adventure with those marathon mutts,
0:27:06 > 0:27:08who like to go in the snow?
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Or will that be pushed to number two?!
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I'm dreading them doing a poo
0:27:12 > 0:27:14because it might get kicked straight into our faces.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17Oh, it's pooing, it's pooing!
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Or was it my close encounter with the snow-smashing
0:27:20 > 0:27:23aerial assassin, the great grey owl?
0:27:23 > 0:27:27It's coming, it's coming, it's coming, it's coming!
0:27:28 > 0:27:31If I was a vole, I would be very frightened of these animals.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35No, it was none of those.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38My worst nightmare here was definitely my sub-zero swim,
0:27:38 > 0:27:39dipping like a dipper.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Urgh.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Ow! Ow! That's so cold!
0:27:45 > 0:27:48That was a finger-freezing, heart-stopping, skin-burning,
0:27:48 > 0:27:51teeth-chattering nightmare!
0:27:55 > 0:27:59All being tested to their limits in these sub-zero temperatures.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05Sorry!
0:28:05 > 0:28:08LAUGHTER
0:28:08 > 0:28:10I told you I was a bad shot!