:00:15. > :00:22.suggested we came here. Beautiful view, wonderful wildlife, I'm ready
:00:22. > :00:32.for that cup of tea. Oh, you haven't forgotten the tea? Sorry, it is down
:00:32. > :00:33.
:00:33. > :00:39.there. Never mind. Who would forget the biscuits? ! I don't think we
:00:39. > :00:49.would have had time for a cup of tea anyway. You are probably right.
:00:49. > :01:19.
:01:19. > :01:25.Hello, and welcome to Wild, the programme that will get you off your
:01:26. > :01:29.sofa and active this summer. I'm Tim Warwood, she is Naomi Wilkinson, and
:01:29. > :01:32.today we are in the New Forest Wildlife ParK. Every week we
:01:32. > :01:38.broadcast live from a different location. Last week we were in North
:01:38. > :01:45.Wales, today we are just outside Southampton. As always, we have
:01:45. > :01:52.wrought our motley crew with us. we have also brought along our
:01:52. > :01:59.audience! We are missing somebody, where is right tea? Yeah he comes.
:01:59. > :02:05.Where have you been? As been putting the finishing touches to your
:02:05. > :02:11.forfeit. Don't ask, I'll explain later. Your job is to look after
:02:11. > :02:15.this lot until ten o'clock. Keep them in line. And it is your job to
:02:15. > :02:21.try to look after Radzi, best of luck. Let's welcome the special
:02:21. > :02:27.guest, in the form of tree climbing champion, what a cool title, Rhys
:02:27. > :02:37.Brace! And putting their best feet forward, we have some top slack
:02:37. > :02:39.
:02:39. > :02:46.liners here, they are Russ and Lloyd. All of that and loads more.
:02:46. > :02:50.I am swept off my feet when I try my fine -- try my hand at dogsledding.
:02:50. > :02:55.A young bird and he is yes to get up close and personal with a forest
:02:55. > :03:00.megastar. And our wild things get more than
:03:00. > :03:05.they bargained for when they go camping in the forest.
:03:05. > :03:11.I get to go dogsledding! That looks really good. Whether I fall off or
:03:11. > :03:17.not, you will have to see. We have a new crew member, this is dotty, she
:03:17. > :03:20.is a fallow deer. I think she think she is a human being. The New Forest
:03:20. > :03:27.is renowned for its deer population, but around the UK there
:03:27. > :03:32.are thousands of them. You can catch a glimpse of deer all
:03:32. > :03:39.year round. But the best time is during their mating season, known as
:03:39. > :03:49.the rot. This usually happens around autumn, when Stags locked antlers in
:03:49. > :03:59.
:03:59. > :04:06.their strength to the females, known as does, and is surely one of
:04:06. > :04:11.Britain's best wildlife spectacles. I have just raced over here to find
:04:11. > :04:19.Ed. It is your job to look after all the deer at the wildlife park. They
:04:19. > :04:25.seem to just do as they please? Exactly. Here, we have Roe deer,
:04:25. > :04:33.fallow deer and sika deer, and we have some red deer. Have they been
:04:34. > :04:38.rescued? The red deer have been bred here, the roe and fallow deer, the
:04:38. > :04:42.majority have been handed to us as tiny little deer and we have hand
:04:42. > :04:48.reared them, leaning they stay with us for the rest of their lives.
:04:48. > :04:53.Watch at people at home do if they come across an injured deer?
:04:53. > :04:57.most common type to be found is a very small deer, a fawn or a calf.
:04:57. > :05:03.The mother dearly if the young deer by themselves for hours during the
:05:03. > :05:09.day. -- the mother deer leave the young deer. If you find a young
:05:09. > :05:14.deer, leave it where it is, phone a vet or a park like us. It is the
:05:14. > :05:22.male deer that have antlers, and they grow them every year? Gas,
:05:22. > :05:27.every year they go from having on to having full antlers. The deer behind
:05:27. > :05:34.us are growing their new antlers? You can see that one is halfway
:05:34. > :05:41.grown, then we have some younger males, they just have small antlers.
:05:41. > :05:48.These antlers have fallen off? That is a fallow buck. And that one
:05:48. > :05:53.is off a red stag. They look like they would do serious damage. If we
:05:53. > :05:57.want to find deer, what do we look for? You need to be in the right
:05:57. > :06:03.place at the right time. The right place, for the majority of deer, is
:06:03. > :06:08.on the edge of woodlands, the right time is dawn and dusk. They are
:06:08. > :06:13.always running away from you, so I understand that you can identify
:06:13. > :06:18.their bottoms. What a deer is that? A fallow deer, you can tell because
:06:18. > :06:25.they have the long tail, and if you look at the black mark around its
:06:25. > :06:31.bum, it is in the shape of an M. Fallow deer, correct. That is a red
:06:31. > :06:39.deer, you can tell by the shape of the bottom and it is red. I think I
:06:39. > :06:45.might have guessed that! Correct. Sika dear, a shorter tail and a
:06:45. > :06:53.heart shaped white. Correct.This is a Roe deer, it is much smaller than
:06:54. > :06:57.the others and it has a cream romper. A really good day -- a
:06:57. > :07:03.really good guess! You must have been studying the bottom is very
:07:03. > :07:07.well! It is not just the New Forest where
:07:07. > :07:15.you can see wild deer, you can see them all over the UK. Have any of
:07:15. > :07:21.you seen one? What is your name? Where have you seen one? Masur, it
:07:21. > :07:31.was that a nature reserve park and it was running around. Have any
:07:31. > :07:37.others seeing wildlife? Josh, where have you seen one? I have seen
:07:37. > :07:42.horses as deer leap. The audience has seen wildlife, if you have, send
:07:42. > :07:48.us an e-mail to the address on screen. If you have a picture, take
:07:48. > :07:51.a picture and attach it. Put your name and a parent or guardian's
:07:51. > :08:01.contact number. I asked you to do the same last week, here are my
:08:01. > :08:05.
:08:05. > :08:09.lot of fun climbing that tree. Daisy is mountain biking in the
:08:09. > :08:14.Dolby forest, she says she and her brother also love rockclimbing and
:08:14. > :08:24.kayaking. Jack is 13, he sent a lovely picture
:08:24. > :08:34.
:08:34. > :08:38.that they will have a forfeit later Wilder is all about inspiring you
:08:38. > :08:43.guys to get out there. In the forest there is plenty of adventure to be
:08:43. > :08:48.had, as our next guest knows only too well.
:08:48. > :08:53.Rhys Brace took up competitive tree climbing eight years ago. Since
:08:53. > :08:57.then, he has swung from strength to strength and been the English
:08:57. > :09:04.champion, as well as representing the UK at European and world level.
:09:04. > :09:07.Tree climbing is highly technical, competitors are marked on edge lit,
:09:07. > :09:14.speed and precision. Rhys has mastered all of these skills and
:09:14. > :09:21.continues to rise to the treetop challenge.
:09:21. > :09:31.We can now welcome him to the show, a real-life Superman, Rhys Brace!
:09:31. > :09:41.Look at this! Just flying down. Are you safe? Yes. How are you?Pretty
:09:41. > :09:53.
:09:54. > :09:59.Round of applause for Rhys Brace! You made that look very easy, how on
:09:59. > :10:03.earth did tree climbing become your chosen sport? About ten years ago, a
:10:03. > :10:09.mate of mine came across from Sweden, I watched him compete. I
:10:09. > :10:15.work as a tree surgeon, why not have it as a sport? Pretty easy
:10:15. > :10:23.transition? You must be in trees all the time? Yes.What is the sport,
:10:23. > :10:27.first to the top? That is one event. On one, you rescue a dummy out of a
:10:27. > :10:32.tree safely and securely and bring them to the ground for the ambulance
:10:32. > :10:37.service to take away. It is great fun. Your speciality is the one with
:10:37. > :10:44.the bells? You are walking right out to the tips of branches, ringing a
:10:45. > :10:50.bell, jumping to another branch, it is great fun. You have been to
:10:50. > :10:54.America to complete? Yes, at world level, and at European level as
:10:54. > :11:00.well. Are you penalised for breaking a branch or stripping of some leads
:11:00. > :11:04.or anything? If you snap a branch and falls to the ground you could
:11:04. > :11:09.potentially injure someone, so you become disqualified. If you drop any
:11:09. > :11:13.quick and you are disqualified. You have to be very careful and agile.
:11:13. > :11:19.There will be kids now that want to climb trees like you, what advice
:11:19. > :11:25.would you give to anybody? Try not to climb victories, climb trees that
:11:25. > :11:30.are quite small, don't climb dead trees, climb up... Avoid the dead
:11:30. > :11:35.branches. Let somebody know where you are going and be safe. It is not
:11:35. > :11:40.just a sport for boys, there is a girl who was really good? She was
:11:40. > :11:50.world champion? Yes, girls should get involved. Parents should get
:11:50. > :11:56.
:11:56. > :12:06.involved! I will give you some tips on the way down. Come on, Tim! That
:12:06. > :12:07.
:12:07. > :12:12.was good, man! Yeah, I am coming! I am coming! Naomi, help! Naomi!
:12:12. > :12:17.Just leave him up there, give us some peace and quiet. I am delighted
:12:17. > :12:21.to introduce you to one of the most adorable barn owls I have ever met.
:12:21. > :12:25.This is Barney, who like many of the owls at the wildlife park was
:12:25. > :12:31.rescued after he was found abandoned. Unsurprisingly, he has
:12:31. > :12:34.become a firm favourite with everyone here.
:12:34. > :12:40.The heart-shaped face of a barn owl and pale colour make it an easy
:12:40. > :12:45.species to spot. They have the best hearing of any
:12:45. > :12:53.known animal, making them incredible at stalking their tray. Being able
:12:53. > :12:57.to track them down by sound alone. Their feathers are special as they
:12:57. > :13:07.muffle the sound of the wind, which is why you will never hear one
:13:07. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:20.in-flight - and neither do their I am so excited, because not only do
:13:20. > :13:24.we have a barn owl, we have a barn owl baby. How old is Hobbit? About
:13:24. > :13:30.seven or eight weeks. He is not related to Barney. I don't know how
:13:30. > :13:34.to put this, but baby owls don't seem to be quite as beautiful as the
:13:34. > :13:41.grownups? They are quite fluffy, some say they are little bit ugly,
:13:41. > :13:47.but he will look like Barney. at his fluffy head. He looks like
:13:47. > :13:52.Radzi! He is so sweet. He will be flying soon? In a couple of weeks,
:13:52. > :13:57.he is already flapping his wings and getting used to it. Barney is
:13:57. > :14:02.surprisingly light, does he not eat very much? They eat quite a bit, but
:14:02. > :14:08.all flying birds need to be very light to be flighty efficient. Their
:14:08. > :14:17.bones are hollow, which helps. does he eat? Mainly field voles,
:14:17. > :14:21.shrews, they can take back, rabbits, that sort of things. -- that sort of
:14:21. > :14:27.thing. They have the most incredible hearing out of any animal ever
:14:27. > :14:34.tested. What is special? Their ears are asymmetrical, one is quite high
:14:34. > :14:37.up and one is quite low down. They pick up sound almost like stereo
:14:37. > :14:42.sound. They have two little holes in my head? What should we be looking
:14:42. > :14:48.out for to try to find a barn owl? You will see them over fields and
:14:48. > :14:53.farmland, grassland, they usually fly and perch at about head height.
:14:53. > :14:58.So don't look way up in the sky? About hedge height. Well, I think
:14:58. > :15:03.Barney is happy to stay with me for the time being. He is making a
:15:03. > :15:07.strange noise. There loads of ways that you can go wild in the forest.
:15:07. > :15:17.I travelled to the north of Scotland and had a really wild time when I
:15:17. > :15:20.
:15:20. > :15:27.met some of the speediest canine superstars in the Highlands. Forest
:15:27. > :15:31.and woodlands are full of tightly packed trees and undergrowth. It is
:15:31. > :15:35.difficult enough just to walk through this, let alone to run. But
:15:35. > :15:45.there are some animals who have mastered the art of moving through
:15:45. > :15:48.
:15:48. > :15:53.this environment at speed. Take the goshawk, a trau acrobat -- a true
:15:53. > :15:58.acrobat. Or the wolf with the ability to weave through woodland.
:15:58. > :16:06.We don't have wolves here, but we have one animal and one sport that
:16:06. > :16:10.can help me understand how to move through this woodland, it is sled
:16:10. > :16:16.dog racing! Alan has been training sled dogs for over 20 years,
:16:16. > :16:20.competing in races around the world. These furry friends will be my
:16:20. > :16:28.insight into the world of the forest hunters. This is what we are going
:16:28. > :16:32.on? Yes.One seat. That is your name on that. Where will you be?This is
:16:32. > :16:42.where I will stand. We have ten dogs and about the length of a tennis
:16:42. > :16:43.
:16:43. > :16:50.court. Has it ever tipped over?No, but there is always a first time!
:16:50. > :16:56.have got the first dog ready to race and there is chaos. All the dogs
:16:56. > :17:06.start running around and barking. Slightly changing my mind about this
:17:06. > :17:13.now! Don't lead us into st river, all right? Feeling energetic? I want
:17:13. > :17:21.to see the power in those legs, all right? This one looks a bit old and
:17:21. > :17:30.tired. I hope it will be all right. Apparently we set off at quite a
:17:31. > :17:40.pace. I can believe it as well, these dogs really want to go. Hold
:17:41. > :17:52.
:17:52. > :17:59.on tight. Doors open. The fence is open and we're off! Wow! Oh! Dogs
:17:59. > :18:08.like these and their close cousins the wolves are perfectly adapted to
:18:08. > :18:18.this woodland environment. They can run at speeds of up to 25mph and
:18:18. > :18:18.
:18:18. > :18:28.keep that going for over two miles. Now, that is endurance. Oh, we are
:18:28. > :18:43.
:18:43. > :18:47.youngsters, they're almost as new to this as I am. That was brilliant. It
:18:47. > :18:53.was so much fun. It is so exciting when they take the corners. If you
:18:53. > :19:03.think that was good fun, wait until tonight we will go out when it is
:19:03. > :19:07.
:19:07. > :19:10.pitch black here. Yes, you heard that right. I'm going to have to do
:19:10. > :19:15.this all again in complete darkness. I won't be able to see a thing. But
:19:15. > :19:21.it's not as crazy as I might think, a lot of are in the forest at night.
:19:21. > :19:27.I'm barks it is cold and I'm ready for another ride with the dogs. Let
:19:27. > :19:33.me show you what we can see if we turn our light off - nothing.
:19:33. > :19:43.Absolutely nothing. I can't even see the light of the moon. What have I
:19:43. > :19:52.
:19:53. > :20:02.time they're adults. Yes mostly adults and two young once. They will
:20:03. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:38.go fast? Yes.How fast? About 14mph. dogs can see in light five times
:20:38. > :20:46.dimmer than humans. That is a good job, because if it was down to me,
:20:46. > :20:53.we would be crashing into every single tree! The two lead dogs have
:20:53. > :20:58.got red flashes collars. That is all I can see, some red flashing lights
:20:58. > :21:02.and nothing else. So I don't know whether the road is bending or
:21:03. > :21:12.whether we're supposed to be going straight. We are just trusting the
:21:13. > :21:28.
:21:28. > :21:32.dogs can find their way for us. experience. It felt a bit spooky,
:21:32. > :21:38.being pulled through the forest in the moonlight. But it felt natural.
:21:39. > :21:43.They were following their instincts and using their power. Twout dogs,
:21:43. > :21:47.there is no -- without the dogs there is no way I could get through
:21:47. > :21:51.the forest at speed in the dark. But to them, it comes naturally. One
:21:51. > :22:00.thing that would have made that better, a few degrees warmer would
:22:00. > :22:07.have been nice. I can't feel my toes! Is that as fast as it looks?
:22:08. > :22:12.Yes, it was very fast and a lot of fun. Right, each week we are
:22:12. > :22:22.uncovering facts about creatures that live under our feet. Yes, they
:22:22. > :22:32.may be tiny, but they have big personalities. It's time for Battle
:22:32. > :22:33.
:22:33. > :22:40.of the Beasties. Well that is right. Last week it was Naomi's wasp that
:22:40. > :22:48.won. But the question is who will win this week? Tim and Naomi get
:22:48. > :22:56.yourself ready. Tim and Naomi will go head-to-head. I will have the
:22:56. > :23:02.final say to determine which is top dog, but I will be listening to the
:23:02. > :23:08.Wild audience. Are you ready? They are ready. You won last week.
:23:08. > :23:16.will be easy, this week I have the sensational centipede. Watch out,
:23:16. > :23:26.you have no chance. Well slow down. Because I have got the slug! Yes,
:23:26. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:34.I'm bringing this fat boy to the table. Save it for the bell.
:23:34. > :23:38.appetite of the... The slug sometimes can eat double its own
:23:38. > :23:44.body weight. And it is not just plants that they eat. No, they
:23:44. > :23:54.sometimes eat cat food, dog poo and sometimes each other. Your mum's on
:23:54. > :24:01.the phone. Oh that is nice. Centipedes are predators, they hunt
:24:01. > :24:08.for their food and larger centipedes eat, frogs, lizards, small birds and
:24:08. > :24:13.slugs. My centipede eats your slug. Can we check that fact. The girl
:24:13. > :24:19.done good, taking the early lead is the centipede. Tim, everything to
:24:19. > :24:26.play for in round two. Special powers. I have got special powers...
:24:26. > :24:35.You might think the centipede has a hundred legs, but they can have up
:24:35. > :24:42.to 350 legs. Hang on. Because they have special powers you sent legs.
:24:42. > :24:49.Legs aren't special powers. I have legs. Slime is a special power. They
:24:49. > :24:57.can produce self-tea spoons of slime each day and they use to it stick
:24:57. > :25:07.themselves to leaves. The slug's special power - killer dog poo
:25:07. > :25:15.breath. This creature, if it find itself in the grip of a bird, it can
:25:15. > :25:21.sacrifice some legs and grow them back. Ref it is legs. I do like the
:25:21. > :25:27.centipede's legs, but Warwood makes a good point. So you are in level
:25:27. > :25:37.positions. Now time for the deciding round where anything goes. It is the
:25:37. > :25:37.
:25:37. > :25:45.knock out round. I have got this. The slug has green blood.
:25:45. > :25:50.centipede has fangs to paralyse its prey. Should a slug lose its
:25:50. > :25:56.tentacles, it just regenerates one, complete with a new eye.
:25:57. > :26:02.centipedes are built for speed and can travel 42 centimetres in one
:26:02. > :26:07.second. The thing is not many people like lightning, but even likes teeth
:26:07. > :26:17.and check this out the slug can have up to 27 thousand teeth. That is
:26:17. > :26:23.more than a shark. Knock out blow! Have I mentioned how nice your hair
:26:23. > :26:30.is today? It may work. I do like the centipede's legs and I knew at the
:26:30. > :26:38.start the centipede would win. Until Warwood pulled it out of the bag.
:26:38. > :26:45.Yes. And slugs sliding into the winners enclosure. The champion is
:26:45. > :26:51.the slug. Next week we will do it all over again you will not want to
:26:51. > :26:55.miss it. That is ridiculous. Thank you for coming and watching. Did I
:26:56. > :27:00.win? Can't hear you.Any way, we want your comments, what we want you
:27:00. > :27:07.to do, if you have seen anything wildlife in the forest, get you're
:27:07. > :27:12.to the web-site and do and -- go and log a comment and we will get them
:27:12. > :27:18.on the show before the end of the show. I do like your Battle of the
:27:18. > :27:27.Beasties. Next week will have a good one. But there is animal that is
:27:27. > :27:37.well known for its boxing proess. sflabg? No! Wallabies are native to
:27:37. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :27:43.Australia and can be found in many habitats. They live in packs or mobs
:27:43. > :27:51.and when a fight breaks out they use their claws to jab, giving the
:27:51. > :27:57.impression they're boxing. They're hind legs and long tail make them
:27:57. > :28:03.perfect jumpers and so that is why some can be found in the UK. It is
:28:03. > :28:12.thought they leapt to free Tom from -- freedom from zoos many years ago.
:28:12. > :28:20.We have had some little sighs from our audience who are going, Ah! This
:28:20. > :28:28.is a baby wallaby. This is Skye.She is cuter than cute. Look at her
:28:28. > :28:32.feet. How old is she? Five months. Where are you hand-rearing her?
:28:33. > :28:40.mum died and we have been hand-rearing her. How difficult this
:28:40. > :28:47.a? Quite difficult, feeds the every four hours. Like a baby.Yes.
:28:47. > :28:57.have to get up through the night? Yes. So they are called Joey's. May
:28:57. > :28:57.
:28:57. > :29:05.I hold him? Yes. Keep her in her pouch. She is so sweet and so soft.
:29:05. > :29:09.She is in this home made pouch? they have pouches so, she needs
:29:09. > :29:15.somewhere warm and comfortable to live. She feels like she is in mum's
:29:15. > :29:21.pouch. How long would they stay in the pouch? It can be up to a year.
:29:21. > :29:26.And what things does she feed on? She is still on milk. But she is
:29:26. > :29:33.eating leaves and fruit and vegetables and a lot of grass.
:29:33. > :29:39.what is her future? We have a mob, or group of Wallabies here and she
:29:39. > :29:45.will be integrated with the mob. She hopefully will get on fine. There
:29:45. > :29:54.are some wall ouis -- Wallabies living wild in the UK? Yes some
:29:54. > :29:58.esayed from zoos and -- escaped from zoos. They cope with the climate?
:29:58. > :30:08.Yes where they come from in Australia, the climate is similar,
:30:08. > :30:09.
:30:09. > :30:14.they do quite well. Radzi, could you do the honours with
:30:14. > :30:20.a map? Yes, and how jealous eye that she
:30:20. > :30:27.gets to hold that joey? The place you are most likely to see wallabies
:30:27. > :30:31.is just there in the Peak District. It is not just sky that has been
:30:31. > :30:41.bouncing around the New Forest? You are certainly right, Radzi,
:30:41. > :30:45.because have a look at this. This is slack lining, and it only came to
:30:45. > :30:54.the UK a few years ago but has already become a very popular sport.
:30:54. > :31:03.The slack line here is about 50 millimetres wide. What a dismount!
:31:03. > :31:12.Fantastic! These are the Maverick Slacklines is. This is the Boyd and
:31:12. > :31:19.Russ. How long will it take me to get as good as Lloyd? With solid
:31:19. > :31:25.commitment, couple of years. Amazing. Is this a sport you can
:31:25. > :31:30.only do between two trees? Where can you take slack lining? Forests are
:31:30. > :31:35.great, but you could take it down the beach, anywhere where you have
:31:35. > :31:42.to anchors, you could set the line up and go. -- where you have two
:31:42. > :31:48.anchors. Can it be a competition?It is a very dynamic sport was lots of
:31:48. > :31:52.power to it. You can do things like that. Is it a sport for anybody,
:31:52. > :32:01.mums and dads, boys and girls, grannies and grandads? Thereon no
:32:01. > :32:07.limits. Get out there and get involved. I've got to have a go. It
:32:07. > :32:15.is extremely wobbly, but you have set up... Oh, round of applause!
:32:15. > :32:21.Incredible! This might look a lot smaller and not as bad but, trust
:32:21. > :32:29.me, it is just as wobbly. How do I do this? Foot on the line, dead
:32:29. > :32:39.centre. Don't step of. Arms in the air, stare at the tree, up you get.
:32:39. > :32:41.
:32:41. > :32:46.Just stand on it and go? Thanks for first thing. Once you are on your
:32:46. > :32:54.foot, it is like standing on a guitar string. That could have had a
:32:54. > :32:58.lot of implications, that particular move. It is wobbly, isn't it?
:32:58. > :33:03.have to get your foot placement and technique right, within a couple of
:33:03. > :33:10.days you can start getting the hang of balancing and even walking.
:33:10. > :33:16.not going to lie, I think I am ready to be let go of. Not a chance! Thank
:33:16. > :33:20.you so much for coming along. Give this a go, look for slack lining.
:33:20. > :33:23.Let the experts teach you and in two years you might be as good as Lloyd
:33:23. > :33:27.over there. Wild is all about getting you out
:33:27. > :33:31.there having fun in the outdoors, but our wild things got more than
:33:31. > :33:37.they bargained for when they got a chance to spend the night in the
:33:37. > :33:43.woods. There are lots of ways to go wild in
:33:43. > :33:49.the UK. One of the best ways to experience the great out doors is to
:33:49. > :33:53.go and sleep in it. 12-year-old Matthew is crazy about camping. He
:33:53. > :33:57.has got all the gear, knows all the skills and is keen to show his
:33:57. > :34:02.friends just how fun it can be, so he has brought them for a wild
:34:02. > :34:11.woodland sleepover. What Matthew and his friends don't know is that this
:34:11. > :34:19.will be a camping adventure with a treetop twist. My name is Matt. I
:34:19. > :34:29.don't like reading and writing. name is Ollie. I don't like sport or
:34:29. > :34:32.
:34:32. > :34:38.learning. My name is Kiran, I don't really like the outdoors or sport
:34:38. > :34:42.but I like American football. name is Reese, I don't like rugby,
:34:42. > :34:47.it is too muddy. Woodland expert Caroline has a little challenge to
:34:47. > :34:51.help them learn more about where they will be spending the night.
:34:51. > :34:56.You are here today at the Arboretum. That is different from a normal
:34:56. > :35:01.woodland, we have trees from all over the world. It is a very good
:35:01. > :35:07.place to go on a tree Hunt. You will be searching this area, I have some
:35:07. > :35:11.tree cards for you with different pictures of Arc, leaves, twigs, bugs
:35:11. > :35:21.and things and your challenge will be to see how many you can match.
:35:21. > :35:30.
:35:30. > :35:40.You have ten minutes to find as many that one? I can't see the top. I
:35:40. > :35:48.
:35:48. > :35:51.think that one is back up there. thousands of years ago, nearly all
:35:51. > :36:01.of the Scottish Highlands would have been covered by great forests of
:36:01. > :36:09.
:36:09. > :36:15.our country, it was traditionally planted to be made into bows like
:36:15. > :36:25.Robin Hood would use. This is your last challenge. I swear, I have seen
:36:25. > :36:26.
:36:26. > :36:35.that one. The big one appear?This one. I think it is this one. We've
:36:35. > :36:41.got it right. It is a beech tree. Well done, you got all of them
:36:41. > :36:46.right. This last one is a beech tree. It is a really tall, broad
:36:46. > :36:50.Street. It has got lots of canopy and protection. It might be a good
:36:50. > :36:56.place for you to camp, under a beech tree like this. We have a surprise
:36:56. > :37:02.for you today, you will not be camping underneath a beech tree, you
:37:02. > :37:10.will be camping and sleeping in a beech tree like this one. Awesome!
:37:10. > :37:18.That is tall! You are lucky that I brought a hammock! Two it is very
:37:18. > :37:26.tall. Reign good experience. I am scared of heights. I am very
:37:26. > :37:31.excited. This will be a tall order, especially for Rhys, who does not
:37:31. > :37:37.like heights. Climbing expert Vicky is here to show them the ropes.
:37:37. > :37:40.is our tree, and those are going to be your sleeping platforms. The
:37:40. > :37:45.reason we can climb that high and sleep in the tree is because this
:37:45. > :37:49.equipment keeps us safe. I can guarantee, because I have slept in
:37:49. > :37:59.the tree before, it is really comfortable. I will get you into
:37:59. > :38:09.
:38:09. > :38:17.your armour, then we are ready to of ropes and pulleys to get to the
:38:17. > :38:22.top of the tree. Rhys Brace Lee confronts his fear of heights. But
:38:22. > :38:32.halfway up is far enough for him, so he decides to camp at ground level
:38:32. > :38:34.
:38:34. > :38:43.instead, leaving the others to push on. It is a lot like flying. I have
:38:43. > :38:51.found a branch. There is a leaf in my nose! It takes almost an hour,
:38:51. > :38:54.but the boys make it to camp just as the sun is setting. They will be
:38:54. > :39:04.spending the next eight hours suspended here high above the forest
:39:04. > :39:05.
:39:05. > :39:09.floor. I know they say, don't look down, but I love looking down.
:39:09. > :39:15.think the fact that we have managed to get this high is quite an
:39:16. > :39:22.achievement. It is like we are floating in midair. It feels
:39:22. > :39:26.exciting, but at the same time it is perilous and scary. There is a 50
:39:26. > :39:36.feet drop from underneath me, or something. Wii I can hear what
:39:36. > :39:36.
:39:36. > :40:22.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:40:22. > :40:29.greeted by a spectacular wake-up call. There is quite a nice view, I
:40:29. > :40:33.can finally see stuff. It is not as scary. In the night it was quite
:40:33. > :40:42.quiet, but now there are so many different birds just squealing,
:40:42. > :40:48.waking their sounds. It is strange when you wake up and you work -- you
:40:48. > :40:57.realise that you are still up in the tree, really high up. Thumbs up,
:40:57. > :41:05.definitely. It is time to return to Earth. And Rhys is waiting to
:41:05. > :41:11.welcome them home. It was definitely more fun than sleeping on the
:41:12. > :41:15.ground. It is a lot more exciting, you are swaying from side to side.
:41:15. > :41:21.would say it is an exciting experience and you probably only
:41:21. > :41:25.ever do it once. I am proud to myself for getting Bataille. I would
:41:25. > :41:31.recommend to all of my friends that they do stuff like this.
:41:31. > :41:35.We went wild! Hats off to them, fantastic effort.
:41:35. > :41:42.You would not catch me up one of those trees is our next guest were
:41:42. > :41:48.anywhere nearby. You have some Eurasian lynx in this enclosure?
:41:48. > :41:53.have two females, one called Grishkin and one called Munchkin.
:41:53. > :41:58.are trying to encourage them out, we can't see them at the moment but
:41:58. > :42:02.they are looking at us? Absolutely, they will be keeping themselves nice
:42:02. > :42:07.and camouflaged. We have been trying to spot them and none of us can see
:42:07. > :42:13.them. But yesterday we got these pictures. They look like big
:42:13. > :42:16.domestic cats. A few differences, they have the tough on the top of
:42:16. > :42:22.that year to help with their hearing, it helps with picking up
:42:22. > :42:27.low frequencies. They have a much shorter tail than a domestic cat,
:42:27. > :42:32.they are about the size of a labrador dog but thinner. We will
:42:32. > :42:36.keep our eyes peeled in case we see them. Hundreds of years ago there
:42:36. > :42:42.were lynx roaming around the British countryside? Incredible. And there
:42:42. > :42:45.is a serious debate about whether they should be reintroduced? Yes,
:42:45. > :42:50.and I think the reason is the thought that we could maybe balance
:42:50. > :42:57.nature out a little bit more by bringing in some apex predators,
:42:57. > :43:02.they would be hunting and eating rodents like rabbits, hares, mice,
:43:02. > :43:09.they would also be predating on deer, roe deer and youngsters of the
:43:09. > :43:12.larger species. Would they attack humans? Not in the slightest, they
:43:12. > :43:19.are waiting intelligent and they would come out of that keep out of
:43:19. > :43:23.our way. Radzi, would you like to see lynx back in the UK?
:43:23. > :43:30.That would be very cool, but I'm not sure I would like to bump into one
:43:30. > :43:40.in my back garden! Now the moment we have all been waiting for, time for
:43:40. > :43:44.
:43:44. > :43:54.to make a volcanic model, then I asked you to send your photos in.
:43:54. > :44:00.
:44:00. > :44:04.There was one photo we could not go I will be challenging to him and
:44:04. > :44:09.Naomi to make something wild in the forest. I have been seen to what
:44:09. > :44:14.extent the wildlife here go to make shelters that are warm, close it,
:44:14. > :44:20.protective, camouflaged and well hidden.
:44:20. > :44:30.Squirrels big -- build nest is known as trays in the trees, from Moss,
:44:30. > :44:34.twigs and grass. They can be quite a work of art. Then there are badgers,
:44:34. > :44:41.who build setts Underground, they are often very intricate with the
:44:41. > :44:49.whole network of tunnels. And Terry Wood ants create homes. They are
:44:49. > :44:53.miniature master architects. You can't beat a good air horn. Tim
:44:53. > :45:00.and Naomi, this is what you are going to be making. Your very own
:45:00. > :45:04.den. Tim has gone in. You have two minutes to make one. Everything you
:45:04. > :45:14.need is somewhere around here in the forest. Without further ado, we will
:45:14. > :45:15.
:45:15. > :45:23.get the making started. Two minutes? Yes. Tim stumbles. If you want to
:45:23. > :45:28.make your own den, you don't need to be in a forest, you can do it if
:45:28. > :45:35.your bedroom or living room and use whatever materials you want. Whether
:45:35. > :45:42.it is a blanket or a cardboard box. And if you do, take a photograph and
:45:42. > :45:48.send it in to our e-mail address. Attach the photo and include your
:45:48. > :45:55.parent or guardian's number so we can get in touch. If you want some
:45:55. > :46:05.top tips, go to the web-site and search crazy creations to get some
:46:05. > :46:11.tips on making an amazing den. Tim, how is it going? It has been a, as a
:46:11. > :46:18.man I can make a perfect den. words from Warwood. What are you
:46:18. > :46:23.talking about? It is perfect. how are you? How long did yours take
:46:23. > :46:29.to make. A pit more than two minutes. -- a bit more than two
:46:29. > :46:37.minutes. I made mine on my own. You may need some assistance. Yetting
:46:37. > :46:41.the audience involved. Tim, yours is coming along nicely. Look at this
:46:41. > :46:48.bad boy. We are going to have a water test at the end. You can't
:46:48. > :46:55.stay in a den without it raining on you. I will be standing on twigs.We
:46:55. > :47:01.have 20 seconds left. And then it is stop making. I remember I was in
:47:01. > :47:11.Alaska and I was caught in the forest. Ten, nine, eight, even, six,
:47:11. > :47:14.
:47:14. > :47:20.five, four, three, two, one! Stop making! OK. Tim and Naomi it is time
:47:20. > :47:26.to get your coats on, you need to get in the dens and then the rain
:47:26. > :47:33.will be pouring. First Naomi, our glamorous assistant will pour the
:47:33. > :47:43.rain. Here is the water from the watering can. There isn't much
:47:43. > :47:46.
:47:46. > :47:54.shelter from that den. It is like central heating. And now Tim.
:47:54. > :48:03.I'm bone dry! Actually, I'm going to give this one to Tim Warwood!
:48:03. > :48:11.Why? And... I didn't lose my eye. Why? You had help from the audience
:48:11. > :48:15.and that is cheating in my book. What is that? That sound like a
:48:15. > :48:22.distressed cat up a very tall tree and you're going to be rest cueing
:48:22. > :48:32.it. Let's go. I am a bit wet. While I dry off. Let's meet special bird
:48:32. > :48:43.
:48:43. > :48:53.into wildlife since I was about two. Birds are my favourites, because
:48:53. > :48:55.
:48:55. > :49:02.there are so many species. What I love are birds of prey. At the
:49:02. > :49:07.weekends, I volunteer for the RSPB. A charity dedicated to protecting
:49:07. > :49:16.birds. I'm one of their youngest volunteers. I love talking to the
:49:16. > :49:23.visitors about the importance of British wildlife. This is the wing
:49:23. > :49:31.span of the fee ale goshawk. There is one bird in particular I love.
:49:31. > :49:37.That is the gosh hawk. It is one of the biggest bird of prey in the UK.
:49:37. > :49:45.It feeds off small mammals and birds. It can catch prey in its
:49:45. > :49:51.talons as it flies. Today, I'm on a special mission. My friend Andy from
:49:51. > :49:56.the forestry commission has invited many toe help -- me to help monitor
:49:56. > :50:02.some goshawk chicks. They love nesting at the top of the trees. So
:50:02. > :50:10.he is going to go and have a look. Andy is getting his harnesses and
:50:10. > :50:16.safety checks done, because we don't want him falling out of the tree. It
:50:16. > :50:22.is quite high up and there are very few branches to hang on to. He is
:50:22. > :50:27.hoping to find two and a half week old chicks. He will put them in the
:50:27. > :50:31.bag, close it and lower them down. He will remove the chicks so they
:50:31. > :50:38.can be ringed. Ringing involves tagging a bird so it can be
:50:38. > :50:44.monitored over time in the wild. Andy's put the chicks in the bag and
:50:44. > :50:49.now, it looks like they're coming back again. We should rering them
:50:49. > :50:54.any minute now. Once they're on the ground we need to work quickly, so
:50:54. > :51:04.they can be returned back to where they belong. They have a good
:51:04. > :51:04.
:51:04. > :51:10.feather. They seem to be growing well. Quite soft plumage. They
:51:10. > :51:17.haven't grown their adult feathers yet. We check their health and their
:51:17. > :51:24.weight and they're fitted with a ring. 510. This is the closest I
:51:24. > :51:29.have got to a goshawk chick. You're only allowed to do this with a
:51:30. > :51:35.licensed ringer. With all checks complete, the chicks go back to
:51:35. > :51:41.their nest. Hopefully we will see these chicks as fully grown adults
:51:41. > :51:51.next year. It was so good to get so close to all three of them. I hope I
:51:51. > :52:02.
:52:02. > :52:09.get the chance to go climbing up a a creature that is one of the most
:52:09. > :52:18.annoying, irritating, blood suck creatures in the forest. It is not
:52:18. > :52:25.Dracula, it is the tic. This thing sucks blood of mammals and humans.
:52:25. > :52:30.It is a pleasure to introduce Dr Tim Cockerill. What have you brought?
:52:30. > :52:40.have some ticks, most people don't like ticks. But I think they're
:52:40. > :52:41.
:52:41. > :52:46.cool. I have a special camera. Let's focus on these bad boys. These pots
:52:46. > :52:51.have the same tick, this one has ticks that are not fed. These are
:52:51. > :52:55.the small ones. Here is what a tick looks like when it is fed. That is
:52:55. > :53:01.blood in the back of him? Yes they don't eat food, they suck blood.
:53:01. > :53:08.do they find us then? Ticks don't have a nose and they have a special
:53:08. > :53:15.trick, their nose is almost on the end of their legs and they wave
:53:15. > :53:21.around their legs to smell. I like these. This is our scientific model.
:53:21. > :53:28.If a tick was this size in real life. This what is it would be like
:53:28. > :53:36.unfed. And then it sucks your blood. Then if it had a feed, it would be
:53:36. > :53:42.this big. Imagine that on your neck! Get it off! I wouldn't like that to
:53:42. > :53:47.pop. Here are the pictures. That is the nose and this is one that is fed
:53:47. > :53:52.and exploded to that big size. and exploded to that big size.
:53:52. > :53:56.is what it feeds with? Yes this is the mouth part and it uses these to
:53:56. > :54:04.slice a hole in the skin of the animal it is feeding on and it has a
:54:04. > :54:08.special tube to suck the blood out and it glues itself in. They do
:54:09. > :54:12.carry diseases and people might get them we have them here. If you get a
:54:12. > :54:16.tick what should you do? shouldn't worry. If you have been
:54:16. > :54:26.walking in woods or long grass, check yourselves for tick F you get
:54:26. > :54:31.one, you can use a special tool or a pair of tweezers and get hold of the
:54:31. > :54:40.head and pull it out. Thank you, I'm starting to feel itchy now. What
:54:40. > :54:45.this a Radzi? What can I hear? I'm more than excited, our feline
:54:45. > :54:55.friend is still stuck in the tree and Naomi is going to rescue it.
:54:55. > :55:05.Rhys will help you. Get a move on! You have chosen one with no
:55:05. > :55:07.
:55:07. > :55:14.branches. Less talking, more action. Naomi! Naomi! I hope I don't hurt
:55:14. > :55:23.you. We have the Wild support. Go on, nearly there. I'm stuck.Stand
:55:23. > :55:28.up. I will get there.Get your knee in. That is the first part. I would
:55:28. > :55:35.rather do this than those ticks! You're half way there. You have a
:55:35. > :55:45.branch on your side. No, you have to grab it with your hands. Come on.
:55:45. > :55:46.
:55:46. > :55:56.Yes! She is making her way up. can do this! Yes, Naomi. Nearly
:55:56. > :56:04.
:56:04. > :56:11.there. Her cranny's on the phone. What this a cranny? -- her gran.
:56:11. > :56:14.That is very nearly the end of the show. But we have more. We have some
:56:14. > :56:24.photographs that have come in. This is from Matthew in Wales, having fun
:56:24. > :56:25.
:56:25. > :56:30.in the trees. How good is that picture And a popular comment, we
:56:30. > :56:39.have comment she says when I go to my cousin's house we build dens and
:56:39. > :56:44.I always enjoy myself. And we have had Am per seeing I have seen
:56:45. > :56:49.rabbits, ponies and deer in the New Forest. You're back. Yes we will be
:56:49. > :56:53.back next week and we should be in the lochs of Scotland. If you have
:56:53. > :57:01.been having a wild time on the water and you know wildlife that lives
:57:01. > :57:09.near the water, send us a photo. all that is left to thank everyone
:57:09. > :57:19.here at the New Forest. Thank you everyone! And of course our special
:57:19. > :57:19.
:57:19. > :57:26.guests Rhys Brace everyone! Russ and Lloyd and Dr Tim Cockerill. And give
:57:26. > :57:36.yourselves a round of applause, our Wild audience. That is the it for
:57:36. > :57:41.
:57:41. > :57:47.the week. See you next week. Goodbye and go wild! Next week we have wet
:57:47. > :57:55.and watery adventures. I master a new skill in search of a real