The first episode of the fifth season of the Tyne Tees Television series on the wildlife of the north presented by Kim Inglis. In the first report Kim meets Jim Stothard, the Bar Manager at Whitworth Hall, a luxury hotel near Spennymoor in County Durham, who has a second job looking after a herd of Fallow deer. Next, a visit to Bishop Middleham Quarry in County Durham which has become the surprise home of a pair of bee-eater much to the delight of local birdwatchers. After the break, Kim...

The first episode of the fifth season of the Tyne Tees Television series on the wildlife of the north presented by Kim Inglis. In the first report Kim meets Jim Stothard, the Bar Manager at Whitworth Hall, a luxury hotel near Spennymoor in County Durham, who has a second job looking after a herd of Fallow deer. Next, a visit to Bishop Middleham Quarry in County Durham which has become the surprise home of a pair of bee-eater much to the delight of local birdwatchers. After the break, Kim meets Ecologist Dorian Latham at a pond at Bardon Mill in Northumberland to learn about the lifecycle and mating process of frogs. Finally, to a wood in County Durham to meet John Wood who for the past 25 years have been monitoring the nests of some pied flycatcher nesting there. This episode is about the birds and the bees with a report on the surprise arrival of a pair of bee-eaters in County Durham. These beautiful birds prefer warmer climates and hadn't bred in Britain since 1955. But last year they were swept north by gales and hatched their chicks here, to the delight of bird lovers around Britain who queued up to get a glimpse of them. They were captured on video catching bees - they remove the sting before eating them. Fallow deer are shy creatures but one place where they're relatively tame is Whitworth Hall, a luxury hotel near Spennymoor. Kim meets bar manager Jim Stothard who looks after them. He says: 'We stage a lot of wedding receptions here and it makes an unusual picture having the bride and groom and a herd of deer.' Teesdale enthusiast John Wood who has spent the last 25 years keeping records of pied flycatchers. John tracks the movements of these small birds who travel all the way from Africa to breed in Britain. Credits: Presenter Kim Inglis Camera Lee Sutterby Music John Cook Graphics Jon King Dubbing Mixer Andy Ludbrook Editor David Hindmarsh Executive Producer Jane Bolesworth Producer Charles Bowden. © Tyne Tees Television 2003 A CBTV production for Tyne Tees Television. Granada