Springwatch 2006

I'm a big fan of Springwatch, which returns to our screens this month at 8pm on Monday the 29th May on BBC2. Set your video recorders and your PVRs to make sure you don't miss an episode!

As usual Bill and Kate will be discussing spring events around the British countryside and using hidden cameras they'll be giving us a priveliged look into the lives of some of our fascinating wildlife. Meanwhile, Simon will no doubt be bringing us fantastic footage of otters, seals, arctic skuas and curlew.

It has been a long and dry winter followed by a very warm and wet May - one of the wettest on record for some years, although this has hardly been enough to re-fill the aquifers that supply our water. The effects of this unusual weather situation on our wildlife will provoke an interesting discussion and will no doubt visit the climate change themes currently being discussed in the BBC's Climate Chaos season.

They'll also be promoting the Breathing Places campaign. The aim of the campaign is to get people volunteering and to create their own spaces for relaxation and nature.