<em>Springwatch presenters. © Jo Charlesworth/BBC</em>

BBC Springwatch: When is Springwatch on television and how can I watch it?

Springwatch is almost here! Here's all you need to know about the popular programme, including when it's on

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Megan Shersby

Published: May 10, 2023 at 2:00 pm

Spring has very truly sprung, and we all know what that means – the BBC television programme Springwatch is coming soon! This award-winning UK wildlife television programme should be back on our screens later this month.

As usual, there will be plenty of live wildlife cameras on the go, and pre-recorded films featuring nature lovers, cultural stories, species and landscapes from around the UK.

When is Springwatch 2023 on TV?

Springwatch starts on the 29 May and will run to 15^th June (most nights) at 8pm. As well as airing live on the BBC it will be available on BBCi Player.

Who is presenting Springwatch?

Presenters Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Gillian Burke, Megan McCubbin and Iolo Williams will be back, while Chantelle Lindsay, Nadeem Perera, Leif Bersweden and Frank Gardner will also be making an appearance.

Your guide to the presenters:

Where is Springwatch being filmed?

Springwatch's main location will be RSPB Arne in Dorset. They’ll also be exploring the wildlife that calls neighbouring Purbeck Heaths Super NNR and the Isle of Purbeck home and will be on a road-trip discovering all that North Wales and Anglesey has to offer.

Springwatch 2023 filming locations

What species will appear on Springwatch?

Expect red squirrels, water voles, white-tailed eagles, ospreys, sandwich terns, otters, moths, butterflies, gannets - and lots more...

Meet the species starring in this year’s Springwatch

Will Mindfulness Moments be back?

Yes Mindfulness Moments will be back. In each programme, they’ll have a 90 second film of pure nature. No music, no presenter voice-over, just natural sound and glorious pictures to take us to wild places or immerse us in natures favourite species. You'll be transported into the world of the red squirrel, carpets of English bluebells and our only aquatic songbird – the dipper. You’ll be taken to the serenity of a reed pond, the magical delicacy of trees in full blossom and journey through the undergrowth of a forest floor in spring.

What is the Spring Watchlist?

The Spring Watchlist is a list of signs of spring for Springwatch viewers to look out and share on social media (using the hashtag #SpringWatchlist).

Learn more about identifying spring wildlife:

Springwatch at the BAFTAS

In June 2021, Springwatch won the Live Event Award at the BAFTAS for the programme in May and June 2020 and the way that the team had managed to put together the series despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Springwatch was shortlisted for the event again at 2022 BAFTAS, with the award being given to the Earthshot Prize for the inaugural prize ceremony in October 2021.

Different time of the year? Check out our guides to everything you need to know about the other 'Watches': Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.

Naturalist, writer and content creator

Megan is a naturalist, writer and content creator. She is also a bookworm and a keen board gamer. She is the former editorial and digital co-ordinator at BBC Wildlife, and wrote features and sections for both the print magazine and discoverwildlife.com, including the Q&A and Go Wild sections, Poo Corner and News Species Discovery, the weekly e-newsletter and the social media accounts. Her features have included olms (cave salamanders) in Slovenia, arapaima (very big fish) in Guyana, and the role of hippos as ecosystem engineers in Zambia. She has also contributed to the website and magazine of BBC Countryfile Magazine, and has hosted some its podcast episodes. Prior to joining BBC Wildlife in 2016, she gained a degree in BSc(Hons) Animal Science, undertook behavioural research on zebras and dwarf mongooses, and worked in environmental education for a number of conservation charities.