Countryfile - Wild Britain - Anglesey
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00:00From wild coastlines and huge views, to sheltered woodlands teeming with life, we're in Anglesey
00:13where land, sea and sky set the stage for nature's spectacle.
00:18But the cast here isn't just the wildlife in the waves, on the cliffs and in the trees.
00:25Communities of people are championing nature of all kinds to halt its decline.
00:29And we all have our part to play.
00:59It's hard to believe on this wild clifftop but the UK is one of the most nature depleted
01:10countries in the world.
01:12Since the 1970s UK species have declined by 19% and one in six are threatened with extinction.
01:21So over the last year and a half we've been encouraging acts of kindness on behalf of
01:25our nation's beloved wildlife.
01:27And you have answered the call.
01:31From feeding stations in your gardens to building homes for nature, tens of thousands of you
01:38have got involved.
01:39But there is still work to be done in every corner of the country, including where we
01:44are today.
01:47On the north west fringes of Wales is the wild isle of Inys Morn, Anglesey.
01:54All across the island, from northern cliffs that hug the busy Irish sea to lush woodlands
01:59in the south, there are people doing their bit for wildlife.
02:04This is a place where nature doesn't do things by halves and neither do the communities working
02:09to protect it.
02:11From people championing life in the seas, to charismatic creatures in the sky, to the
02:23And residents helping one of our most treasured mammals make a comeback.
02:33Do you catch glimpses of them sort of hopping from treetop to treetop?
02:36Yeah, yeah we do absolutely and I feel really privileged to be able to just see red squirrels
02:41hopping around as I'm working.
02:44Over in Cornwall, small creatures are making a big impact.
02:48And there he is.
02:49Oh wow.
02:50He's got a long tail from the dung down, which aerates the soil and loosens the structure.
02:54He's a lumpy fella isn't he?
02:57Yeah, he's a big one.
03:06The sea surrounding Anglesey is beautiful but turbulent.
03:11It's a crucial habitat for some of the ocean's most fascinating residents.
03:18From the playful bottlenose dolphin to the more understated harbour porpoise and even
03:22sometimes a show-stopping orca, the waters around here are an essential habitat for marine
03:28mammals.
03:29And it's here that the Sea-Watch Foundation, a charity dedicated to the monitoring and
03:34conservation of these creatures, plays an important role.
03:40The charity, founded by marine biologist Dr Peter Evans in 1991, conducts regular surveys
03:46of the water with the help of a team of researchers and volunteers.
03:51So Peter, what marine mammals might we see here?
03:56We have Rissos dolphins.
03:57They're quite a rare species and they only occur in a few places around the British Isles
04:02and this is one of them.
04:03It's a new one on me.
04:04I genuinely hadn't really heard of Rissos dolphins.
04:06People often mistake our Rissos dolphins for orcas because they have, particularly the
04:11males, the mature males, really tall fins.
04:14OK, but say we've got high hopes.
04:16There's a group just there now.
04:17Oh, hang on, we've got some off here now.
04:19Where are we looking?
04:20In the south side, about five, ten people.
04:26Oh, oh, oh, spray, there we are.
04:28Look at that.
04:29It's leaping several times.
04:30And again.
04:31There, and again.
04:32Oh my God.
04:33That's remarkable.
04:34There's a little group around there.
04:35So we'll head over there and have a closer look.
04:39I can't believe it.
04:40We have only just left the harbour and already we've got lucky.
04:46Now, each dolphin is unique in appearance, but individual markings can be hard to spot
04:52in the wild.
04:53Luckily, Peter and his team have a solution.
04:57So what we're doing is we're taking photos after them, identifying their fins, the nicks
05:02in the fins, recognising individuals and then tracking them.
05:05I mean, people don't realise that there are actually 30 species recorded in Britain.
05:10And that's a third of the world's species of cetaceans.
05:15On board today to capture ID shots are master student Nadia Langford and Sea Watch outreach
05:22officer Elan Heath-Jones.
05:25There's three together there.
05:27Wow.
05:28Yeah, there they are.
05:29Wow, look at that.
05:31Beautiful.
05:38There we go.
05:39Oh, wow, look.
05:40Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:41Oh, now they're swimming very close together.
05:45How many do you think there are there?
05:46Around three or four of them, definitely.
05:49Look at that colouring.
05:50It was quite white on the dorsal fin and at the front of the body.
05:54So as they age, they get whiter.
05:57I've just seen two come up apart.
06:00Three.
06:01Three.
06:02Is there another one coming up?
06:03Four.
06:04Four.
06:05Oh, five.
06:06Five?
06:07Yeah.
06:09Photographs of dorsal fins are kept as an ID record, giving the team half a chance of
06:14tracking an animal's journey over time.
06:18So here you've got a first sighting 2007, re-sightings 2008 and 2020.
06:23So this one has been going for 13 years.
06:26Yeah, so we keep a record of all the sightings and we're able to see the time difference
06:32between the sightings and we wonder where they go in between time.
06:36It's a big jigsaw puzzle, isn't it?
06:37And we've only got a few pieces.
06:39Yeah, and using all that data to work out whether there's any patterns in sightings,
06:43it all adds up.
06:45So there's a real flurry of activity and then they just disappear.
06:47Does that mean they're diving down and they're hunting perhaps?
06:50Possibly, yeah.
06:51They're quite deep divers, so off the continental shelf they can dive down to like 400 metres.
06:57And they seem to be travelling quite close together.
06:59Would that be a family?
07:01Not much is known.
07:02So not necessarily strong family structures, but definitely mother and calf stick together.
07:09And you thought you might have seen a calf?
07:11Possibly.
07:13And we definitely saw some of them were lighter coloured.
07:15They tend to scratch each other with their teeth.
07:17Play or aggression, any idea?
07:19A bit of both.
07:20That generally does tend to signify that they're older individuals.
07:31They are jumping, they're breaching.
07:34Oh wow, so close, look at that!
07:37I really didn't expect this, this is incredible.
07:39Wow!
07:43Peter, how did the Sea-Watch Foundation come about?
07:46When I was a schoolboy, I was really passionate about birds.
07:50And we went out on the seabird cruise off Southern Ireland.
07:54And I spotted my first whale, a big fin whale.
07:57And that excited me so much.
07:59And then I looked around and found that there was no one doing any work on living cetaceans,
08:05that's whales, dolphins and porpoises, around Britain.
08:08So I formed this network of observers later on that spawned Sea-Watch Foundation.
08:14And now we have people reporting daily all around Britain.
08:18And why is that important?
08:19These animals face a whole range of pressures.
08:22So I thought it was really important that we try to improve protection on marine mammals around Britain.
08:29And also to then monitor those, monitor their fortunes.
08:33Scanning the waves is Anglesea project manager Jenny Bond.
08:37But this survey work doesn't just happen on boats.
08:40The charity's keen for everyone to get involved as citizen scientists
08:44and share their sightings, whether from land or sea.
08:48We're really encouraging anybody to join in.
08:51The as many eyes as we can get on the waters, the better.
08:54And if they get a good photo, what do they do next?
08:56They can submit it to our website, the Sea-Watch Foundation website.
09:01But we've now got the Sea-Watch app, which is a free app that anyone can download
09:05and they can record what they're seeing.
09:07There are videos on there and ID guides to really help them know what they're seeing.
09:12How important is this data?
09:14It's really key.
09:15We can overlay the sighting data with things like the seabed topography,
09:21the sea surface temperature, the boat activity in the area, the fishing activity.
09:26So we can start to really understand why we're getting these hotspots of sightings.
09:31Clearly people are getting involved.
09:32I mean, I just round the corner here, I was on the rocks.
09:35I could see about a dozen people.
09:36Yeah, yeah.
09:37I think Point Linus is getting a bit of a reputation for being a hotspot for sightings.
09:41Lots of people are spending time there.
09:43Well, thank you for having us aboard.
09:44It has been remarkable.
09:46I just, I can't stop grinning.
09:48It's just been great.
09:49Well, I'm really pleased for you, yeah.
09:51We're still getting incredible views.
09:54And the Marine Code has some advice on how we should behave around these spectacular animals.
10:00The general rule is that you would stay at least 100 metres away from the animal.
10:05That you're not really meant to approach them.
10:07That if they do approach you, you let them do their thing.
10:10They'll come up to you.
10:11The Sea-Watch Foundation has a licence through Natural Resources Wales for photo ID surveys.
10:16So we can take a picture of them.
10:19What is the risk of when we get it wrong?
10:21What can happen?
10:22Of course, collisions.
10:23And of course, they use sound in their everyday lives.
10:26And of course, sounds from the engine of a vessel or such can disrupt them.
10:34In an effort to learn as much as possible about our sea mammals,
10:37the group is encouraging all of us to become enthusiastic spotters.
10:42Ready With His Camera is one of its dedicated volunteers.
10:45Ready With His Camera is one of its dedicated volunteers, Ian Jones.
10:51Oh, nice picture of the birds.
10:52Oh, that's a good one.
10:53Yeah.
10:54You've got some really good dorsal fins.
10:56Yeah, there you are.
10:57So you can see the scratch marks on these.
10:59There are notches and what have you.
11:01Yeah.
11:02So that might be just enough for them to identify this dolphin.
11:06That's really exciting.
11:07So why were you out here in the first place?
11:09I came here, started taking pictures.
11:12Came to photograph some gannets or what have you, whatever's going past.
11:15And we had about 10 wristless dolphins in the bay here.
11:18Really, just down here?
11:19Just down there.
11:20Wow.
11:21And that was it.
11:22It's grown from there, really.
11:24And I handed them all my pictures that I'd taken throughout the season.
11:28The feedback I got was to say that that particular dolphin had been seen
11:32about 18 times in the last three years.
11:35And the last sighting was in North Cardigan Bay.
11:38So rather than just the pictures, I'm getting a bit of history.
11:41So from a curious photographer, you are now a citizen scientist.
11:45Yes.
11:46Yeah, if you want to call me that, certainly.
11:48Yes.
11:49And I've just started using the new Sea-Watch app.
11:53You don't just have to be here in Anglesey.
11:54I mean, that works the whole country round, doesn't it?
11:56Throughout the UK.
11:57Yeah.
11:58So the more people use it, the more data they'll get.
12:00And they don't have to have a good camera.
12:01It's about saying what they've seen and reporting it.
12:05And maybe we can put more things in place to protect the dolphins
12:09and the porpoises that we have in UK waters.
12:31It's not just the creatures on our coastline that need our attention.
12:35So does one of our most beloved mammals.
12:39It can be found snuffling at the end of our garden.
12:42The humble hedgehog.
12:45Known as the gardener's friend due to their taste for slugs,
12:48these prickly creatures have long been a familiar and cherished sight.
12:54Today, though, hedgehogs face an uncertain future.
12:57Their numbers are in decline.
12:59But there are some extraordinary people stepping up to help.
13:03On Anglesey, Sue Timperley runs the island's Hedgehog Rescue Centre.
13:08I have a hogspital specifically for hedgehogs.
13:11Vets know about us.
13:13The public ring us when they have a hedgehog that needs our help.
13:17It's estimated that there may be less than one million hedgehogs
13:21left across England, Scotland and Wales.
13:24Down by as much as 75% in rural areas since the millennium.
13:28So what's caused this sharp decline?
13:31Farming practices, using pesticides, using slug pellets.
13:35It's habitat.
13:37So people like pristine, tidy gardens.
13:40They like decking, they like gravel.
13:43So there's nowhere for things to grow to provide the insects,
13:46which is their food source.
13:48The maximum I've had this year is 22.
13:51And there are 11 in there at the moment.
13:54We get a variety of reasons hedgehogs are brought to us.
13:57They've got parasites and they're sick.
14:00They've been hit by a car on the road.
14:03Hoglets that have been abandoned or mums been killed.
14:06They were probably just close on three weeks when they came in.
14:10They're born blind and their ears are, no ear flaps.
14:14About two to three weeks they start to open up.
14:17So let's take the first one.
14:23So this one is 87.9.
14:26It is good.
14:28They were all about 67 grams when they came in.
14:31So they are putting on weight.
14:33It's dog milk powder and it's mixed with some starter mousse,
14:36which is the sort of thing you'd give a puppy.
14:41You can see they have a lot of food on their faces.
14:44They're very mucky.
14:46I always see working with these guys as a privilege.
14:49They're on the red list and every single one that we can help,
14:52we know makes a difference.
14:54Because they really are in trouble.
14:56There are simple things that people can do at home.
14:59Make sure there are shallow dishes of water.
15:02Having a feeding station, putting out cat biscuits.
15:05If you can leave a little corner that wildflowers can grow in.
15:09And that will provide a larder,
15:11which is the absolute lifeblood for these hedgehogs.
15:14306.6.
15:19Where's she gone?
15:22You tinker.
15:24You tinker.
15:26She's wandered off.
15:30So we've finished with him.
15:32We're going to do Houdini now.
15:34Now Houdini suffered the fate of a strimmer.
15:38He was spotted at night by the finders.
15:42The first time they caught him, he actually escaped again.
15:45You can see he just wants to be gone.
15:47But we can't let him go until that nose is healed.
15:50So if you find a hedgehog out during the day,
15:52either in distress or just lying on the lawn,
15:54get it in a high-sided box, off a shallow dish of water.
15:57Get a hot water bottle with some warm water.
15:59Get it underneath it.
16:01Call your local rescue as soon as possible.
16:04You should bring the box indoors whilst you wait.
16:07And do try and keep the hot water bottle warm at all times.
16:10But also make sure there's enough room in the box
16:13for the hedgehog to get off the hot water bottle
16:16if it gets too hot.
16:19So he's a good kilo again now.
16:23So that's good.
16:25We just need that nose to heal.
16:29Helping Sue look after her prickle of hedgehogs
16:32is Welsh ambulance nurse advisor Debbie Evans.
16:35Sue is fantastic to work with.
16:37She's been dedicated to working with hedgehogs for such a long time.
16:41She doesn't smell, does she?
16:43No.
16:45I love working with hedgehogs.
16:47It's so satisfying when you get them in and they're really poorly.
16:51You've got to give them plenty of fluids,
16:53antibiotics, treatment.
16:55And it's just lovely to see them going back out into the wild again.
16:59So we're going to get Jasper ready for release.
17:02Just going to give him his last whey.
17:04When a hedgehog's ready to go back to the wild,
17:07that's the best part of the job
17:09because you've done everything you can and it's made it.
17:12He came in just over 230 pounds.
17:15And he's going out at over 600.
17:17He's 637 grams.
17:19So he had a good feed last night.
17:23The idea is that it goes back where it came from.
17:26If that's not possible,
17:28as near to its original location,
17:30or we have release sites.
17:38So he's just taking his time.
17:40He's got a bit of a shredded nose.
17:43He's taking his time.
17:45He's got a bit of a shredded newspaper
17:47that we use as the bedding in the rescue.
17:49He'll lose it when he starts moving about.
17:51I can see his nose moving about
17:53so he can sniff the biscuits, I think.
17:56Oh, he's lifted his head.
17:58He's heading for the long grass.
18:04So there he goes.
18:06Start the rest of his life as a healthy hedgehog.
18:08Fantastic way to end the day.
18:13We know many of you at home
18:15love to look out for your spiky garden visitors.
18:18And you've been registering all sorts of acts of kindness
18:21this summer as part of our Wild Britain initiative.
18:24Like Becky in North Devon,
18:26who's been keeping some resident woodpeckers well fed.
18:32And Charlie has had plenty of special visitors
18:35to his nature-friendly plot in Solihull.
18:38We've seen some truly impressive wildlife ponds
18:41being constructed across the nation,
18:43like Tony, Andy and Chrissie.
18:45But if you have a smaller outdoor space,
18:48you can still make a big difference.
18:52Now, inspired by all of you,
18:54I'm going to have a go at making a pond.
18:57This is something super simple that you too could have a go.
19:00In fact, you don't even need a garden.
19:02You just need something to put your pond in.
19:04I'm using an old tree.
19:06I'm using an old washing-up bowl,
19:08which, if you wanted to, you could dig a hole,
19:11sit it into the ground flush, get your pond,
19:14and into it I'm going to start by putting some rocks.
19:18Now, you want rocks of different shapes and sizes.
19:21Then maybe you could put some wood in as well.
19:24Just collect some bits and pieces.
19:27This forms a variety of depths for different pond dwellers to enjoy.
19:32Then you've got to build up on the outside
19:35because the animals have got somewhere to use as a ramp.
19:38Next, the most important bit, water.
19:41But you can't use tap water
19:43because it's got too many chemicals for a pond.
19:46What we want is rainwater.
19:49And now, all you need to do is add one or two native plants,
19:53and you've done it.
19:55You've created your own little habitat.
19:57You can find the RSPB's guide to making a mini wild pond
20:00over on our website.
20:02And remember to log your act of kindness on our Wild Britain map
20:06and then send us your photos and videos
20:09of how you're helping wildlife this autumn.
20:22Down in Cornwall, Adam is visiting a farm
20:25aiming to increase the natural biodiversity of its land.
20:30Part of the joy of farming
20:33is spending time outdoors in the UK's beautiful countryside.
20:36And we know our farms are shared spaces with nature.
20:39And as an industry, we've been working very hard
20:42to take better care of wildlife
20:45whilst producing good quality food.
20:50Unfortunately, some of our practices
20:53can still have unintended consequences for wildlife.
20:56But a shift in farming methods can have a big impact.
20:59Especially on some of our smaller creatures.
21:06I've come to Trefank Farm near Camelford
21:09where farmer Matt Smith looks after 900 Romney sheep.
21:13A common problem in sheep are parasitic worms
21:16and the overuse of drugs to control them
21:19has caused serious problems.
21:21However, it's not just sheep.
21:24So as farmers, traditionally we've used wormers, drugs
21:27and felmintics, they're called, aren't they?
21:30That you put inside the animal that kill the worm.
21:33But worms can become resistant.
21:36There's a lot of farmers in a heck of a pickle
21:39with the fact that their wormers aren't working.
21:42So over time, through overuse, through overexposure
21:45and those worms being put under more and more pressure to evolve,
21:48we've got some farms that are completely drench resistant.
21:51To get around this problem, Matt is selectively breeding sheep
21:54that can remain healthy despite being exposed to parasites like worms.
21:59So basically we're trying to achieve producing animals
22:02that are growing at an acceptable rate
22:05without the need for support for anthelmintics.
22:08Where we're at now, we haven't wormed an adult ewe
22:11on this farm for seven, eight years.
22:14Wow.
22:15We've got 80% of our young stock on this farm
22:18haven't had a wormer and we're coming into autumn now,
22:21which is phenomenal.
22:25To find the most resilient sheep,
22:28Matt works with local vet Tim Bebbington.
22:31In the long term, worm-resistant sheep
22:34wouldn't just be good news for farmers, it would help nature too.
22:37That's because lots of the treatments we use,
22:40including those for worms, can harm other species.
22:44So using a worm drench to kill the stomach worms,
22:48how does that affect the environment?
22:51Well, it will pass out in the dung
22:54and it will then affect those animals that try to live off the dung
22:57on the pasture.
23:00As farmers, we love the countryside and nature
23:03but unbeknowing to us, because we've just been trying to do the right thing,
23:06we've been causing some problems by the sounds of it.
23:09Yeah, we probably have and if we can do something to support species
23:12and still get good production, because we have to feed people,
23:15that's what farmers do, then it's critical that we do something on that.
23:20In most flocks, young rams are put on the best pastures to fatten up.
23:25But here, each generation is tested on land with a high worm count
23:29and only the naturally resistant ram lambs will be used for breeding.
23:34The rest are sold into the meat market.
23:37If we start looking at this graph, it's on a negative,
23:40which this is, this last one,
23:44we would then draft this animal out, it would be recorded,
23:47it would be wormed, it would stay within the group,
23:50but the minute it gets that mark and it gets that documented on here,
23:53it's not coming back.
23:56So that's going for meat, it wouldn't go for a breeding flock,
23:59but you're not going to let the animal suffer?
24:02No.
24:05This testing allows Matt to only breed from the strongest animals
24:08and he's also able to market and sell rams to other farmers
24:11So this lamb has been exposed to all the environments,
24:14including stomach worms, had no drugs at all,
24:17but it's continued to grow, so as a performer.
24:20It's had no support and it's had a really good daily live weight gain since birth.
24:23So Matt, if I was to buy one of your resilient rams
24:26with all these positive traits and put it on my ewes at home,
24:29how long before the daughters of those ewes
24:32I could get away with not using so many wormers?
24:35As those daughters reach adulthood, quite quickly
24:38you'll be able to get away with not using wormers within your ewes.
24:41It's not going to stop using wormers overnight,
24:44but if you continue that selection process towards only worming the ones that are needed,
24:47your retention will speed up quicker and quicker and quicker.
24:50Yeah, you still have the shepherd's eye,
24:53the fact that you have these genetics beginning to develop within your flock,
24:56so there'll be individuals that will still need help.
24:59And with these new sustainable farming incentives,
25:02we're looking much closer at nature and wildlife
25:06and managing our soils and microbial activity,
25:09and this seems to be quite impactful.
25:12Yeah, we've just got to keep putting one foot after the other.
25:15Since cutting wormer ewes, Matt's seen more species thriving alongside his livestock,
25:18as well as improved soil structure.
25:21This is Hannah.
25:24Hi Hannah, lovely to meet you.
25:27Hannah Jones, a soil and carbon specialist that works with Matt,
25:30has noticed a boost in one particular species,
25:33which can struggle to survive in the presence of wormers,
25:36the dung beetle.
25:39But to find them, I'm going to have to get my hands dirty.
25:42Oh, there we are.
25:45It's full of stuff.
25:48This is mega. So these guys are the dung beetle larvae.
25:51They will grow into the dung beetles which improve the soil.
25:54And have you got any adults in there?
25:57No.
26:00So what they do is dig down, lay their eggs, feed and then move on?
26:03Yeah.
26:06And there's scientific evidence that once you get the dung beetles in,
26:09you're getting a lot more soil fauna that have been supported
26:12because the dung beetles have already visited.
26:15Look at this lovely integration.
26:18You can see where it's brought it down into the soil.
26:21Incredible.
26:24So these larvae will grow into dung beetles?
26:28Yeah.
26:31And they're the farmers which Matt's reducing the use of.
26:34So with careful management of the livestock,
26:37you are supporting these young larvae.
26:40Come on, then. Let's see what else we can find.
26:43Tuck them back in.
26:46Back to bed.
26:49Keep them warm.
26:52It's quite exciting, isn't it?
26:55The dung beetles alone,
26:58over £350 million in ecosystem services,
27:01underpinning soil health and supporting a wide range of biodiversity.
27:07Something that quite often we look for is these mini molehills,
27:10which is indicative of one of the largest UK dung beetles,
27:13which burrow up to a metre depth.
27:16So I'm going to see if I can get him.
27:19And there he is.
27:22And can you see he's created this fantastic tunnel.
27:25They are dragging the dung down,
27:28which aerates the soil and loosens the structure
27:31and reduce compaction and make that soil function much better
27:34and be much healthier.
27:37And he is absolutely covered in these little passenger mites.
27:40And these are good news. They're just hitching a ride on the dung beetle.
27:43Look at them moving around on him.
27:46And what they do is those mites are actually feeding off nuisance flies
27:49and they're feeding off the muck.
27:52So those mites will just move into here and eat the maggots
27:55that might well develop in there.
27:58He's a lumpy fella, isn't he?
28:01Yeah, he's a big one.
28:04So the work that Matt and Tim are doing to reduce the use of wormers
28:07is supporting and enhancing not only the total number of dung beetles,
28:10but also the diversity of dung beetle species that are present.
28:13And these are the deep burrowing ones.
28:16These are just beautiful, aren't they?
28:19Amazing. And then as far as the beetles themselves and the larvae,
28:22they're providing food for other creatures.
28:25Exactly that.
28:28So the flying beetles, the adults, support bat populations.
28:31Also, swallows will feed on the flying dung beetles.
28:34And then the actual larvae are a package of protein, deliciousness,
28:37for birds of conservation concerns such as chuffs, black wings.
28:40And then you'll get a whole range of other animals
28:44that will feed on dung beetle larvae such as hedgehogs.
28:47So we've now created an incredible environment
28:50that ecologically is working incredibly well.
28:53It's like a change in farm management with the support of Tim.
28:56Healthy livestock.
28:59It's almost like snowballing onto improved biodiversity
29:02and much greater environmental sustainability
29:05as well as an economically viable farm.
29:08I have to say, the idea of talking about sheep, stomach worms and beetles,
29:12I didn't think it was going to be that exciting.
29:15But you're creating this incredible ecology on the farm
29:18that is beneficial in so many ways. It's really lovely, isn't it?
29:21Yeah, it's inspiring.
29:24Some of these things we definitely didn't set out to achieve.
29:27They've been things we've learned about along the way.
29:30If we're lowering our carbon footprint as well as lowering
29:33all of our drug use and chemical use as a farmer
29:36and we're getting the same results, that's exciting.
29:39We're really looking into what we're trying to achieve with the farm
29:42because there is such a big positive knock-on effect
29:45for every aspect of nature.
29:48Yeah, fantastic. Let's get out of the rain, shall we?
30:03We've been looking at how projects here
30:06are helping some of our rarest wildlife thrive.
30:09And on the west coast of Anglesey lies South Stack Cliffs,
30:12an RSPB nature reserve
30:15where rolling heathland meets the dramatic Irish Sea.
30:22These rugged cliffs are a vital habitat
30:25and the heathland is a vital source
30:28of rare plants and invertebrates.
30:31So, with so much wildlife calling this place home,
30:34I'm hoping I'll be able to spot some.
30:40Looking after this precious environment
30:43is RSPB site manager Laura Koudelska.
30:47Croeso, Ionis Laud, welcome to South Stack.
30:50We have lots of different species that live here.
30:53We've got the Anglesey flower, the spotted rock rose.
30:56We've got a big seabird colony.
30:59My favourite bird at the reserve is a chuff.
31:02It's a member of the crow family.
31:05It's black, but the difference is it's got red legs
31:08and a red pointy long beak.
31:11They're very charismatic birds.
31:14They're very chatty, so you can hear them
31:17before you see them flying through the air.
31:20And they've got this amazing ability
31:23to swoop and glide in the wind.
31:26So even on the windiest of days,
31:29they can live up to 20 years,
31:32so you get to kind of know them quite well.
31:35And if you're really lucky, you might see one on a feeder
31:38at the cafe when you come to visit.
31:41Chuff are mainly found on the west coast of Britain.
31:44They did used to be all over the UK until recent years,
31:47and their numbers have dropped,
31:49mainly down to a loss of place for them to live.
31:52They need things like the heather to build a nest.
31:55They need grazed ground to get to the food.
31:58They nest in caves, and here at Southstack they nest in sea caves,
32:01which is why they're doing so well on the coastline.
32:04We have 14 breeding pairs of chuff,
32:07and last year we got the highest recorded number of chuff chicks
32:11we've ever had at the reserve.
32:14With a record 27 chuff fledglings recorded,
32:17the team at Southstack is keen to encourage this increase
32:21and have been taking an active role in managing the land.
32:26Shepherd Pete Godfrey oversees the heathlands' unique gardeners.
32:31Ah, Pete, what a spot!
32:34Yes, beautiful, isn't it?
32:37Right, how are we getting in there?
32:40Go on.
32:45Shh, don't tell anyone!
32:48So tell me about the flock, then.
32:51We've got some Hebrideans and some Manx, very native to the UK,
32:54and they're very good for conservation grazing, apparently.
32:57Shorten the heather, shorten the grass,
33:00so you get more insects to eat the dun,
33:03and you get the chuff that live on the insects,
33:06and you get more flowers, and you get more butterflies,
33:09and you get more caterpillars, so you get the birds and the feed off that.
33:12So you've sort of created a little service station for them?
33:15Yes, it's on four legs.
33:18To help monitor the sheep's movements, David uses a GPS tracker.
33:22It tracks how far the sheep go, how long they stay in a certain area.
33:25Now it's just a matter of attaching it to one of the flock.
33:29Jess, come back. Jan, Jan, come back.
33:33Are you going to catch one?
33:36I might aid you catching one.
33:39I'm going to aid you.
33:42Well done.
33:48All right.
33:51Well done.
33:54And I've never seen a shepherd's crook being used in action, actually.
33:57It's an extension of your hand, of your arm.
34:00Very good.
34:03So what we'll do now, push the button.
34:06And we just take it all the way off.
34:09Yellow is your colour.
34:12It's easier to see.
34:15So that's it.
34:18So you can see where the sheep have gone.
34:21How does that match up with what the chuff are doing?
34:24Because the sheep graze it.
34:27It comes out the back end, which encourages the insects.
34:30Then the chuff will come to feed on the insects underneath it.
34:33So I suppose you can then monitor where the chuff are going to feed?
34:36Yes, like a feeding place.
34:39So you see whether the system works? Yes.
34:42And in the 14 years you've been here, is it working?
34:45That's a good one. No, it's so not. It's really bad Pete.
34:48But I just had to get it out of my system because it's been in my head all day.
34:54Come on then, girls.
34:59Off they go. Happy grazing.
35:02What a sight.
35:05Off to do their job. Nature's heath mowers.
35:08Yes, lawn mowers and fall legs.
35:11To determine the result of their land management work,
35:14the RSPB run fortnightly chuff counts in the area.
35:18RSPB Warden Denise Shaw is part of the team
35:21that have surveyed the birds for the past 40 years.
35:26How much change has there been in 40 years?
35:29The population has sort of increased
35:32and then become stable the last few years.
35:35We've got a very productive stronghold of chuff here now
35:38that produce a lot of young each year, which they survive.
35:41This is a good news story then?
35:44It is, yes. Management of the land is key.
35:47It's all linked. If you've got good soil, good flowers,
35:50good insect population, the birds do well, reptiles do well.
35:53And if we wanted to spot them, which obviously I want to do,
35:56what are we looking for?
35:59So with chuff, they're quite vocal,
36:02so generally you hear them before you see them.
36:05And before we knew it, we heard the call for real.
36:08There's one, there's two just behind, yep.
36:11This is magic.
36:14They're very acrobatic, deal with some quite big winds here.
36:17They are acrobatic, aren't they? And do they fly in pairs?
36:20Yeah, so they're generally always in pairs or in a group, yes.
36:23So the pairs will stay with each other throughout the year,
36:26even outside the breeding season.
36:29And then we have what we call the teenagers, so there's a gang of one.
36:32Hang on, I've got those four.
36:35I can see the red bills now. That's where we're headed.
36:38What a spectacular sight. Oh, here they come.
36:41Oh, this is great.
36:44Oh, I'm getting a real display here.
36:47Yeah, watching them in high winds is really magical.
36:50It's like watching the red arrows.
36:53I have got the most spectacular dance happening.
36:56That was pure joy.
36:59Magic. Yeah, that was great, wasn't it?
37:03Hopefully, the team's work will ensure Chuff are here for many years to come.
37:16Our precious woodlands are home to a whole variety of creatures.
37:21But in this country, there's only one bear that I know of,
37:25and it's a big yellow one.
37:28Pudsey, come on out. We need you.
37:33Because on the weekend of October the 12th and 13th,
37:37it's the Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need.
37:41This is a very special year, Pudsey.
37:44It's the 10th anniversary of the Countryfile Ramble for BBC Children in Need.
37:49How about that?
37:52And we're asking you to get involved by organising
37:55your own sponsored ramble wherever you are.
37:59Come on, Pudsey. I know it's nice to be out in the woods,
38:02but this is a ramble. We've got a long way to go yet.
38:06Setting up your sponsorship page couldn't be simpler.
38:09Head to bbc.co.uk slash countryfile and click on the link to the Ramble Hub.
38:15So dig out those walking boots and get ready to ramble,
38:18because together we have the power to help children live their best lives.
38:24Children like Lucas.
38:30Lucas lives in Esher with his mum, Louise, his dad, David,
38:34and his older brother, Carl.
38:36And at just 13, he's already been through
38:39more than most of us deal with in a lifetime.
38:43Lucas was born five weeks prematurely and seemed to be absolutely fine.
38:48We were discharged from hospital the next day.
38:51He was a big, healthy baby.
38:54Ten weeks later, we took him for a check-up,
38:57and the registrar looked at him and was immediately very concerned
39:01about his ability to lift his head up.
39:04And did a very basic quick scan and diagnosed him with hydrocephalus.
39:10Hydrocephalus is a build-up of fluid in the brain.
39:14This excess fluid puts pressure on the brain, which can damage it,
39:18and if left untreated, can be life-threatening.
39:21For Lucas, this meant emergency brain surgery at just ten weeks old.
39:27It was terrifying taking this little bundle down
39:31and kissing him goodbye in the anaesthetist's room
39:35and sort of hoping that he was going to come out all right at the other end.
39:40Lucas was to have a device installed into the back of his head
39:44called a shunt to regulate the flow of spinal fluid,
39:48causing pressure on his brain.
39:50It feels like forever.
39:52You're just sitting waiting for the call from the surgeon
39:55to say that he's out of the operation and that everything's gone well.
40:00The surgery was successful,
40:02but this was just the beginning of Lucas's journey.
40:05When a child has hydrocephalus, if the shunt is blocked,
40:11they go downhill very, very, very quickly.
40:14I get really dizzy and start feeling a bit sick,
40:19and I just have this massive pain in my head.
40:24He would just scream. He was obviously in so much pain.
40:28I think in the first year, he ended up having about ten operations.
40:33Over the years, that number has grown to 25 operations.
40:37There was one which was one of the most scary.
40:41It was when I had it removed from the back of my head
40:45and put into the front of it,
40:48and as I was slightly older, I was more aware of what was going on.
40:54There's no option, you know.
40:57The shunt is saving his life.
41:00As frustrated as we might be with it when it goes wrong,
41:04ultimately, it's keeping him with us, so...
41:08Despite hydrocephalus affecting one in 770 babies,
41:12there was very little information and support for the family.
41:16There was no other people to speak to, really.
41:20What we wanted to do was speak to other parents,
41:22so it was a very, very lonely time.
41:24I think it really did take its toll on us.
41:28It's just nobody could ever really put themselves in my shoes
41:33cos they never really understood what it felt like.
41:40But that changed when they discovered
41:42Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust, otherwise known as Harry's Hat.
41:47The charity, part-funded by BBC Children in Need,
41:50is the only one in the UK
41:52to focus solely on paediatric hydrocephalus and its impact.
41:57The guys that have set it up are amazing,
42:00and it was a wonderful thing to be able to just sit down and talk to people
42:04about what they'd been through and share experiences.
42:09I felt more comforted
42:12cos it feels like you're part of a community now.
42:17I think it's been really good for him
42:19to feel that he can be a bit of a role model
42:21to some of the younger kids
42:23who don't know what life growing up with hydrocephalus could look like.
42:29As I really struggled when I was younger
42:32with, like, not knowing what happens,
42:36I don't really want anybody else to go through that,
42:40so I kind of want to help them
42:43and show them that it will be all right.
42:48The confidence Lucas has gained from Harry's Hat
42:51has allowed him to do many things he never dreamed of.
42:55I have a few favourite sports,
42:59like football, cricket,
43:02and I do a lot of rowing.
43:04He's been amazing.
43:06He's more resilient than I would ever hope to be.
43:09Two years ago, I would have never thought I'd be able to do this stuff.
43:15There were many times when he was younger
43:17that we had no idea what the future looked like,
43:20and it was terrifying and bleak,
43:23and actually just seeing him now, he wants to do everything,
43:26and we're so proud of him for wanting to live a normal, healthy life.
43:30I push myself to try stuff I've never done before.
43:34Thanks in part to support from BBC Children in Need,
43:38Harry's Hat is working to raise awareness with healthcare professionals,
43:42funding training and research into the condition.
43:45It's one of the difficult things with these conditions
43:48is they don't know how they're going to pan out.
43:50There's simply no reason why Lucas can't have a wonderful, fulfilling life.
43:56In the last two, three years, things do seem to have settled down,
44:01but unfortunately living with a shunt,
44:03you never know if today's going to be the day that it blocks again,
44:08but we try and just make the most out of every day
44:11and enjoy the ones that he's well and fit.
44:15Projects like Harry's Hydrocephalus Awareness Trust
44:19can help change the lives of children like Lucas,
44:23and this is where you can help too.
44:25You can donate any amount online
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45:06Our ramble is on the weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th October,
45:12so get out there into our beautiful countryside
45:15and help bring hope to thousands of children like Lucas.
45:30We have been very lucky with the weather here in Anglesey,
45:33but what's it looking like for the week ahead?
45:35Here's the Countryphile forecast.
45:44Hello.
45:45Well, there have been plenty of thundery downpours
45:47around today across England and Wales,
45:49but those coming our way tomorrow pose a threat
45:51of some really quite nasty flash flooding,
45:53as we'll see in a moment.
45:54Today's storms, though, have been pretty intense,
45:56some of these in Leicester.
45:57Meanwhile, for western Scotland,
45:58you'd be wondering what all the fuss is about.
46:00Skies have looked like this for a number of days now
46:02in the Highlands with low cloud,
46:03not able to get over the Scottish mountains,
46:05so it's been sunny.
46:06Right now, though, loads of showers across England and Wales
46:09and some particularly nasty ones going across the South Midlands.
46:12If we zoom in on these that have just gone through Woburn,
46:15in the last two hours, they've dumped 59 millimetres of rain.
46:19That's more rain than the whole of the September average rainfall
46:23in just two hours, and I'm sure that will have resulted
46:26in some pretty nasty flash flooding here.
46:28And certainly overnight tonight,
46:29there will be further big storms across England and Wales.
46:32Northern Ireland, West Scotland, broken cloud.
46:34Eastern Scotland, still a lot of low cloud and mist, I'm afraid.
46:37Temperatures around 11 to 15 degrees for many of us.
46:41Now, for tomorrow, the Met Office have issued
46:43an amber weather warning.
46:45Within this zone, there could be some communities
46:47that see 80 to 120 millimetres of rain,
46:50or in other words, we're looking at two months' worth of rain
46:52in the space of just one day.
46:54So there's a threat of nasty flash flooding building in
46:57and probably some river flooding as well.
46:59So watch out.
47:00The weather could be really dangerous
47:01across these portions of England.
47:04There will be some storms elsewhere
47:05across England and Wales as well.
47:07For Northern Ireland, West Scotland, broken cloud,
47:09sunny spells, Eastern Scotland, low cloud and mist,
47:11and we've got a weather front moving into Northern Scotland.
47:13It'll be bringing some rain and some colder air.
47:16Yes, a cold front is going to be pushing its way in.
47:19Now, heading into Tuesday, that thundery rain
47:21will be clearing away from England and Wales,
47:23but this cold front will continue to make inroads
47:25in across Scotland, ultimately bringing some wetter weather
47:28and dropping the temperatures too.
47:30So Tuesday, still a bit of rain potentially left over
47:32across East Anglia and South East England.
47:34Otherwise, it's a better kind of day with sunny spells here.
47:37It should stay mostly dry as well for Northern Ireland,
47:39but this cold front will bring quite extensive rain
47:41southwards across Scotland, along with much colder air.
47:44Temperatures around 10 degrees in Aberdeen,
47:46a 12 for Edinburgh, still relatively toasty further south.
47:50The middle part of the week, then we see areas
47:52of low pressure moving off the Atlantic,
47:54bringing more heavy rain, particularly focused
47:56across England and Wales.
47:58As that lot clears through, well, then we get a shot
48:00of northwesterly winds, and that will be dropping
48:02temperatures nationwide.
48:04It will be feeling a lot colder later in the week.
48:06For Wednesday, heavy thundery rain, again in the forecast
48:09for England and Wales, and given how wet the start
48:11of this week is going to be, well, that just increases
48:13the threat of seeing some localised flooding
48:15and maybe some river flooding from that.
48:17Something a bit brighter and drier further northwards,
48:19but there will be some showers in Scotland.
48:21Temperatures continuing to drop here.
48:23Otherwise, we're still well into the teens.
48:26On into Thursday, we've got this band of rain,
48:28our cold front bringing wet weather across Northern Ireland
48:30for northern parts of England and North Wales.
48:32Gusty winds follow that in Scotland.
48:35Sunshine and frequent showers for northern Scotland,
48:37still to the south.
48:39Relatively reasonable temperatures.
48:41However, into Friday, that cold front will reach
48:43southern portions of both England and Wales,
48:45bringing the rain with it.
48:47The colder air continues to extend in,
48:49and there will be plenty of showers, although
48:51away from the coast there should be a fair bit of sunshine as well.
48:54Temperatures on Friday.
48:56Well, if I tell you that the average at this time of year
48:58in Edinburgh is 17, and it's 20 in London,
49:01you can see across the board we're looking at
49:03a much colder spell of weather,
49:05and it really will start to feel quite chilly.
49:07But for tomorrow, please stay up to date with the weather forecast.
49:09It looks like we could see some quite nasty flash flooding.
49:22Anglesey is an island of diverse landscapes,
49:25from coastal cliffs and beaches to rolling countryside.
49:32Each of these habitats provides a unique home for wildlife,
49:36and this particular woodland offers a sanctuary
49:39for one of Britain's most famous threatened species,
49:42the red squirrel.
49:46These bushy-tailed acrobats have seen
49:48the most drastic declines of all UK mammals.
49:51Their population is estimated to have dropped
49:54from around 3.5 million to fewer than 300,000,
49:58all since the introduction of the grey squirrel
50:01to the UK in the 19th century.
50:05Meaning the flash of a red squirrel in the treetops
50:08is a captivating but increasingly rare sight.
50:12But here on Anglesey, dedicated conservation efforts
50:15have ensured red squirrels can flourish and their numbers rise.
50:20Hi, Craig. How are you doing? I'm OK, Joel. Good to meet you.
50:23Good to meet you too.
50:24Dr Craig Shuttleworth from Bangor University
50:27has been instrumental in bringing this species back from the brink here.
50:32Are there squirrels around?
50:34There are squirrels around.
50:36Whether they're red or grey is what we're going to find out using this.
50:39Interesting.
50:41Why did their numbers decline so drastically?
50:44The simple reason is grey squirrel.
50:47We would have had reds right across the country now,
50:50but we've had grey squirrels come in, they out-compete them for food
50:53and also they spread a virus that they don't have any clinical symptoms.
50:58There's no signs of disease in greys, but if reds get it, it's fatal.
51:01Right. It is the food and crucially it's this disease, isn't it?
51:04Yes, squirrel pox virus.
51:06Where did the conservation efforts begin here in Anglesey?
51:09They started here in Newborough Forest
51:12and in another forest called Pentroyth or near the village of Pentroyth
51:15back in the late 90s.
51:17The idea was to remove all the grey squirrels from the island.
51:20Presumably you're euthanising all the greys.
51:23Yes. The grey squirrels were killed.
51:25We did a lot of scientific research with the grey squirrels.
51:28We understand a lot more about the viruses that they carry
51:31because of that research that we did.
51:33The reds were here already, but we boosted the numbers
51:35by bringing in additional animals and releasing them.
51:38There was hardly any. We had 40 in the late 90s.
51:41Today we've got 800 or so.
51:43They've actually crossed the Menai Strait
51:45and colonised part of Gwynedd, the mainland.
51:48The challenge is that grey squirrels got here in the 1960s.
51:52They can get here again and what we're doing today
51:55is looking for an animal that's been sighted.
51:58I thought the camera was going to be looking for reds.
52:00No, the camera's actually going to look for greys.
52:02We're looking for reds and greys.
52:04We want to look for greys because we need to remove a grey if we find it.
52:07We're looking at the reds because we need to look for the symptoms
52:10of the disease that they get from the virus that the greys carry and bring in.
52:14Got you. And how else do you look for reds if you don't do it through a camera?
52:18Community support.
52:20You empower the community with the confidence and the skill set
52:23to be able to report what they see and understand what they're seeing.
52:26So signs of squirrel pox in a red squirrel.
52:29If they see any marks around the eyes or the face,
52:31they're sending pictures in.
52:33They know grey squirrels should be reported.
52:35So people have really bought into this then?
52:37Yeah, they're really proud of the animals that they've got in their gardens or local parks.
52:40We know from a study that was commissioned
52:43that they're worth a million pounds to the economy every year through the tourism industry.
52:47Really? People coming to woods like this?
52:49Yeah, but if we could get a vaccine,
52:52then we could seriously contemplate putting red squirrels back in Thetford Forest,
52:55Regent's Park, Cornwall, lots of places,
52:59because although there'd still be competition,
53:01there's no disease risk, and the disease risk is a nightmare.
53:04We get one grey squirrel on the island with the pox,
53:07that's potentially going to be catastrophic for our reds.
53:10And I think red squirrels are so popular,
53:13and so much is being spent to conserve them,
53:15it's silly not to try and get a vaccine.
53:18Sure.
53:19With reds doing well in these woods,
53:21the hunt is on to track down any greys that stray onto the island.
53:26The thing is, if you find now a grey squirrel right here in the last day or two,
53:30it's a bit of a needle in a haystack.
53:32I mean, it's one thing knowing it's here, it's another thing, how do you catch it?
53:35This is the complexity.
53:37We've got one of the most invasive species,
53:39it's really successful in our environment that we have here,
53:42does extremely well.
53:44We've got to try and detect it and be quick,
53:47and sometimes it takes months.
53:51Finding and removing grey squirrels will help reduce the threat of the pox virus,
53:56and the community's involvement here is key.
53:59But creating a habitat where red squirrels thrive is of the utmost importance.
54:05And at Llyn Park Mower,
54:07a community woodland group has been curating the woods for wildlife,
54:11led today by Education Officer Melissa Dillon.
54:17So we've got a group of our regular volunteers here,
54:20and we are working on clearing this non-native invasive species
54:26called Himalayan Cotoneaster.
54:28We'll be replanting with other species,
54:31and the hope is that those trees that we replant with
54:35will overtake the Cotoneaster,
54:37and then it won't be allowed to take hold.
54:39And what are you planting, what sort of species?
54:41A whole mix of species that are beneficial to the local wildlife.
54:47And what is the main purpose of the group then?
54:49The main purpose of the group is to manage the woodland,
54:53which was 24 hectares, it's now 60 hectares.
54:58For the benefit of wildlife and the local community.
55:02It really takes over, doesn't it?
55:03It's just completely dense there, there won't be much else in there, I suppose.
55:07Is it quite quick-growing, this stuff?
55:08It is quick-growing, yeah.
55:15Have you seen many red squirrels? Have you been in here?
55:18I was starting to believe that they're not here,
55:20and they just put the signs there.
55:21So you thought it was some sort of community wind-up there,
55:23it was like an in-joke?
55:24I was beginning to wonder.
55:27I can remember as a child when we used to come here,
55:30there being nothing.
55:32So it's been really lovely to see it develop.
55:36Are you on the grey squirrel sort of watch line?
55:38Do you call in any sightings of grey squirrels?
55:40Yes, and the other thing we have to watch for is things like squirrel pox.
55:44If we see any dead squirrels, we report that.
55:49From the beginning, we've worked really closely with the Red Squirrel Trust
55:52in order to find the best ways of managing the woodland for red squirrels
55:57as well as the other wildlife.
55:59So ensuring that we plant with species that will benefit the red squirrels
56:04and provide a food source along with the supplementary food
56:08that we feed them in our feeder boxes.
56:10Do you catch glimpses of them hopping from treetop to treetop?
56:13Yeah, we do, absolutely, in all of the woodland.
56:16And I feel really privileged to be able to work here
56:19and be able to just see red squirrels hopping around as I'm working.
56:26Just got one.
56:27And, oh my God, there's one over there as well.
56:29It just caught my eye.
56:30OK, we've got two.
56:31We've got two.
56:32And this one is just sitting, eating, and now it's moving across the branch.
56:36And you can just imagine, maybe you're starting to see them in other places,
56:40you know, parks in cities.
56:42If they've got the habitat, they can clearly thrive
56:46if you can keep the grey squirrels out.
56:50I've got to say, today, Anglesey has really delivered.
56:55First, we had pods of Riso dolphins, and they're first for me.
56:58And now, sitting here, in a calm evening,
57:02I've got two red squirrels right in front of me.
57:05That is remarkable, and it is thrilling to see these glimpses of wild Britain.
57:20If you've been helping wildlife this autumn,
57:23send us photos or videos of what you've been up to.
57:26And don't forget to log your acts of kindness on our Wild Britain map,
57:30including if you've been volunteering with a local wildlife group.
57:38That's it from us on this wild and spectacular island.
57:42Next week, Charlotte is at the Kelso Ramsails.
57:501,000 men, 1,000, 1,000, 1,200, 1,200 men, 1,300.
57:55Hey, well done. I just bought a ramp.
57:571,300. Wow.
57:59We're just adding a little bit of whitening.
58:01If the legs are nice and clean, it's not drawing the eye away from the body.
58:04Will this make all the difference, do you reckon?
58:06It does, honestly. Yeah.
58:10He's stubborn. You want attitude.
58:14And off they go, tuck taxi.
58:16That's next week at 5.15.
58:19We hope you can join us next week. Bye-bye.
58:27Well, before we face Monday morning,
58:29drift off with the sleeping forecast,
58:31a place of calm classical music and some fog patches.
58:35Listen now on BBC Sounds.
58:37Well, there's a baby boom over on BBC Two now, following Big Cats 24-7.
58:42Next here, it's a new episode of the Antics Roadshow.
58:49.