Autumnwatch - Season 2 / Year 2008

Bill Oddie and Kate Humble present live from Brownsea in Dorset. Simon King unravels autumn mysteries and Gordon Buchanan braves storms to follow the fate of a grey seal colony.

Bill Oddie and Kate Humble present live from Brownsea in Dorset, setting a challenge for the red squirrels. The fallow deer rut comes to a head for Simon.

Simon heads to Birmingham where he encounters deer in the city. But how do they get there? Bill and Kate update on the red squirrels and lagoon life on Brownsea island.

Bill and Kate update us on the red squirrel obstacle course and we see whether there is a pecking order unfolding on our bird feeders. Simon brings us more surprises from the city.

Have the red squirrels cracked their Autumnwatch challenge? Simon King reveals the mysterious lives of ravens and Gordon Buchanan reports on this year's grey seal breeding season.

As winter draws closer the grey seal pups face harsh conditions. Bill and Kate update us on the bird feeding experiment, plus the latest from the Brownsea red squirrels.

In our penultimate visit to Brownsea Island we look forward to what you can do over the winter to help wildlife on your patch. Simon attempts to dive live with menacing conger eels in an Autumnwatch first and Gordon prepares to leave the seals he has grown so close to over the last two weeks.

Bill and Kate are joined by a surprise visitor as they wrap up the series and look forward to Springwatch. We offer ideas for the winter months.