Series 1
Series Summary
In each episode, Bill Bailey leads a team of experts on a mission to rescue some of the UK's most vulnerable wildlife.
Called in by a local enthusiast to investigate the problem, the team must determine possible causes and then try and come up with engineering solutions to solve them. From critter-crossings to translocation, Bill and his team stop at nothing to save the UK's wildlife.
Offering a fun and unique insight into the lives of the animals in the spotlight, Bill takes a look at their habitats, life cycle, and feeding and mating habits, as well as delving into the local community and area.
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Episodes (10)
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Bill Bailey and the team head for an otter death black spot on the A1 in Northumbria.
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The team head to the A35 in Hampshire - one of the worst spots in the UK for deer/vehicle accidents - to develop a strategy to prevent more…
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Bill and the team step in to help a Staffordshire family of badgers that are at risk from the construction of a new housing development.
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As well as coming up with a strategy to save some endangered adders, the team must also deal with Bill's fear of snakes.
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Bill Bailey and the Wild Thing team travel to County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland where pine martens have been putting themselves at risk…
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An important roost of horseshoe bats in west Wales has been put at risk by a new gas pipeline - can Bill and the team help them?
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The woodland near Cheddar in Somerset is the location for this rescue mission as Bill and the team attempt to help some endangered dormice.
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Bill Bailey and the team are asked to help save puffins on the island of Craigleith, in the Firth of Forth, a mile offshore from North…
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Can Bill and the team overcome storms and construction problems to create the template for a new successful owl refuge in Devon?
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Bill and the team attempt to reverse the alarming decline of the UK's water vole population.
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