Where is Springwatch filmed? A guide to the new series' filming locations

Springwatch is back! The popular wildlife programme will be returning from Monday 26 May and celebrates its 20th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, it will bring spectacular live and pre-recorded footage from new locations.

Where is Springwatch 2025 being filmed?

In a change this year, the 20th series of Springwatch will be filmed across a variety of new locations, including the Peak District and areas across Northern Ireland.

Springwatch filming locations

Longshaw Estate, Peak District

Set on the eastern edge of Britain’s first National Park, the Peak District, the National Trust-owned Longshaw comes alive at this time of year. Its upland habitats showcases a range of species never before featured on the Springwatch live cameras.

Presenter Chris Packham said: "This year we’re going to the National Trust’s Longshaw Estate in the Peak District, an upland area. The species mix there will be very different from what we've been exploring for the last few seasons in the south of England [RSPB Arne in Dorset], in the lowland area. In Longshaw, there are some key species that we’ll be hoping to meet like curlew, merlin, and red start, all of which are very exciting. We've not had them on the program before.

"And then I think that the very aura of the place will be different, the feel of it. If you imagine it as an oil painting, it’s going to look very different to the one that we might have made in the south of England. It also comes with a local flavour. The community will be different, which is important because we're there to represent all of the UK's wildlife and habitats, which is why we move in the first place."

Views of Burbage near Longshaw in the Peak District. Credit: National Trust and Annapurna Mellor

Belfast, Rathlin Island and Mount Stewart, Northern Ireland

Iolo Williams will be taking a nature trek through Northern Ireland and will broadcast live daily from three different locations: Belfast, Rathlin Island and Mount Stewart. From urban wildlife and seabirds, to the mysterious golden hare and rare corncrake, there will be a plethora of diverse wildlife.

Sheffield

In a Springwatch first, the secret lives of our natural neighbours will be revealed, as the team have installed cameras in the gardens of a street in Sheffield. With foxes, badgers, hedgehogs, a nest of swifts and so much more, there are far more residents to 'Springwatch Street' than the ones you might expect.

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Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides

Since Springwatch began, the show has followed the success story of the white-tailed eagle reintroduction project on the Scottish island of Mull. The project celebrates its 50th anniversary this year and one man at the heart of the reintroduction has been Dave Sexton. The Springwatch team join him on Mull this year to trace a sea eagle family tree and discover how that dynasty is faring now.

Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, Scotland. Credit: Getty

Haddon Hall, Bakewell

Megan McCubbin will be broadcasting live from Haddon Hall, a historic haven for wildlife just 20 minutes from the main Longshaw site. Over two consecutive nights, Megan will reveal how ‘leaving nature to it’ can reap some remarkable results.

Cornwall

Father and daughter duo, David and Heather take to the waters of the Cornish coastline in search or the numerous species that call the ocean home. Through freediving they explore the seagrass beds and rocky reefs and observe changes in the species that frequent our shores.

And former farmer Philip Hambly and his wife Faith have spent the past 30 years transforming their 52 acres in Cornwall into a stunning wildlife haven. In May, it's the perfect place to celebrate the natural world with hundreds of species of birds, 24 different butterflies and more than 200 varieties of plants.

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