Wilderness Walks with Ray Mears
Season 1
Ray is a UK Naturalist and Bushcraft expert and he travels to various places in the UK to see the Flora and Fauna. He often speaks to other experts in the area about the local animals and plants. There are episodes about Barrowdale, Dartmoor, Thames Path and the Isle of Skye, which are all missing from this list.
Where to Watch Season 1
6 Episodes
- Dartmoor
E1DartmoorRay returns to one of his favourite and wildest places in Britain, Dartmoor, travelling across granite peaks and mysterious oak forests, searching for the country’s largest ground beetle and the elusive wood warbler. He also visits High Willhays, the highest point in the National Park, and explains its rugged appeal. - Thames Path
E2Thames PathIn episode two, Ray visits Thames Path where he journeys by canoe along the mighty River Thames from Oxfordshire to London, finding kingfishers and water voles along the way, and camping in one of the world’s most precious and exclusive woodlands. Ray reveals an unusual use for the horse chestnuts he finds lining the river bank, as he navigates the river in his canoe. He says: “The leaves of this tree if you make them wet and tear them up and squeeze the juice out of them, give you soap which you can use to wash your hands, very effective, well it's good soap.” - Galloway
E4GallowayRay visits Galloway and explores the riches of the stunning South West of Scotland coast and the hidden treasures that live in Britain’s largest forest park - including the rare and elusive pine marten. Having tracked a pair of the mustelids through Galloway Forest Park with dogs, Ray is wowed by their presence when he meets them after they are brought down from a tree. He says: “That has got to be one of the neatest things I have ever seen in my travels. Pine martens are very special, they are so difficult to see, and to see those young like that, what a privilege. Quite wonderful.”
