The series, which first launched in 2012, is a nature documentary which observes animals and wildlife in the UK during the winter months. Chris Packham presents Winterwatch alongside Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams (BBC/Jo Charlesworth)Winterwatch 2026 will focus on Northern Ireland’s wildlife and natural beauty, and will be broadcast live from the historic Mount Stewart estate, which is owned by the National Trust. Packham, 64, said: “I’ve been visiting Northern Ireland since the early 1990s and I always saw it as a very unspoilt part of the UK, it’s magnificent in terms of its natural resources and it has some exceptional species. Chris Packham has said he is ‘so very excited’ as Winterwatch heads to Northern Ireland for its return to the BBC next week (Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)It will also feature pre-recorded clips of wildlife across the UK, including Yorkshire, Dorset, and areas in Scotland and Wales. “We’ll hopefully see waders and wildfowl and some Brent geese, birds that have come all the way from Arctic Canada.
