Iolo's Valleys
Iolo's Valleys is a documentary on BBC2. From the industrial past to a remarkable rewilding. Iolo Williams explores the history, heritage and habitats of an abundance of wildlife in the south Wales valleys. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 4 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in August 2024.
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Iolo's Valleys
Iolo Williams goes up the valleys from Newport and gets a rare view of a long-eared owl. Another treat is a marble white butterfly, plus peregrines and lapwings on coal tips.
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Iolo Williams heads up the Taff, Cynon and Rhondda to find sand martins at an old ironworks, a stunning wetland and insects thriving on a coal tip.He also makes friends with a fox.
Iolo Williams explores the valleys inland from Port Talbot in south Wales. He finds adders on a rugby pitch, hears the haunting sounds of a nightjar and watches a barn owl hunting.
Iolo Williams explores the valleys north of Swansea. He finds dippers and kingfishers nesting on once-polluted rivers, and Wales’s rarest nesting bird, the honey buzzard.