Hugh's Wild West: Season 1, Episode 4

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Hugh is on his home patch of the Dorset/Devon border, where he investigates the return of an animal that hasn't been spotted here since the 16th century - the beaver - and discovers how these dam-building rodents are changing the landscape. Nearby, Abbotsbury Swannery has been home to a huge colony of mute swans since the middle ages and it is the job of resident swan herder Dave Wheeler to round up all the adults for a health check with the help of dozens of volunteers. And thanks to bat enthusiast Colin Morris, Dorset's greater horseshoe bats are now enjoying very plush living quarters.