BBC’s Springwatch will be based in Pembrokeshire for its Easter Special

The series will be looking at how our Great British wildlife is faring in Spring 2016, after the exceptional winter weather.

Focusing on Britain’s only coastal national park, internationally renowned for its plants and animals, the Springwatch team will showcase the best it has to offer - just as the countryside is bursting into colour and life, when the Easter special airs on BBC Two from Friday, March 25 at 9 pm.

The Easter special of the wildlife programme will see presenters Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games, along with the camera team, explore the estate and wider Pembrokeshire for early signs of spring.

As the coast and countryside begin to burst into life and colour, filming will follow the diverse flora and fauna, the conservation stories behind the landscape and the volunteers who dedicate their time to looking after special places like Stackpole.

The National Trust have held a beach clean at Freshwater West as part of the show, working in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy, Marine Conservation Society, Natural Resources Wales and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Springwatch weatherman Nick Miller will be on location with a giant map of the UK etched into the sand at Broad Haven Beach, to explain the year’s weird weather so far and the sort of spring we might expect, whilst Martin Hughes-Games will be exploring the UKs favourite nature reserve – Skomer Island.

Twenty years after the Sea Empress oil tanker ran into trouble off the coast of Milford Haven, reporter Iolo Williams, who was working as an RSPB warden at the time, returns to see what legacy remains of the disaster, and track down the volunteers who gave up their time to help in the aftermath.

Speaking about the programme, Mike Greenslade, the National Trust’s manager of Stackpole, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Springwatch at Easter to Stackpole and are excited for the team to discover the seasonal sights, sounds and stories.

“Spring is when the estate truly comes alive and we hope that the show will help encourage more people to come and explore the landscape for themselves.”

For more information on spring at National Trust places in Pembrokeshire, visit nationaltrust.org.uk/pembrokeshire