Wild Britain with Ray Mears

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Wild Britain with Ray Mears
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Created by Ray Mears
Presented byRay Mears
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes26
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production company ITV Studios / UKTV
Original release
Network ITV;
Eden
Release11 October 2010 (2010-10-11) 
8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)
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Wild Britain with Ray Mears is a television series hosted by Ray Mears. He explores some of Britain's more inaccessible countryside to discover wildlife.

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Episodes

Series 1

EpisodeLocationOriginal Air DateViewers
(millions)
Weekly Rank
1 Deciduous Forest 11 October 20103.5128
2 Shingle Shore 18 October 20103.3428
3 Breckland 1 November 2010Under 3.35Outside Top 30
4 Heather Moorlands And Highlands 8 November 20103.6727
5 Wetlands 15 November 20103.5230
6 Hay Meadow 22 November 2010Under 3.58Outside Top 30

Series 2

EpisodeLocationOriginal Air DateViewers
(millions)
Weekly Rank
1 Caledonian Pine Forest 14 October 20112.9427
2 Skomer 21 October 2011Under 3.02Outside Top 30
3 Chalk 28 October 2011Under 3.08Outside Top 30
4 Lowland River 4 November 20113.1325
5 Sea Loch 11 November 2011Under 3.22Outside Top 30
6 Ancient Forest 18 November 2011Under 3.16Outside Top 30
7 Flow Country 25 November 2011Under 2.91Outside Top 30
8 Broadland 2 December 2011Under 3Outside Top 30
9 Mountain & Moorland 9 December 2011Under 2.96Outside Top 30
10Compilation episode — Best of Series 2 [1] 16 December 20112.8428

Series 3

EpisodeLocationOriginal Air DateViewers
(millions)
ITV Weekly Rank
1 Isle of Mull 4 January 2013Under 3.09Outside Top 30
2 Isle of Wight 11 January 2013Under 3.42Outside Top 30
3 Yorkshire Dales 18 January 2013Under 3.42Outside Top 30
4 Salisbury Plain 25 January 2013Under 3.42Outside Top 30
5 River Wye 1 February 2013Under 3.25Outside Top 30
6The Celtic Rainforest8 February 2013Under 3.24Outside Top 30
7 Isle of Wight 15 February 2013Under 3.09Outside Top 30
8 Isle of Scilly 22 February 2013Under 3.31Outside Top 30
9The Weald1 March 2013Under 2.96Outside Top 30
10Compilation episode — Best of Series 38 March 2013Under 3.01Outside Top 30

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