Glasgow is featuring on a popular BBC programme this week.

Our city and its fascinating urban wildlife is playing a starring role in Springwatch, airing throughout the week on BBC Two.

Presenter Megan McCubbin will visit Glasgow to uncover and discover some of the wildlife that can be found in the city.

From peregrine falcons which nest in the tower tops at Glasgow University to the city's significant water vole population, there is a lot to be revealed about Glasgow's natural community.

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A description of the programme reads: "The final week of our Scottish Springwatch tour will take Megan to Glasgow.

"Here she’ll be uncovering and discovering the urban wildlife that can be found in one of Scotland’s most industrious cities.

"We will have cameras trained on peregrine falcons nesting in tower tops and the iconic water voles hidden away in the undergrowth, as well as featuring fascinating new science and research taking place in the heart of the city."

Megan said: "There really is nowhere else as wild and dramatic as Scotland - which is one of the reasons it is such a special place for me. I am really excited to learn more about the ospreys which make their home across the islands and take a look at the ecology of the loch ecosystems.

"We also have some very exciting films to show from the country, including a feature of a groundbreaking conservation success for one of the UK's most endangered bird species."

Glasgow City Council added that crews have been filming ring-necked parakeets in the city's parks, with sightings becoming more and more common. 

 

Springwatch is on BBC Two at 8pm on June 12 and 13.