OU on the BBC: Springwatch

Environmental change is really happening, as data gathered from British plants and...

Environmental change is really happening, as data gathered from British plants and animals show. Chris Packham examines the data and considers the implications for the future, in a special, hour-long episode of Springwatch, co-produced by the BBC and The Open University for BBC TWO.

By: The OpenLearn team (The Open University, Programme and web teams)

Duration: 5 mins
Published on: Friday 7th May 2010
Introductory Level
Posted under: What's On

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