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Kirsten O'Brien discovers bees living on a city centre rooftop in Newcastle and Hannah Bayman witnesses the birth of a seal pup in Teesside.

Wildlife isn't just found in the countryside. Kirsten O'Brien discovers the bees with a long commute to pollen from their hives on a city centre roof in Newcastle, Hannah Bayman witnesses the birth of a seal pup on Teesside, and sound recordist Chris Watson spends the early hours in a Carlisle graveyard to catch an amazing dawn chorus.

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Wed 18 Sep 2013 17:25

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Summer of Wildlife

Summer of Wildlife

The Urban Jungle is part of the 麻豆官网首页入口's Summer of Wildlife which celebrates听our听fascinating wild neighbours.

Find out more听about听the UK's unique and extraordinary wildlife on the Summer of Wildlife website at

Seal birth captured on camera

Seal birth captured on camera

Industrial Teesside is not the place you would expect to find a seal colony, but a clean-up over the last few decades has brought back the seals after years of industrial pollution.

There is now a healthy population of Common Seals and these are the only seals in Europe which have re-colonised.

Hannah Bayman visited the seal colony and was surprised to witness the birth of a pup, captured on camera for the first time in northern England.

on the 麻豆官网首页入口 News website.

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Role Contributor
Presenter Kirsten O'Brien
Participant Hannah Bayman
Participant Chris Watson
Producer Michael Sinclair
Editor Jacqui Hodgson

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