Anita Rani joins some budding 'citizen scientists' taking in the New Year Plant Hunt. Leicestershire has more than 300 rare species of plant, but they're being lost at a rapid rate. Anita visits Leicester University's herbarium to investigate the city's plants past, present and future. John Craven is at Rutland Water which is a hotspot for birding, with more hides than any other reserve in the country, where every year at least one hide is rebuilt. John joins in with 'raising' the new building which forms part of the trainee reserve officers training for the year. Steve Brown gets to know some of Rutland Water's winter visitors better and looks forward to the Big Garden Birdwatch, as well as meeting the young birdwatchers taking part and revealing how to take part in this years' event. Tom Heap looks at the problems faced by rural fire services.

In this edition, Matt Baker is on the Dorset coastline to meet a man who is championing local, winter produce. Anita Rani finds out how making jewellery inspired by nature can improve the winter blues, while in the Highlands, Steve Brown mushes with a pack of huskies. The programme catches up with Eddie the Eagle, 30 years after his appearance at the Winter Olympics, and meets the artist who loves painting mountains. Joe Crowley meets the man with a lifelong passion for deer, while Ellie Harrison finds out about the UK's long fascination with foxes. And Adam Henson is on a farm where gathering in the sheep is a risky business.