Spring at Jimmy's Farm — Season 1

In any other year, as spring arrives on Jimmy Doherty's farm, his 280-acre park would be teeming with families, eager to see his collection of exotic animals. But 2020 is no ordinary year, and while there are no guests, his animals still need caring for. This documentary, filmed by a small crew, offers a unique insight into how Jimmy and his team are managing. In the first episode, lambs, goats and reindeer are all due to give birth, a camel needs to find its mate and Jimmy builds hides and nesting boxes to keep an eye on what the badgers, birds and fish are getting up to.

A small camera crew follows Jimmy Doherty and his team during these difficult times as they 280 acres of land on his Suffolk farm and care for a wide variety of animals, from sheep and pigs to camels and meerkats. The second edition discovers what the farm and wildlife park animals are up to away from prying eyes of visitors.

A small camera crew follows Jimmy Doherty and his team during these difficult times as they 280 acres of land on his Suffolk farm and care for a wide variety of animals, from sheep and pigs to camels and meerkats.

The camera crew pays its final visit to Jimmy's farm to document the arrival of spring, from the blooming nature to the newborn animals. The series has seen newborn lambs, wallabies and reindeer, escaping meerkats and the eruption of flora of all kinds, as life in lockdown refuses to slow down for Jimmy Doherty and his small team, despite the farm and wildlife park being closed to visitors.