RSPB's Arne reserve is set to take centre stage on BBC's Autumnwatch next month.
The nature reserve will be the setting, for what is one of the BBC's largest UK live outdoor broadcasts, for four consecutive evenings in late October.
Presenters Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games will be documenting how the wildlife at Arne deals with the dramatic change from summer to autumn.
The stunning reserve is a bird lovers' paradise and is home to Ospreys, Egrets, Avocets, Nightjars, Hen Harriers, Stonechats, Hobbys, Black-Tailed Godwits, Spoonbills and Brent Geese, as well as the elusive Dartford Warbler.
Other species wildlife fans can see include White Stag, Sika Deer, Raft Spiders, Common Lizards, moths and butterflies.
In the summer you can see as many as 22 different types of dragonflies.
In fact, earlier this year, wildlife volunteers recorded more than 1,400 species at Arne in just 24 hours during a bioblitz.
Here's just a selection of pictures that show why Arne is a magical place to visit.
Pictures below have been embedded via Flickr
Picture by Roger Wasley Photography
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