WATCH: bringing grizzly bears to the Lake District

An exhibition showing stunning photographs and videos of grizzly bears has gone on show in Cumbria.

University of Cumbria PhD student John Kitchin has spent much of the past four years in British Columbia in Canada, observing the remarkable creatures.

Watch some of John's videos of the bears in action:

• John also hit the headlines last year, when a female grizzly bear tried to eat his GoPro camera - fortunately it survived

The Brown Bears Research Exhibition, by John Kitchin, is on display at Whinlatter Forest Visitor Centre until Easter.

John, who comes originally from Cumbria, describes his time in BC as ‘life-changing’: