Wild Isles – David Attenborough

Wild Isles – David Attenborough

BBC1’s new series is essential viewing, both a celebration of the wonders of British wildlife but also a wake up call to us all

This legendary broadcaster gives us wonder after wonder, migrating Barnacle Geese, Puffins on Skomer Island, an Orca pod in the Shetlands, interwoven with some harsh realities – we have lost 97% of our wildlife meadows since 1960’s, and the River Wye is dying…

This episode is laden with amazing facts: a Kingfisher must catch at least 70 fish a day to feed its brood, a Gannet can travel a 600 mile round trip in order to feed its young, a Hummingbird Hawkmoth beats its wings about 85 times per second……

The filming of the pollination of the plant ‘Lords and Ladies’ is one of the most beautiful and extraordinary sequences I have seen on a wildlife programme

Attenborough concludes episode one ‘Though rich in places, Britain as a whole is one of the most nature-depleted places in the World”