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50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon
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Wild Isles

50 years ago, off thecoast of North Devon, local people got togetherto create the UK's...

50 years ago, off the
coast of North Devon, local people got together
to create the UK's first voluntary marine nature reserve

Full Transcript

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50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon,
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local people got together to create the UK's first
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voluntary marine nature reserve.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
38
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:50
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E04 The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all. - Wild Isles 00:07
The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all.
S01 • E03 Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land. - Wild Isles 00:07
Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land...
S01 • E02 High above, the male sees her coming. - Wild Isles 00:06
High above, the male sees her coming.
S01 • E05 The smell of the feast drifts through the water - Wild Isles 00:07
The smell of the feast drifts through the water
S01 • E01 White-tailed eagles - our biggest bird of prey. - Wild Isles 00:06
White-tailed eagles - our biggest bird of prey.
S01 • E06 The sea changes every hour. - Wild Isles 00:05
The sea changes every hour.
S01 • E04 A few months later and summer is here. - Wild Isles 00:05
A few months later and summer is here.
S01 • E01 Once extinct in Britain, - Wild Isles 00:09
Once extinct in Britain,
S01 • E03 Their reduction in numbers is one of the reasons - Wild Isles 00:09
Their reduction in numbers is one of the reasons
S01 • E06 And quite often, you go there and you can't find the island - Wild Isles 00:08
And quite often, you go there and you can't find the is...
S01 • E04 These tiny toadlets are now ready for their next stage. - Wild Isles 00:06
These tiny toadlets are now ready for their next stage.
S01 • E06 Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, - Wild Isles 00:06
Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel,
S01 • E05 Tidal beds like these can easily be destroyed by bottom-trawling. - Wild Isles 00:07
Tidal beds like these can easily be destroyed by bottom-traw...
S01 • E03 But, in Gloucestershire, one species is making a comeback. - Wild Isles 00:06
But, in Gloucestershire, one species is making a comeback.
S01 • E04 They will spend most of their adult lives in the woods - Wild Isles 00:08
They will spend most of their adult lives in the woods
S01 • E06 ..but the sea around it has the third-largest tidal range - Wild Isles 00:13
..but the sea around it has the third-largest tidal range
S01 • E05 Protecting those that survive is essential - Wild Isles 00:08
Protecting those that survive is essential
S01 • E03 It has one of the most extraordinary lifecycles of any insect anywhere. - Wild Isles 00:08
It has one of the most extraordinary lifecycles of any insec...
S01 • E02 Driven off, the female considers her options. - Wild Isles 00:07
Driven off, the female considers her options.
S01 • E04 But to get there, they must cross a killing zone... - Wild Isles 00:06
But to get there, they must cross a killing zone...