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Wild Isles

As farming has intensified, most of our traditional meadowshave disappeared

As farming has intensified, most of our traditional meadows
have disappeared

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As farming has intensified,
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most of our traditional meadows have disappeared.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:49
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E06 50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon, - Wild Isles 00:11
50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon,
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 • 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...