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Wild Isles

But thanks to nature-friendlyfarming methods, the Outer Hebridesremain a vital sanctuary...

But thanks to nature-friendly
farming methods, the Outer Hebrides
remain a vital sanctuary for our most endangered
ground-nesting species

Full Transcript

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But thanks to nature-friendly farming methods,
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the Outer Hebrides remain a vital sanctuary
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for our most endangered ground-nesting species.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:29
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 • E05 Seagrass is important globally because it collects carbon - Wild Isles 00:11
Seagrass is important globally because it collects carbon
S01 • E04 Some crash into the rocks, - Wild Isles 00:10
Some crash into the rocks,
S01 • E06 I just thought, "We'll never see those cattle again." - Wild Isles 00:11
I just thought, "We'll never see those cattle agai...
S01 • E02 With only around 500 left in these fragmented woodlands, - Wild Isles 00:13
With only around 500 left in these fragmented woodlands,
S01 • E01 Now, however, after years of persecution, - Wild Isles 00:09
Now, however, after years of persecution,
S01 • E06 But Belted Galloways are a hardy native breed - Wild Isles 00:12
But Belted Galloways are a hardy native breed
S01 • E05 But we have lost nearly 90% of our seagrass, - Wild Isles 00:10
But we have lost nearly 90% of our seagrass,
S01 • E04 Every year, fewer and fewer get to this point in the river. - Wild Isles 00:06
Every year, fewer and fewer get to this point in the river.
S01 • E03 All our grasslands are now managed by people. - Wild Isles 00:06
All our grasslands are now managed by people.
S01 • E04 Returning salmon numbers have fallen by 70% - Wild Isles 00:09
Returning salmon numbers have fallen by 70%
S01 • E02 It's mid-April, breeding season, - Wild Isles 00:13
It's mid-April, breeding season,
S01 • E01 Within their territory, there is clear evidence - Wild Isles 00:09
Within their territory, there is clear evidence
S01 • E05 Nonetheless, these marine meadows - Wild Isles 00:08
Nonetheless, these marine meadows
S01 • E06 What we've realised is just how important they are - Wild Isles 00:06
What we've realised is just how important they are
S01 • E03 Once there were vast scrub-covered wildernesses, - Wild Isles 00:08
Once there were vast scrub-covered wildernesses,
S01 • E01 There are now only remnants of the vast ancient forest - Wild Isles 00:08
There are now only remnants of the vast ancient forest
S01 • E04 But those that have got here push on with astonishing vigour. - Wild Isles 00:07
But those that have got here push on with astonishing vigour...
S01 • E06 We try and manage the Belties as naturally as we possibly can. - Wild Isles 00:05
We try and manage the Belties as naturally as we possibly ca...
S01 • E02 In the trees above, a female, or hen, has arrived. - Wild Isles 00:07
In the trees above, a female, or hen, has arrived.
S01 • E05 Including this perhaps somewhat surprising one. - Wild Isles 00:07
Including this perhaps somewhat surprising one.