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Once there were vast scrub-covered wildernesses
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Wild Isles

Once there were vast scrub-coveredwildernesses, studded with patches of grassland

Once there were vast scrub-covered
wildernesses, studded with patches of grassland

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Once there were vast scrub-covered wildernesses,
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studded with patches of grassland.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:59
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 • 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 • 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 • 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.
S01 • E06 We treat them in a way where they are just part of the wildlife. - Wild Isles 00:06
We treat them in a way where they are just part of the wildl...
S01 • E06 So, there's calves being born out on the hill at the moment, - Wild Isles 00:07
So, there's calves being born out on the hill at the mo...
S01 • E01 The Caledonian Forest is the only native coniferous woodland - Wild Isles 00:08
The Caledonian Forest is the only native coniferous woodland
S01 • E02 The male, or cock, will perform like this - Wild Isles 00:08
The male, or cock, will perform like this
S01 • E03 Roaming freely across them - Wild Isles 00:09
Roaming freely across them
S01 • E05 One of just two species of seahorse that live in our waters. - Wild Isles 00:06
One of just two species of seahorse that live in our waters.
S01 • E01 It's less than 1% of its original extent. - Wild Isles 00:06
It's less than 1% of its original extent.
S01 • E04 By late autumn, the survivors finally arrive - Wild Isles 00:08
By late autumn, the survivors finally arrive
S01 • E06 They pull clumps of grass, - Wild Isles 00:10
They pull clumps of grass,
S01 • E03 In some areas, such species are being reintroduced - Wild Isles 00:12
In some areas, such species are being reintroduced
S01 • E05 They thrive in the warmth brought by the gulf stream. - Wild Isles 00:06
They thrive in the warmth brought by the gulf stream.
S01 • E02 Several hens have gathered around the prancing, - Wild Isles 00:07
Several hens have gathered around the prancing,
S01 • E04 It's time, at last, to breed. - Wild Isles 00:05
It's time, at last, to breed.
S01 • E01 Only 13% of Britain as a whole is covered by trees. - Wild Isles 00:07
Only 13% of Britain as a whole is covered by trees.
S01 • E06 This creates habitat for wildlife - Wild Isles 00:08
This creates habitat for wildlife