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Perhaps the most complicated pollination technique of all
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Wild Isles

Perhaps the most complicatedpollination technique of all is that used by a common...

Perhaps the most complicated
pollination technique of all is that used by a common woodland
plant known as lords-and-ladies

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Perhaps the most complicated pollination technique of all
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is that used by a common woodland plant known as lords-and-ladies.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:41
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 Our woodlands now lack these bigger predators. - Wild Isles 00:06
Our woodlands now lack these bigger predators.
S01 • E06 Because as we know, nature is fast disappearing, it's under threat in - Wild Isles 00:11
Because as we know, nature is fast disappearing, it's u...
S01 • E03 There are more than 250 species of wild bees in Britain, - Wild Isles 00:11
There are more than 250 species of wild bees in Britain,
S01 • E04 In limestone country, - Wild Isles 00:07
In limestone country,
S01 • E01 It produces a very odd-looking flower... - Wild Isles 00:05
It produces a very odd-looking flower...
S01 • E05 Spider crabs are normally solitary, - Wild Isles 00:18
Spider crabs are normally solitary,
S01 • E05 Spider crabs are normally solitary, - Wild Isles 00:10
Spider crabs are normally solitary,
S01 • E01 ..with a large purple spike called a spadix. - Wild Isles 00:06
..with a large purple spike called a spadix.
S01 • E02 Here on the Knepp Estate in Sussex, - Wild Isles 00:13
Here on the Knepp Estate in Sussex,
S01 • E06 In the last few decades, we have all lost something precious. - Wild Isles 00:07
In the last few decades, we have all lost something precious...
S01 • E03 She's collecting hundreds of dry grass stems - Wild Isles 00:08
She's collecting hundreds of dry grass stems
S01 • E04 Britain and Ireland contain thousands of miles of caves, - Wild Isles 00:09
Britain and Ireland contain thousands of miles of caves,
S01 • E01 In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up - Wild Isles 00:14
In the late afternoon, the spadix heats up
S01 • E06 Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of nature, - Wild Isles 00:10
Our lives have become disconnected from the rhythms of natur...
S01 • E05 And then, when there are enough of them, they start to travel. - Wild Isles 00:07
And then, when there are enough of them, they start to trave...
S01 • E04 The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites, - Wild Isles 00:11
The dripping water builds stalactites and stalagmites,
S01 • E06 And as island nations where none of us can live - Wild Isles 00:12
And as island nations where none of us can live
S01 • E02 In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed - Wild Isles 00:10
In just 20 years, this has produced the conditions needed
S01 • E01 Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter - Wild Isles 00:11
Tiny owl midge-flies, looking for rotting matter
S01 • E03 About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by bees, - Wild Isles 00:16
About a third of our food comes from plants pollinated by be...