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Wild London

Thankfully, there are safer places. Like this garden in a cornerof Ealing in west London

Thankfully, there are safer places. Like this garden in a cornerof Ealing in west London

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Thankfully there are safer places
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Like this garden in a corner of Ealing in west London
Available in 6 languages
Duration
12 seconds
Views
11
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:11
Uploaded
Jan 31, 2026
Genres
documentary

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Sir David Attenborough explores the wildlife of his London hometown, from urban deer to rooftop peregrines and many others, revealing how nature thrives in the world's greenest major city.
I used to have a hedgehog that lived in my garden all the time, but now they're a rare sight. - Wild London 00:46
I used to have a hedgehog that lived in my garden all the...
He seems to be taking his time. - Wild London 00:13
He seems to be taking his time.
London has more gardens per square mile than any other capital city. - Wild London 00:12
London has more gardens per square mile than any other...
The mission for a mate has hit a dead end. - Wild London 00:06
The mission for a mate has hit a dead end.
All across London, garden owners are putting holes in their fences, creating hedgehog highways that allow safe travel from garden to garden. - Wild London 00:14
All across London, garden owners are putting holes in their...
His eyesight is poor. - Wild London 00:09
His eyesight is poor.
Running rings around her while making strange, snuffling sounds, is his way of wooing her. - Wild London 00:10
Running rings around her while making strange, snuffling...
But she seems more interested in food. - Wild London 00:06
But she seems more interested in food.
Spines are great for defence, but not for intimacy. - Wild London 00:17
Spines are great for defence, but not for intimacy.
Four million private gardens create significant natural space, but they are only one of the reasons why London is considered the greenest major city in the world. - Wild London 00:53
Four million private gardens create significant natural...
With over 3,000 parks, London has been granted National Park status. - Wild London 00:20
With over 3,000 parks, London has been granted National Park...
So many people feeding the birds supports particularly high densities, and that can lead to conflict. - Wild London 00:11
So many people feeding the birds supports particularly high...
Coots are fiercely territorial. - Wild London 00:21
Coots are fiercely territorial.
For birds more comfortable in a crowd, there's plenty of food to go around, although not everyone is aware of the pecking order. - Wild London 00:13
For birds more comfortable in a crowd, there's plenty...
This gull isn't after bird seed. - Wild London 00:09
This gull isn't after bird seed.
A protein rich diet has given him the glossiest plumage on the shores of the Serpentine in Hyde Park. - Wild London 00:20
A protein rich diet has given him the glossiest plumage on...
New arrivals, however, don't read the signs of danger. - Wild London 00:07
New arrivals, however, don't read the signs of danger.
Are the coots trying to save their fellow bird... - Wild London 00:06
Are the coots trying to save their fellow bird...
A chance to escape.....if she can just make it to shore. - Wild London 00:07
A chance to escape.....if she can just make it to shore.
It's not easy being on the menu for so many urban predators, but pigeons are the victims of their own success. - Wild London 00:11
It's not easy being on the menu for so many urban...