From magnificent white-tailed eagle<\/a>s swooping over wind-swept seas, to butterflies<\/a> in battle, Wild Isles<\/em> promises a wild feast for the senses.\u00a0Here\u2019s everything there is to know about the series so far \u2013 and we will update details as we find out more\u2026<\/p>\n Wild Isles<\/em> is an ambitious BBC documentary series filmed in Britain over the past three years, focusing on the wealth of wildlife and habitat to be found on our isles. The programme uses cutting-edge filming techniques to capture extraordinary footage of Britain\u2019s nature in the raw, from ancient oak<\/a> woodlands and rare hay meadows<\/a> to seabird<\/a> breeding colonies and precious chalk streams.<\/p>\n There are five episodes in total \u2013 an introductory episode about British wildlife, and one each focused on Britain\u2019s four key habitat types: woodland, grassland, marine and freshwater.<\/p>\n Some of the spectacular species set to feature are magnificent white-tailed eagles, powerful killer whales, blue fin tuna<\/a> gathering off the coast of Cornwall, wild horses battling for access to females in Cambridgeshire; gulls stealing fish from puffins<\/a> off Northumberland; black grouse and hen harriers<\/a> courting in the Cairngorms; red deer<\/a> stags rutting in a wild corner of Ireland; mayfly hatching on a river in Wiltshire; foxes<\/a> hunting rabbits<\/a> at night; and even a bee riding a broomstick in Dorset.<\/p>\n The series will broadcast in spring, likely March, although details are yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n Britain and Ireland have some of the most diverse and beautiful landscapes on Earth. We have more ancient oak trees<\/a> than the rest of Europe put together. Our remaining flower meadows are a vital refuge for breeding birds and butterflies and our coasts are home to internationally important numbers of seabirds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sixty per cent of the world\u2019s chalk streams flow in southern England. However, our wildlife is increasingly fragmented and fragile \u2013 this series explains the challenges nature faces today, and what can be done to make these wild isles even wilder in the future.<\/p>\n Presented by Sir David Attenborough, Wild Isles<\/em> has been made by Silverback Films for BBC One and is co-produced by the Open University<\/a>, the RSPB<\/a> and WWF<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sir David says: \u201cIn my long lifetime, I have travelled to almost every corner of our planet. I can assure you that in the British Isles, as well as astonishing scenery there are extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles to match anything I have seen on my global travels.\u201d<\/p>\n Jack Bootle, head of commissioning, science and natural history, says: \u201cThe multi-award winning team at Silverback are creating an eye-opening celebration of British and Irish wildlife that has to be seen to be believed. You\u2019ll think a meadow in Somerset is as beautiful as the Serengeti, and the North Atlantic as wild and dramatic as the Antarctic Ocean.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n Dr Philip Wheeler, senior lecturer in ecology at the Open University, says: \u201cWe are so used to seeing exotic places and species on wildlife documentaries that it is brilliant to see the wildlife of the British Isles presented in this way. Wild Isles shows how nature closer to home has amazing stories to tell and it is a real privilege to be able to contribute academic expertise from the OU to the series. I hope the public interest this series generates will give wildlife in Britain and Ireland the boost it urgently needs.\u201d<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Maria Hodson Published: Tuesday, 20 December 2022 at 12:00 am Obviously, at BBC Countryfile Magazine, we love Britain\u2019s wildlife and landscapes, diverse habitats and natural wonders. 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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>What is Wild Isles<\/em>?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>How many episodes of Wild Isles<\/em> are there?<\/h2>\n
Which species will appear?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>When is Wild Isles<\/em> on?<\/h2>\n
Why focus on Britain?<\/h2>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>Who is making it?<\/h2>\n
What do the makers say?<\/h2>\n
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