{"id":25938,"date":"2023-03-11T01:05:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-11T00:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/?p=75286"},"modified":"2023-03-11T02:35:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-11T01:35:43","slug":"wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/rss_feed\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild Isles filming locations revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Wild Isles locations revealed forDavid Attenborough&#8217;s spectacular new series exploring British wildlife <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By BBC Wildlife Magazine\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 11 March 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The new five-part David Attenborough natural history series on the BBC is promising to be one of his best documentaries ever.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/how-to-watch-wild-isles\/&quot;\"><em>Wild Isles<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>celebrates the diverse species and landscapes found on the islands of Britain and Ireland, together with the more than 6,000 lesser islets that make up our archipelago.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Wild\" isles=\"\" trailer=\"\" bbc=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C-KcTje9sMk?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Renowned conservationist Sir\u00a0<strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/people\/david-attenborough-facts\/&quot;\">David Attenborough<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>presents the programme, going on location with the film crew, who took three years to shoot this stunning series.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"&quot;highlight\"><div class=\"&quot;highlight__content\" editor-content=\"\"> <ul><li><strong><a class=\"&quot;standard-card-new__article-title&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/wild-isles-producer-hilary-jeffkins\/&quot;\"><em>Wild Isles<\/em>: behind-the-scenes secrets from series producer Hilary Jeffkins<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/best-david-attenborough-documentaries\/&quot;\">Best David Attenborough documentaries to watch<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/sir-david-attenborough-best-moments\/&quot;\">Sir David Attenborough: 5 magic moments on film<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/reviews\/best-david-attenborough-books\/&quot;\">Best David Attenborough books<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/people\/david-attenborough-climate-change\/&quot;\">How David Attenborough has championed climate change<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p> <\/p><\/div> <\/section><h2>&lt;em&gt;Wild Isles&lt;\/em&gt; filming locations<\/h2>\n<h3>Shetland Isles<\/h3>\n<p>On the stunning Shetland Isles<strong>,<\/strong> the Wild Isles team filmed orca and seals for<strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/tv\/wild-isles-episode-one-whats-it-all-about\/&quot;\">episode one<\/a>. <\/strong>In a filming first a pod of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/marine-animals\/facts-about-orcas\/&quot;\"><strong>killer whales<\/strong><\/a> communicates with one another before going silent as it approaches a group of harbour seals, so as not to scare them off. Then the killer whales work together to isolate one seal from the group.<\/p>\n<h3>Bass Rock<\/h3>\n<iframe title=\"&quot;Bass\" rock=\"\" the=\"\" tiny=\"\" island=\"\" that=\"\" gannets=\"\" love=\"\" width=\"&quot;200&quot;\" height=\"&quot;113&quot;\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u2h9Xo51_O0?feature=oembed&quot;\" frameborder=\"&quot;0&quot;\" allow=\"&quot;accelerometer;\" autoplay=\"\" clipboard-write=\"\" encrypted-media=\"\" gyroscope=\"\" picture-in-picture=\"\" web-share=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>It is no surprise gannets were the star of the show at Bass Rock,<strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/holidays-days-out\/uk\/scotland\/&quot;\">\u00a0one of our favourite places in Scotland <\/a><\/strong>and the UK to go wildlife watching.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;pullquote__quote&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;pullquote__line&quot;\">It is also one of BBC Presenter Megan McCubbin\u2019s favourite places: \u201cThere are few places in the UK that can make you feel like you\u2019ve travelled back in time. Stepping foot in a habitat that\u2019s truly wild and seemingly unimpacted by humans is rare, but Bass Rock is one of those special places for me. It is home to a staggering 150,000 northern gannets during the peak of the breeding season.\u201d<\/span><i class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon--endquote\" d-inline-flex=\"\" ml-xs=\"\" icon=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<h3>Farne Islands, Northumberland<\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;height:\" max-height:=\"\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C199&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C271&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-71856\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2022\/12\/gettyimages-168876720-594x594-da05f51.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=594%2C395&quot;\" width=\"&quot;594&quot;\" height=\"&quot;395&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Puffins return to the Farne Islands \u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"&quot;pullquote__quote&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;pullquote__line&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;pullquote__line&quot;\">If the Wild Isles need puffins its no surprise they headed to the <\/span><\/span>Farne Islands in Northumberland, one of\u00a0 our <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/holidays-days-out\/uk\/north\/&quot;\">favourite places in the North of England<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div class=\"&quot;pullquote__quote&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;pullquote__line&quot;\">Michaela Strachan says: One of my favourite places for wildlife in the UK is a group of islands off the Northumberland coast where, in spring, you are guaranteed to see puffins. But puffins are not the only A-listers. The Farnes support a cast of thousands: razorbills, guillemots, shags, cormorants, kittiwakes, terns, grey seals and so much more.<\/span><i class=\"&quot;pullquote__icon--endquote\" d-inline-flex=\"\" ml-xs=\"\" icon=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<footer class=\"&quot;pullquote__author\" body-copy-small=\"\">Michaela Strachan, BBC presenter<\/footer><h3 id=\"&quot;white-tailed-eagles-hunting-geese-islay-a4b09ae5&quot;\">\u00a0Islay<\/h3>\n<p>At Islay White-tailed eagles are filmed hunting geese, the first time the whole hunting sequence has been filmed. Formerly extinct in the British Isles, around a dozen white-tailed eagles now winter in Islay. Capturing the whole hunt required a co-ordinated team of specialist long-lens camera people and wildlife spotters. The <a href=\"\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/facts-about-white-tailed-eagles\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">white-tailed eagles<\/a>\u00a0ranged over vast areas so the team had to keep in close communication, positioned in hides at eagle hotspots around Islay. It took several trips and more than 70 days filming.<\/p>\n<p>The series also features several stunning locations cared for by <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.wildlifetrusts.org\/&quot;\">The Wildlife Trusts.<\/a><\/strong> They include;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Skomer Island<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Wild Isles<\/em> viewers will be entranced by the <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/birds\/10-best-places-to-see-a-puffin-in-the-british-isles\/&quot;\">puffins<\/a> <\/strong>and Manx shearwaters that call this special Welsh island home. Skomer is less than a mile off the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast and is well known for its puffins who arrive to breed between April and July.<\/p>\n<p>Manx shearwaters also breed in burrows on the island, returning here from the coast of South America in late February and March and staying until the end of October. They are known for their distinctive, haunting call as they fly onto the island at night to feed their young. Sir David was filmed on Skomer, entranced by the endeavour of these wonderful birds.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lackford Lakes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>With its beautiful watery vistas and huge array of wetland birds, nightingales and warblers from Africa \u2013 and later on, watch swallows and martins sweep over the water\u2019s surface feeding on small flies. The <em>Wild Isles<\/em> team was drawn to this nature reserve by the buzzards that hunt rabbits in the species-rich grasslands that surround the lakes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Daneway Banks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The limestone grassland at this precious hillside is one of Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust\u2019s most treasured habitats. A Site of Special Scientific Interest, Daneway Banks is covered in large ant hills on which wild thyme grows \u2013 these provide the perfect place for its star inhabitant, the large blue butterfly. <em>Wild Isles <\/em>filmed the extraordinary life cycle of this butterfly that shows how this once extinct butterfly depends on <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/ants-guide\/&quot;\">ants<\/a><\/strong>, wild thyme and wild marjoram. Please keep to paths if you visit, to protect these rare insects.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Clattinger Meadows<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is the\u202fUK\u2019s finest remaining example of enclosed lowland grassland and a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its fabulous wildflowers and is so rich in wildlife because the land has been farmed traditionally without the use of artificial fertilisers. Visit in late April to see thousands of delicately patterned snakeshead fritillaries and walk through the meadows in June to see wildflowers such as meadow saffron, tubular water-dropwort, orchids and the extremely rare downy-fruited sedge. In winter wading birds such as teal, lapwing and snipe forage on the wet meadows.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Langford Lakes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This is a fabulous place to see birds! In spring watch for great-crested grebes famous courtship ritual as they dance and shake their heads at each other. Reed warbler, waders and terns drop in on their summer migration. As winter advances shoveler and wigeon join the other ducks present all year round and occasionally the endangered and secretive bittern pays a visit. Watch out for the sight that drew <em>Wild Isles<\/em> to visit \u2013 the hobbies hunting <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/insects-invertebrates\/dragonfly-lifecycle\/&quot;\">dragonflies<\/a><\/strong> over the water. White-tailed eagles can sometimes also be seen here, attracted by the fish in the lakes.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Prior\u2019s Wood, Hutton Woods and Lower Woods<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2023\/03\/Avon-Wildlife-TrustPriors-Woodnature-reserve-bluebells-4-c-Avon-Wildlife-Trust-3aced14.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2023\/03\/Avon-Wildlife-TrustPriors-Woodnature-reserve-bluebells-4-c-Avon-Wildlife-Trust-3aced14.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/23\/2023\/03\/Avon-Wildlife-TrustPriors-Woodnature-reserve-bluebells-4-c-Avon-Wildlife-Trust-3aced14.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C414&quot;\" width=\"&quot;2048&quot;\" height=\"&quot;1368&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Avon Wildlife Trust Prior\u2019s Wood nature reserve<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Prior\u2019s Wood is renowned for its <strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/plant-facts\/flowers\/bluebells-identify-species-where-to-see\/&quot;\">bluebells<\/a> <\/strong>that thrive in the ancient woodland from late April. Bluebells were voted the nation\u2019s favourite flower and are a protected species \u2013 they are under threat in some places from habitat destruction and cross breeding with the Spanish bluebell that escaped from gardens. The <em>Wild Isles <\/em>team filmed the arum, also known as Lords and Ladies or Cuckoo-pint, that grows in Hutton Woods and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust\u2019s Lower Woods \u2013 it attracts flies with its unusual scent.<\/p>\n<hr\/><p><strong>Craig Bennett, CEO of The Wildlife Trusts, says:\u00a0 <\/strong>\u201cThe BBC\u2019s <em>Wild Isles <\/em>series will leave viewers astounded by the drama and beauty of the natural world that surrounds us here in the British Isles. The Wildlife Trusts have been proud to support the co-producers \u2013 our fellow nature charities RSPB and WWF \u2013 by providing some of our spectacular locations. It\u2019s given us a golden opportunity to shine a spotlight on the remarkable wildlife that calls these special places home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s new wildlife series, <em>Wild Isles, <\/em>presented by Sir David Attenborough, has been co-produced by RSPB, WWF and the Open University<\/p>\n<p>Main image: Skomer Island \u00a9 Wildlife Trusts<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Wild Isles locations revealed forDavid Attenborough&#8217;s spectacular new series exploring British wildlife <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":25939,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"6"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed.jpg",2048,1412,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed-300x207.jpg",300,207,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed-768x530.jpg",768,530,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed-1024x706.jpg",800,552,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed-1536x1059.jpg",1536,1059,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/03\/wild-isles-filming-locations-revealed.jpg",2048,1412,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Wild Isles locations revealed forDavid Attenborough's spectacular new series exploring British wildlife","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/25938"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}