Wild Britain

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  E1

  Mountains

  Only the hardiest of beasts survive in Britain's mountains and uplands, including the golden eagle and its prey the mountain hare, plus 400,000 red deer and flamboyant black grouse.

  2018-03-06 · 45m
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  E2

  Forests

  Britain's forests contain majestic trees, some of them thousands of years old. Behind the leafy veil, there are booming populations of previously rare wild boar and goshawks.

  2018-03-13 · 45m
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  Coasts

  From sandy beaches to soaring cliffs, Britain's coastlines are one of nature's wildest habitats, where hardy creatures are battling to survive.

  2018-03-20 · 45m
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  Rivers

  With more than 6,000 rivers criss-crossing our land, their denizens often go unnoticed. Solid bones and high oxygen levels mean a dipper bird can dive underwater for 30 seconds.

  2018-03-27 · 45m
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  Water Worlds

  In the varied water worlds all kinds of wildlife thrive, from slithering grass snakes to delicate reed warblers.

  2018-04-03 · 45m
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  Countryside

  Evidence of how the countryside has changed more in the last 100 years than in the previous two thousand. Barn owls fight for their territory against kestrels.

  2018-04-10 · 45m
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  Islands

  On North Ronaldsay, one rare breed of sheep can subsist on a diet of only seaweed. In the Shetlands, otters benefit from a current of warm water flowing up from Spain.

  2018-04-17 · 45m
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  Cities

  Hedgehogs have declined in numbers from 30 million to one million in 60 years. Great crested newts enjoy an elaborate courtship in larger ponds.

  2018-04-24 · 45m
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Top cast

Hugh Bonneville

Narrator