Wild Isles: The book of the BBC TV series presented by David Attenborough

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Our aim is to meet the Science Based Targets (SBTs), set in October 2021, to cut our GHG emissions to Net Zero and which are in line with staying below the threshold of 1. Blue Peter viewers can earn their Blue Peter Green badges by getting involved and there will also be an OZT Goes Wild in Britain special on domestic wildlife. As Cocker aptly points out: man and women are part of nature and thinking otherwise is the root of our planet's problem. Though rich in places, Britain as a whole is one of the most nature-depleted places in the world,” he says.

She has worked with film crews in Britain and abroad, in the field and in studios to produce a variety of programmes including the Really Wild Show (BAFTA), Wildlife on One, Bill Oddie Goes Wild and David Attenborough’s Life in Cold Blood (BAFTA). Attenborough explains that “our seas are among the richest in Europe”, but who can hear that without thinking of the sewage flowing into those seas, again and again, dumped by UK water companies that in turn blame the government for its inaction?So thrilling it’s like Top Gun: Maverick … an eagle hunting a barnacle goose on Islay, Inner Hebrides. Silverback Films was commissioned by the BBC to create the series, with co-production and part funding from the RSPB, World Wide Fund for Nature and Open University. He is the Co-Director of Disneynature’s Monkey Kingdom released in 2015, of Penguin released in 2019 and co-directed Polar Bear for Disneynature to be released in April 2022. We are custodians to more than 50% of the world’s common bluebells and we have 85% of the worlds chalk streams*.

For the next five weeks, Wild Isles offers an unparalleled look at the spectacular, miraculous and unique natural world of Britain and Ireland. His passion for the oceans has previously seen him film all around the world, working on major projects for the BBC, Netflix and Disney. It is a stunning portrait of breeding orcas, golden eagles, foxes and dormice; woodlands, meadows and rivers.

Another reason our British Isles are so diverse is due to the great range in temperature, from the subtropical conditions in the south to the frozen Arctic conditions of the Cairngorms in the north.