David Attenborough

Today (13 March), in their first major campaign together, the National Trust Cymru, the RSPB Cymru and WWF Cymru are urging everyone in society to come together ...

The majority of the public in Wales see nature as a crucial lifeline and an essential part of daily life. The three charities continued: "Everyone, everywhere can make a difference to nature in this country. The charities will also be providing guidance, advice and inspiration for how people and communities can play an active role in restoring nature near to them. In a joint statement from RSPB Cymru, WWF Cymru and National Trust Cymru said: “The amazing wildlife and wild places that make Wales so special are being destroyed at terrifying speed. A new YouGov poll commissioned for the Save Our Wild Isles campaign revealed 73% of people in Wales are worried about the state of nature in the UK. Against a background of unprecedented anxiety about nature loss and climate change, the charities are calling on the public to show their love of nature by committing to “Go Wild Once a Week”.

A favourite wildlife haven in Yorkshire stars in Sir David Attenborough's latest TV series. RSPB Bempton Cliffs is part of Wild Isles, the series that celebrate ...

“The Flamborough and Filey Coast Special Protected Area supports the largest mainland seabird colony in England. This is carried out by a seabird research team, reserve staff and lots of dedicated volunteers. Lots of our seabirds here at Bempton Cliffs have been affected.

Never has there been a more important time to invest our wildlife says Sir David Attenborough. The naturalist and environmentalist highlighted the ...

The science is clear about what we need to do and there are already amazing people transforming farms, businesses, coasts, urban spaces, transport networks, energy supplies and communities for nature. Together, we can save our wild isles. “It is a massive challenge, and we need to act fast, but there is hope. They also called on leaders and businesses must act now to implement a crisis response to the nature emergency to build on the promises they have made to halt the destruction of nature and speed its recovery. “It is our life-support system, and it’s clear that nature’s recovery, and the desire to reverse the harm we have inflicted over the last two centuries, are issues that unite us all. “Huge numbers of animals, birds and habitats have been quite literally wiped out in our own lifetimes and we must now accept that without urgent and collective action, our economy, the climate and the stability of future generations living in our wild isles all face a ticking timebomb. “Never has there been a more important time to invest in our own wildlife to try and set an example for the rest of the world and restore our once wild isles for future generations.” “Nature underpins everything that makes our lives possible – from the air we breathe, to the clean water we drink, to the food we eat. “We have acquired a separate film for iPlayer from the RSPB and WWF and Silverback Films about people working to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the British Isles.” The Save Our Wild Isles campaign hopes to engage the public and inspire them to act – highlighting not only how nature underpins everything that makes our lives possible, but also how profoundly threatened it is. He revealed how 60% of our flying insects have disappeared in the last 20 years and how puffin colonies, while abundant in some isles are mostly “in decline” The naturalist and environmentalist highlighted the challenges to insects, birds, whales and more in the opening episode of his new series, Wild Isles.

'Save Our Wild Isles' was launched on the back of a new BBC series narrated by Sir David Attenborough called Wild Isles, the first episode of which aired last ...

“It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or powerless by the scale of the issues facing our planet, but we have the solutions. The charities will be engaging hundreds of businesses on the crucial impact that business plays in the fate of nature in the UK and providing tools and guidance on how to take positive action. The charities are calling on the public to show their love of nature by committing to “Go Wild Once a Week”.

The veteran broadcaster spoke out at the start of a new campaign by RSPB Scotland and WWF Scotland.

“To protect and restore nature is a truly national endeavour in which we can all play a part. He and Ms McCall both said: “Together, we must take urgent action to save our wild isles. “Here in Scotland we are ramping up action. “Everyone, everywhere can make a difference to nature in this country. “That is why we put in law the requirement to halt the decline in nature and protect the abundance of species, and why we are committed to increasing the amount of habitat for nature to thrive. We just need much more of it.

GK Chesterton once wrote a story about a man who broke into his own house like a burglar in order to recover a sense of its exotic desirability — the ...

Sir David has done what he does best, which is to make us see the beauty and preciousness of the natural world: if the creatures at risk are right under our noses, that should make us care more, not less. So Alice in Wonderland!) but its [habitat](/topic/habitat) is another matter. [Oxford](/topic/oxford)?

The naturalist and environmentalist highlighted the challenges to insects, birds, whales and more in the opening episode of his new series, Wild Isles. In it, ...

[the EPA warned](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-water-decline-pollution-runoff-28237020) that the decline in Ireland's waterways particularly lakes and rivers was "alarming". [Ireland's it's worse](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/bird-species-declining-ireland-wildlife-28105283). [drained.](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/wetlands-bogs-wildlife-habitats-rehabilitation-26116203) We just need much more of it." The science is clear about what we need to do and there are already amazing people transforming farms, businesses, coasts, urban spaces, transport networks, energy supplies and communities for nature. [forestry programme](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/irelands-forestry-strategy-eoghan-daltun-29302168) that was criticised by BirdWatch Ireland as [spelling "the death knell for threatened farmland birds"](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/wading-birds-threatened-afforestation-forestry-29060458). [appoint a biodiversity officer](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/biodiversity-officers-local-authorities-councils-29122003). Together, we can save our wild isles. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0f0tcfq/wild-isles-series-1-1-our-precious-isles](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0f0tcfq/wild-isles-series-1-1-our-precious-isles) [plight of the natural world across the UK and Ireland](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/irish-flora-habitat-destruction-biodiversity-29416450). [biodiversity](https://www.buzz.ie/all-about/biodiversity) of the British Isles." [our wildlife](https://www.buzz.ie/news/irish-news/cop15-ireland-biodiversity-action-plan-28769843) says presenter and natural historian [David Attenborough.](https://www.buzz.ie/tv/david-attenborough-bbc-series-ireland-27761092)

Sir David spoke out as a new campaign, Save Our Wild Isles, has been launched to halt the destruction and “ticking timebomb” of nature across the UK.

To protect and restore nature is a truly national endeavour in which we can all play a part. Sir David, a WWF ambassador, said: “The truth is, every one of us, no matter who we are, or where we live, can and must play a part in restoring nature. [Sir David Attenborough](/culture/television/how-old-is-david-attenborough-wild-isles-stars-age-explained-4061024) has warned that “nature is in crisis” but is still “hopeful” for the future, as he urges people to save it.

The UK's natural world is facing a crisis, with nearly 40 million birds disappearing from the skies and a quarter of all mammals at risk of extinction.

The Save Our Wild Isles campaign is calling on the UK government to act swiftly to protect nature. The Save Our Wild Isles campaign is urging businesses and leaders to prioritize nature in their decision-making, as our natural world is under threat and in urgent need of protection. The decline of nature in the UK is alarming, with figures showing that in Scotland almost half (49%) of bird species have declined in numbers since 1994, and one in nine species are now threatened with extinction. WWF-UK’s Director of Advocacy and Campaigns Lang Banks said: “For too long, governments across the UK have failed to take meaningful action to protect nature. The numbers of some species have dropped so drastically that they are now listed as ‘critically endangered’. The UK’s natural world is facing a crisis, with nearly 40 million birds disappearing from the skies and a quarter of all mammals at risk of extinction.

The world's natural wonders come to London this March when BBC Earth Experience, narrated by David Attenborough opens the new The Daikin Centre in…

Housed in a 1608 metre-squared venue that has been built using materials that can be recycled or reused, projectors are powered by renewable energy and screens are made of cotton, which will be repurposed after use. [here](https://www.theresident.co.uk/newsletters/). [Your Kids Can Make Delicious Easter Treats At Sauce by The Langham's Baking Class](https://www.theresident.co.uk/food-and-drink/features/23374635.sauce-langham-hosts-fun-easter-baking-class-kids/)

Sunday night's episode of Sir David Attenborough's Wild Isles on BBC One left viewers on the edge of their seats during a scene involving an orca and a seal ...

Following the show, Attenborough issued a warning that "nature is in crisis" as he backed charities RSPB Scotland and WWF Scotland. The science is clear about what we need to do and there are already amazing people transforming farms, businesses, coasts, urban spaces, transport networks, energy supplies and communities for nature. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed or powerless by the scale of the issues facing our planet, but we have the solutions. [Shetland](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/all-about/shetland), the documentary showed the killer whale hunting a seal in a thrilling chase. goosebumps," a second stunned viewer wrote, while a third tweeted: " Spectacular footage of orca around Shetland."

In the new five-part series. Sir David Attenborough will celebrate the wonders of the British isles, unveiling the surprising and dramatic habitats that exist.

The ‘courtship’ of Desmoiselles dragonflies, filmed on the River Isle in Somerset, also features in episode one. Thermal cameras captured beautiful glowing images of plants heating up to lure in the flies and the team could also feel the heat by placing their face next to the plant. The unique behaviour of the plant was captured on camera and shows how it heats up and releases a foul-smelling scent that is irresistible to flies, tricking them to enter its flower. Footage was filmed over the course of three years and investigates how the UK’s woodland, grassland, freshwater and ocean habitats support wildlife of all kinds, reports [ Somerset Live.](https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/whats-on/wild-isles-david-attenborough-somerset-8228933?) Camerawoman Katie Mayhew said: “Surprisingly the ripe flowers only stayed hot for a few hours during their life cycle and at their hottest they really did smell - you could even feel the heat by touch. Using the very latest technology, each episode will capture dramatic and new behaviour across the British Isles, from battling butterflies to mighty killer whales on the hunt. In the second episode the badgers and bluebells of Penn Hill Woods in Somerset and Priors Wood in Portbury will feature along with fungi in Tyntesfield. [David Attenborough ](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/david-attenborough)will celebrate the wonders of the British isles, unveiling the [surprising and dramatic](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/climate-change) habitats that exist. [ Tyntesfield in Wraxall](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/north-somerset) and [Prior’s Wood in Portbury.](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/portishead) The first in the series - which aired last night (March 12) - looks at the unusual Lord and Ladies plant and was filmed at Tyntesfield and at Hutton Woods. [Pretty village half an hour from Bristol with an Abbey and loads of pubs](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/whats-on/pretty-village-half-hour-bristol-8227967?) [famous broadcaster](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/all-about/bbc) has denied this happened, [claiming the Guardian's exclusive was "inaccurate".](https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/bbc-slams-attenborough-wild-isles-8239631)

Sir David Attenborough returned to screens on Sunday night with a natural history documentary series that will see North Wales featured. The BBC series Wild ...

Cardigan Bay will also feature in the fifth episode which is expected to air on Sunday, April 9. The Severn Estuary will feature in the fifth episode which is expected to air on Sunday, April 9. Home to much wildlife and animals the area is looked after by the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation. Without divulging too much about the Pembrokeshire locations, other than Skomer, we do know that beaches and wildlife in south Pembrokeshire will feature as the crews most departed from the estuary village of Dale. Skomer Island and the puffins appeared in the first episode of Wild Isles, which aired on Sunday, March 12 at 7pm on BBC One. The island is surrounded by a marine nature reserve and is managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. Although we are not sure what animals or wildlife David is looking at while exploring the Severn Estuary, we are sure it will be an interesting watch. Sarah Kessell, CEO of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales spoke about what it was like to welcome Sir David to the island. The island is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Protection Area. The uninhabited island just off the Pembrokeshire coast might look unsuspecting to the naked eye but Skomer Island is full of fascinating wildlife. As the series progresses David will explore British woodland, grassland, freshwater and ocean habitats. Sir David Attenborough returned to screens on Sunday night with a natural history documentary series that will see North Wales featured.

THE Bass Rock near North Berwick featured on yesterday evening's episode of the BBC's much-anticipated new nature series hosted by Sir David…

"Our fish-rich seas support 65 per cent of the world’s gannets, 75,000 pairs of which arrive on Scotland’s Bass Rock every year to nest, forming the biggest colony of northern gannets in the world." The Bass Rock features in a segment in the first episode dedicated to seabird species found in the British Isles, with a particular focus on the northern gannet. Wild Isles, the first episode of which aired on Sunday, is a new series that looks to celebrate the rich variety of habitats that exist on our doorstep, proving that wildlife in the British Isles is every bit as dramatic and spectacular as anywhere else on the planet.

Filmed over the course of three years, the five-part series investigates how the UK's woodland, grassland, freshwater and ocean habitats support wildlife of all ...

“And now we are one of the least forested countries in Europe. “But despite this, there is a remarkable variety in the woodland that remains. But since I was born, we have lost almost half of our ancient woodland,” said Sir Attenborough. “In this episode, we’ll take you on a seasonal journey, to see how animals and plants respond to the challenges of life in our ever-changing woodlands.” “In England alone, we have more ancient oaks than the whole of the rest of Europe put together. The episode explores the unusual way the trees spread their pollen as the flowers of the male trees open and release huge clouds of pollen with the hope of coming into contact with the yew’s female trees to be fertilised.

Sir David Attenborough warns Britain has lost half its ancient forests in the past century. The legendary broadcaster, 96, said England alone has more ancient ...

Sir David Attenborough warns Britain has lost half its ancient forests in the past century. But there is a remarkable variety in the woodland that remains.” David Attenborough warns Britain has lost half its ancient woodlands and it is now the least forested in Europe.

IF YOU enjoyed the opening programme of Sir David Attenborough's Wild Isles series yesterday evening, stand by to be entranced by the wildlife of Brookwood ...

“It is a pivotal time with the deer about to give birth,” Lucy added. They came early in the morning, and some of the footage, sunlight slanting through the trees, was just fabulous. “They first came in 2021 and were particularly interested in our roe deer.

Wild Isles has faced controversy this past week, but is going ahead - and many of the locations featured will be recognisable to Bristolians.

Sir David Attenborough said: “‘In my long life, I’ve been lucky enough to travel to almost every part of the globe and gaze upon some of its most beautiful and dramatic sights. Episode one also heads to the The plant was captured on camera showing how it releases a foul-smelling odour that attracts flies, tricking them to enter its flower before the fly is held hostage. Footage for the series was filmed over three years, delving into how the UK’s woodland, ocean, river and grassland habitats support wildlife. [Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/) exclusive on the matter “inaccurate”. [Wild Isles](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0f0t5dp) courted controversy over the past week after claims the BBC pulled one of its episodes to avoid backlash from Conservative MPs.