How to see them: ‘Wild Isles’ filmed lords-and-ladies for episode two outside Bristol, where plenty can be found in Leigh Woods (parking from £2, ). Once freed, they transfer the fine powder to female flowers. Enraptured flies enter, only to become trapped and pollen-showered. Or follow the Coast Path from Studland’s Longmead Cottage, doubles from £120 B&B, .uk Attenborough presents from beside Old Harry Rocks in Dorset for his new series (Photo: Pavel Buga / EyeEm/Getty Images) Lords-and-ladies in the woodsĪlso known as cuckoo pint, this plant – found around woodland and shady parts of the UK – employs an unusual pollination strategy in April and May, as its male flowers heat up before emitting a faecal scent. How to see them: Guided kayaking tours get up close (from £55, .uk). North Yorkshire’s limestone pavements and the basalt Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim feature in Wild Isles, but especially photogenic are the three sea-sculpted chalk pillars beside which Sir David introduces the series: Old Harry Rocks in Dorset’s Studland Bay. According to the Edinburgh Geological Society, Scotland’s rocks alone have formed over billions of years, which is reflected in the scenic diversity we see today, from Highlands to Lowlands, lochs to islands.
The first episode of Wild Isles celebrates the British Isles’ diverse geology. Boat safaris from Martin’s Haven, landing on Skomer from £30pp, .uk Studland’s rock stars How to see them: A basic, 16-bed bunkhouse opens on Skomer from April to October (from £85pp a night self-catering, ).
Seen at episode one’s conclusion as well as in episode five’s focus on the ocean, the bumpy Welsh island additionally hosts porpoises, seals and endemic voles. Skomer, off the Pembrokeshire coast, is less than 3sq km in size and yet home to almost 40,000 curious puffins, plus half of the world’s Manx shearwaters, from April to July.
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