''The Nature of Britain'' is a

nature documentary A nature documentary or wildlife documentary is a genre of documentary film or series about animals, plants, or other non-human living creatures, usually concentrating on video taken in their natural habitat but also often including footage of tr ...

series made for British television by the

BBC Natural History Unit The BBC Studios Natural History Unit (NHU) is a department of BBC Studios that produces television, radio and online content with a natural history or wildlife theme. It is best known for its highly regarded nature documentaries, including '' ...

. It was first broadcast on

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in October and November 2007. ''The Nature of Britain'' was the second BBC natural history series presented by

Alan Titchmarsh Alan Fred Titchmarsh HonFSE (born 2 May 1949) is an English gardener, broadcaster, TV presenter, poet, and novelist. After working as a professional gardener and a gardening journalist, he established himself as a media personality through a ...

, following 2004's '' British Isles – A Natural History''. After the introductory episode, each 50-minute programme showed the wild plants and animals found in a range of different British habitats. They were followed by a 10-minute regional programme which aimed to show viewers how they could contribute to wildlife conservation in their region.

Episodes

* "Island Britain" * "Farmland Britain" * "Urban Britain" * "Freshwater Britain" * "Coastal Britain" * "Woodland Britain" * "Wilderness Britain" * "Secret Britain"

Merchandise

A 3-disc Region 2 DVD set (BBCDVD2532) featuring all eight episodes was released on 26 November 2007. Titchmarsh wrote an accompanying book, also called ''The Nature of Britain'', and released by BBC Books on 27 September 2007. ()

External links

* * BBC television documentaries Nature educational television series 2007 British television series debuts 2007 British television series endings {{UK-nonfiction-tv-prog-stub