The Great British Wildlife Year

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Wildlife through the seasons. Britain is a place of remarkable beauty & surprising extremes: nowhere else in the temperate world boasts such extreme variety in such a small area. Our humble island has over 10, 000 miles of coastline; iconic animals & birds; & unique spectacles of migration that see wildlife from all corners of the globe descend upon our shores. Here, life is governed by the seasons: each month bringing extraordinary transformations to our land & its inhabitants. This lavish companion to the new BBC One series brings Britain to life, celebrating the vibrancy of the changing year through stunning photography & mesmerising time-lapse sequences, & revealing the unmissable drama & beauty to be witnessed on our very own doorstep. About the author Stephen Moss has written over 20 natural history books, including bestselling titles on birds & British wildlife. He writes a monthly Birdwatch column for the Guardian, frequent articles for BBC Wildlife & Birdwatch magazines, & presents a primetime BBC Radio 4 series on birdsong. Stephen is a former producer at the BBC Natural History Unit, with a TV career that has spanned three decades. He recently produced The Great British Wildlife Revival. Stephen was the original producer of BAFTA-winning Springwatch, as well as The Nature of Britain (with Alan Titchmarsh) & Birding with Bill Oddie.