Sir David Attenborough is set to present a new series for the BBC which focuses on "extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles".
The series is to be shown in five parts and titled Wild Isles. It aims to emulate what the Planet series did for the wildlife of the world and help to inspire people to "safeguard and restore nature for future generations".
The project filmed over three years for BBC One was shot using 4K technology and is set to explain the challenges nature faces as well as detailing what can be done to make our wild isles wilder in the future.
Speaking about the project Sir David, 96, said: "In my long lifetime, I have travelled to almost every corner of our planet. I can assure you that in the British Isles, as well as astonishing scenery there are extraordinary animal dramas and wildlife spectacles to match anything I have seen on my global travels."
The introductory episode of the new natural history series will explain to viewers why Britain and Ireland are globally important for nature. For the remaining four hour-long episodes, Sir David and the team will celebrate the Isles' four key habitats - woodlands, grasslands, freshwater and marine.
The series will see new behaviour filmed around the country, including gulls stealing fish from puffins off Northumberland and wild horses battling for access to females in Cambridgeshire.
