If you’re a fan of Winter Watch, which is based in the Cairngorms every year, then Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart should be one to watch, especially with cameramen Lindsay McCrae and Raymond Besand on the project. While the Cairngorms National Park’s souring peaks will be a big feature, the series will also look at the lochs north of Glasgow and the massive wedge of wild coastline between Dundee and Inverness. With only four episodes to cover the whole breadth and depth of the Highlands, there’s a lot for Scotland’s Wild Heart to fit in. However, it also factors in the people that live in the region and how they have also had to adapt to the specific conditions of the high and wild lands of Scotland. There are a lot of very specific survival traits and adaptations that have developed over millennia for the wildlife and the series covers these in all their glory.

The team behind the project have compiled more than 300 hours of footage from the area, capturing the changing of the seasons, the annual behaviour of its unique animals and the incredible forces of nature that dominate the Highlands. The filming of the series has taken more than three years to put together with production company Maramedia kicking things off just as Hebrides made its debut in 2013. If you haven’t seen the series yet, you should probably get a wriggle on, because they’ll only be available on iPlayer for a limited time. The four episodes are split by seasons with both Spring and Summer already available to watch on BBC iPlayer, following their air dates on the 11th and 18th May 2016. The Hollywood star of Star Wars, Salmon Fishing In The Yemen and Moulin Rouge had his first big breakthrough in Trainspotting, but his more recent efforts as a wildlife narrator are his most up-to-date connection with his homeland of Scotland. It follows up on his last vocal outing, Hebrides – Islands On The Edge, and this time, as the name gives away pretty clearly, it’ll focus on the impressive landscape and super cool wildlife of the Scottish highlands.Īiring from Wednesday the 11th May 2016, the new series will span four episodes in total with McGregor talking us through every sweeping mountain scene, eagle dive and red squirrel nut hunt. While he hasn’t necessarily done any of the field work, Ewan McGregor will be narrating his second wildlife show for BBC Scotland in Highlands: Scotland’s Wild Heart.

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