Month by month, this beautifully shot production chronicles the wildlife year, tracking how our native plants and animals change with the cycle of the seasons and react to the contemporary British way of life - both urban and rural.

It begins in the wild highlands of Scotland in the grip of deepest winter and follows through to spring as migrant swallows land on the beaches of the Scilly Islands.

In high summer even urban wastelands become playgrounds for a dazzling array of flora and fauna, whilst autumn reveals itself to be a time of dramatic change. The result is a unique wildlife diary that reveals much about the nature of today's Britain, as well as looking to its future.