Nature

Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

Follow the story of a pine marten as she takes us on a journey through a landscape of grey stone called the Burren, home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.

Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

53m 27s

Follow the story of a pine marten as she takes us on a journey through a landscape of grey stone called the Burren, home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.

Previews + Extras

  • Preview of Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Preview of Wild Ireland: Kingdom of Stone

    S42 E17 - 30s

    Follow the story of a pine marten as she takes us on a journey through a landscape of grey stone called the Burren, home to some of Ireland’s most enchanting wildlife.

  • Mysterious Gathering of Sharks: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Mysterious Gathering of Sharks

    S42 E17 - 2m 53s

    Basking sharks are the second biggest fish on the planet, up to 40 feet long and four tons in weight. While these massive sharks are typically solitary, they have recently been found gathering together. And no one knows why.

  • The Slow Worm Is Not a Worm: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    The Slow Worm Is Not a Worm

    S42 E17 - 1m 22s

    The slow worm is neither a snake nor a worm but a legless lizard. Its round tongue and moving eyelids put it in the lizard category.

  • Growing Up as an Irish Pine Marten: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Growing Up as an Irish Pine Marten

    S42 E17 - 3m 19s

    Born inside a hollow tree in mid-April, two pine martens were born vulnerable and dependent on their mother. By the end of the summer, these kits were venturing out on their own.

  • How Filmmakers Captured Ireland's Burren: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Filming Ireland's Harsh Landscapes

    S42 E17 - 7m 34s

    Director John Murray has filmed animals all over the world but has always wanted to capture the lives of the creatures in this extraordinarily rocky outcrop on the west coast of Ireland - the Burren. Nestled against the unforgiving coast of the Wild Atlantic Ocean, this is a harsh landscape like almost no other.

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