{"id":14890,"date":"2016-05-11T08:17:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-11T08:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/?p=14890"},"modified":"2016-06-12T13:36:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-12T13:36:03","slug":"highlands-scotlands-wild-heart-begins-on-bbc-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/highlands-scotlands-wild-heart-begins-on-bbc-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlands &#8211; Scotland&#8217;s Wild Heart begins on BBC tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new 4 part BBC series begins tonight at 9pm on BBC1 Scotland (later on iplayer). &#8220;Highlands &#8211; Scotland&#8217;s Wild Heart&#8221; is narrated by Ewan MacGregor and will paint a dramatic portrait of his homeland&#8217;s wildlife. With spectacular photography and incredible behaviour, the series showcases the Highlands &#8220;as never before&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a preview of some of the landscapes and wildlife that will feature in the series&#8230;<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_14891\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14891\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Osprey lifting off the water with fish in talons  - &copy; Lindsay McCrae\/Maramedia - Photographer: Lindsay McCrae\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838226-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Osprey lifting off the water with fish in talons  &#8211; &copy; Lindsay McCrae\/Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Lindsay McCrae<\/p><\/div><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14893\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14893\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Handa - &copy; Maramedia - Photographer: Mike Penman\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839031-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Handa  &#8211; &copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Mike Penman<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14894\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14894\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"&copy; Maramedia - Photographer: Mike Penman\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10839070-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Mike Penman<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14895\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14895\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low--800x531.jpg\" alt=\"Grey seals fighting at Copinsay  - &copy; Maramedia - Photographer: Raymond Besant\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14895\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low--800x531.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low--200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low--390x259.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845330-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grey seals fighting at Copinsay  &#8211; &copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Raymond Besant<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14897\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14897\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Suilven - &copy; Lindsay McCrae\/Mara Media - Photographer: Lindsay McCrae\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845421-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href='http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/ullapool\/suilven.shtml'>Suilven<\/a> &#8211; &copy; Lindsay McCrae\/Mara Media &#8211; Photographer: Lindsay McCrae<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14896\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14896\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Autumn colour at Glen Affric  - &copy; Maramedia - Photographer: David Tarvit\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845343-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autumn colour at <a href='http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/lochness\/glenaffric.shtml'>Glen Affric<\/a> &#8211; &copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: David Tarvit<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14898\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14898\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low--800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Reindeer foraging in the snow in the Cairngorms  - &copy; Maramedia - Photographer: Raymond Besant\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low--800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low--200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low--390x219.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10845434-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reindeer foraging in the snow in the <a href='http:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/cairngorms\/'>Cairngorms<\/a>  &#8211; &copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Raymond Besant<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14892\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low-.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14892\" src=\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low--800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Pine marten  - &copy; Maramedia - Photographer: Fergus Gill\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low--800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low--200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low--390x260.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10838966-low-.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pine marten  &#8211; &copy; Maramedia &#8211; Photographer: Fergus Gill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Watch the trailer:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/p03sl4b3\/player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new 4 part BBC series begins tonight at 9pm on BBC1 Scotland (later on iplayer). &#8220;Highlands &#8211; Scotland&#8217;s Wild Heart&#8221; is narrated by Ewan MacGregor and will paint a dramatic portrait of his homeland&#8217;s wildlife. With spectacular photography and incredible behaviour, the series showcases the Highlands &#8220;as never before&#8221;. Here&#8217;s a preview of some of the landscapes and wildlife that will feature in the series&#8230; Watch the trailer:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservation","category-walking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14890"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14900,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14890\/revisions\/14900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}