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The way of life of many animals was shaped by the industrial age. The canal network not only provided transport for bulk goods, it was also a fantastic new habitat. In Wales, slate quarries, with t...heir cliff-like ledges, provided a new home for coastal birds and falcons. London in the 1800s was the largest city in the world. Coal fires choked the city and the Victorians planted large numbers of London plane trees. They became the capital's lungs, changing the tree-scape of cities forever.
The way of life of many animals was shaped by the industrial age. The canal network not only provided transport for bulk goods, it was also a fantastic new habitat. In Wales, slate quarries, with t...heir cliff-like ledges, provided a new home for coastal birds and falcons. London in the 1800s was the largest city in the world. Coal fires choked the city and the Victorians planted large numbers of London plane trees. They became the capital's lungs, changing the tree-scape of cities forever.
| Series: | British Isles: A Natural History |
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| First transmission date: | 03-11-2004 |
| Published: | 2004 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:00 |
| Note: | This programme contains a 10 minute 'Landscape Detectives' section looking at the natural history of the east of England. |
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| Producer: | Michael Gunton |
| Contributors: | Alan Adkinson; Richard Daniel; Penny Hemphill; Phil Richardson; Alan Titchmarsh |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/naturalhistory/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Archaeology--Great Britain; Natural history--Great Britain |
| Production number: | NINH20235 |
| Available to public: | no |
