Accompanying a major new BBC series, this compelling journey chronicles Britain's evolution and celebrates its natural history and landscape diversity, from Dorset's Jurassic Coast to the Munroes of Scotland, exploring every aspect from geology and geography to flora and fauna. It also includes a gazetteer section detailing where you can explore for yourself Britain's natural treasures. Beautifully illustrated with 180 colour photographs, the book contains the latest research gathered in the making of the TV series by the BBC's Natural History Unit in Bristol.