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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JTweedie" data-source="post: 1735951" data-attributes="member: 8075">I only just got around to seeing this a couple of nights ago.  I enjoyed the programme overall, but I have enjoyed the presenter-led nature of the Natural World series.  It's not just about nature, it's about appreciating nature, enjoying nature, and that is what this programme imparts.With regard to Robert Macfarlane, I thought at times his narration was a bit clunky, but having read his book The Wild Places I could see where he was coming from.  Incidentally I didn't enjoy this book much at all, it came across as far too pretentious, lots of reports about swimming in the strangest places and him giving too much meaning to things.  He spent a night camping on Ben Hope in midwinter, and spent the whole chapter complaining about how cold it was before retreating in defeat - well don't try and sleep on top of a Munro in midwinter then! However, his first book, Mountains of the Mind is fantastic and I can't recommend that highly enough.</blockquote>