Sir David was greatly impressed by The Ealing Beaver Project, which he says in the film, has had such a “positive impact” in west London.
He observes: “If someone had told me when I first moved here that one day I would be watching wild beavers in London, I would have thought they were mad. But there they are, right behind me.”
He uses this as an example of us “securing a brighter future for both animals, and us, too” in our unique metropolis – the world’s greenest major city.
Mr Mooney said: “His message is: people have to take note of it – if people notice it, they will begin to love it – if people love it, they’ll want to protect it. And if people protect it, we’ll be on a path to nature recovery.”
Wild London, coming late in such a revered canon of nature documentaries, is Sir David’s way of nudging us to marvel at the nature on our doorsteps, amidst the frenzy of daily life.
Mr Loncraine sums up: “We can be rushing about our jobs, commuting to work, picking the kids up from school, going to the shops – and not really notice.
“There can be really quite beautiful animals right there – so it’s just about taking that moment to have a look.”
