The team head to the Midlands to discover how one wild thing has become the fastest moving plant in Britain and why one very familiar British flower has become a kerbside imposter. The side of a road might seem like an unlikely start point to look for wild things, but in the last 50 years these roadsides have become Britain's latest nature reserve.

1. Roadside

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Landscape gardener Chris Myers, botanist Dr Trevor Dines and lichenologist Sally Eaton go in search of Britain's Wild Things. Britain's landscape has changed dramatically over the last 50 years. From remote mountain tops to murky urban bogs, their wild plant hunts will take them all over Britain as they attempt to unlock the secrets of the wild.

Wild Things

Series 1

Britain's landscape has changed over 50 years - we unlock the secrets of the wild.

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2. Salisbury

The team hit the streets of London to reveal how all the concrete in the capital is creating a sub-tropical climate for some exotic plants to grow. Millions of people come to London every year, but it's not just people who are coming and going - strange and new plants are also moving in too.

3. London

The team hit the mountains of Snowdonia to uncover a rare British rainforest, and track down an invasive wild plant that's carrying a secret and deadly threat that could change our countryside forever. Chris Myers and his team reveal the clever biological tricks the wild plants have developed to help them survive and spread in this tough terrain.

4. Snowdonia

The team join landscape gardener Chris Myers in his home patch to uncover the hidden and unseen world in a wildflower meadow - by looking through the eyes of a bee. Dr Trevor Dines goes in search of Britain's most heavily guarded botanical secret and Sally Eaton unlocks the secrets of the wild hidden in a stone wall.

5. Yorkshire Dales

The team head to the River Mersey to discover how wild things can take hold in all sorts of places. Dr Trevor Dines finds an invasive plant that's found a way to grow in the dark, landscape gardener Chris Myers reveals the secret trick which means a tiny barnacle can stick to any surface, and Sally Eaton reveals why a lichen hiding in the attic can give us a rare glimpse into Merseyside's past.