Ytene England's Ancient Forest, Narrated by John Nettles

🎬 An NHU Production for BBC2. Filmed over a two year period by Manuel Hinge and narrated by John Nettles. 'Ytene' is an ancient name for the area now known as the New Forest. It was the site of the Jutish Kingdom and translates as "Jute", or "of the Jutes". An early Anglo Saxon tribe known to live in the southern parts of Wessex. Ytene explores the wildlife found in the New Forest, which can still be classed as a wild place. The woodland, bogs and heaths of the area are home to wild ponies, fallow deer, badgers, foxes, wildfowl, and insects. The seasonal changes are shown, and some elusive species, such as firecrests, hawfinches, woodlarks and tadpole shrimps are pictured. The programme is interwoven with historical re-enactments and describes the change in land use from mediaeval times. Filmed and Directed by Manuel Hinge Music by Martin Kiszko Film Editor Martin Elsbury Dubbing Editor Angela Groves Dubbing Mixer Graham Wild Unit Manager Christina Hamilton Production Assistant Elizabeth Toogood Field Assistant Len Mummery Sound Recordist Nigel Tucker Produced by Steve Nicholls Executive Producer John Sparks Originally broadcast in The Natural World series 1995 This is the version as aired on BBC2 in 1995. Season 13, Episode 6. Broadcast on Sunday 29th January 1995. Our thanks to The (BBC) Natural History Unit for supplying the original master. Film upscaled by New Forest Gateway (Media Archive).