Nature Documentaries in 2026

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Newest first: the year each film was released, from the open film record (Wikidata), then the order the list has always had. Every film’s page names its source.

No. 120261 h 28 min

De Wilde Noordzee

by Mark Verkerk · Netherlands · Dutch

Mark Verkerk explores the North Sea in this Dutch nature documentary.

nature
No. 220261 h 12 min

Eat More Trees

by Arne Focketyn · Belgium · English, Spanish

Arne Focketyn examines regenerative agriculture, trees, soil and biodiversity.

natureregenerative agriculture
No. 320261 h 30 min

Finding Harmony: A King's Vision

Director not on record · United Kingdom · English
No. 42026

Frost without Snow and Ice

by Asgeir Helgestad · Norway · English, Norwegian

Asgeir Helgestad examines polar bears amid a changing climate.

natureclimate change
No. 52026

The Breath of Freedom

by Fatih Köçer

A feral horse, mountains and village life shape this film about liberty.

natureferal horse
No. 620261 h 46 min

Salt and Water

Director not on record · Germany · German

East AntarcticaAntarctic Circumpolar Current
No. 72026

Wild Inside

by Penny Lane · United States · English

Flaco
No. 82025

Aki

by Darlene Naponse · Canada
No. 920251 h 35 min

Ocean with David Attenborough

by Keith Scholey · United Kingdom · English
No. 1020251 h 33 min

Only on Earth

by Robin Petré · Spain · Denmark · Spanish, Galician
No. 1120251 h 28 min

Our Wolves: In a Landscape of Fear and Love

Director not on record · Italy · Italian

grey wolf
No. 1220241 h 28 min

399 Queen of the Tetons

Director not on record · United States · English

A nature documentary about wildlife in the Tetons.

nature
No. 1320241 h 28 min

De Wilde Noordzee

by Mark Verkerk · Netherlands · Dutch

Mark Verkerk explores the North Sea in this Dutch nature documentary.

nature
No. 142024

Once Upon a Time in a Forest

by Virpi Suutari · Finland

Virpi Suutari looks at forests and environmental protection in Finland.

natureenvironmental protection
No. 1520241 h 19 min

We, our pets and the war

by Anton Ptushkin · Canada · United States · Ukrainian, Russian

People and their pets endure Russia's invasion of Ukraine together.

naturedomesticated animal
No. 162024

Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story

by Charlie Hamilton James · United States · English
No. 172024

Perfectly a strangeness

by Alison McAlpine · Canada

donkeyAtacama Desert
No. 1820241 h 22 min

Whale Nation

by Jean-Albert Lièvre · France · French
No. 1920231 h 31 min

Stick Together

by Felix Maria Bühler · Germany · German, English

Climate activists confront eviction and resistance in Hambach Forest.

natureclimate activist
No. 2020231 h 30 min

Songs of Earth

by Margreth Olin · Norway · Norwegian

history
No. 2120231 h 22 min

We Are Guardians

Director not on record · United States · Brazil · Brazilian Portuguese
No. 2220231 h 22 min

Whale Nation

by Jean-Albert Lièvre · France · French
No. 2320231 h 15 min

Wilding

by David Allen · United Kingdom · English
No. 2420221 h 27 min

Historjá – Stygn för Sápmi

by Thomas Jackson · Sweden

A documentary about Indigenous rights and climate change in Sápmi.

natureindigenous rights
No. 2520221 h 18 min

Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale

by Renée Godfrey · United Kingdom · English

Animal groups struggle to survive a severe dry season in Botswana's Kalahari.

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Choose a release period

The list includes 2026 releases such as De Wilde Noordzee, Eat More Trees, Frost without Snow and Ice, and The Breath of Freedom.

Earlier choices include 2024 films, the 2023 Stick Together, the 2022 Historjá – Stygn för Sápmi and the 2022 Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale.

Follow a filmmaker

Several entries name their makers. Mark Verkerk made De Wilde Noordzee, Virpi Suutari made Once Upon a Time in a Forest, and Asgeir Helgestad made Frost without Snow and Ice.

Other named filmmakers include Arne Focketyn, Fatih Köçer, Felix Maria Bühler and Thomas Jackson.

Match the subject

Titles point to different natural settings and themes. Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale is identified as a nature documentary, while Once Upon a Time in a Forest and De Wilde Noordzee signal their environments.

We, our pets and the war follows the relationship between pets and the war, and Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale is a British nature documentary made for Netflix.

Check the available credits

Some entries provide a maker and year, while others also include a summary. We, our pets and the war is a 2024 documentary directed by Anton Ptushkin.

The Balcony Movie is identified as a 2021 Polish documentary by Paweł Łoziński, who wrote, directed and filmed it.

What viewers ask

What years do these nature documentaries cover?: The listed examples run from 2009 through 2026, with films from 2009, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2026.
Which film is identified as a nature documentary?: Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale is identified as a documentary film and nature documentary.
Who directed We, our pets and the war?: Anton Ptushkin directed We, our pets and the war, a 2024 documentary film.
Which nature documentary was made for Netflix?: Surviving Paradise: A Family Tale is a 2022 British nature documentary film made for Netflix.
Who made De Wilde Noordzee?: Mark Verkerk is credited as the maker of De Wilde Noordzee.

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