We need more natural history on the menu, not less
PAUL McGUINNESS, EDITOR
When the decision to axe Autumnwatch was announced earlier this year, we were inundated with messages ranging from disappointment to sadness and outrage. A 160,000-signature petition was delivered to the BBC calling for the programme to be reinstated. At a time when connecting with nature has never been more vital – for all our sakes – losing such a staple of our natural history diet felt to many of us like a step in the wrong direction.
But in the spirit of looking at the glass as being half full, Springwatch returns this week. The nature TV highlight of the year for many of us is a huge operation – one of the BBC’s biggest live events of the year. So last year I spent the day with Chris and Michaela in Norfolk to find out what goes into making it. Join me behind the camera. And enjoy the show!
Springwatch is back!
Join Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan at the new Springwatch hub at RSPB Arne in Dorset from 29th May. For everything you need to know, from where the team will be to what wildlife you can expect to see, and guides to the presenters, head to discoverwildlife.com/ springwatch
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