{"id":28061,"date":"2023-06-01T15:29:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/?post_type=purple_issue&#038;p=28061"},"modified":"2023-06-01T18:26:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T16:26:03","slug":"we-need-more-natural-history-on-the-menu-not-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/2023\/06\/01\/we-need-more-natural-history-on-the-menu-not-less\/","title":{"rendered":"We need more natural history on the menu, not less"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"no-tts wp-block-image alignfull size-large article-in-image photo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/06\/Springwatch_June-13-2022_0502_cmyk_preview-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Michaela and Paul enjoy a joke on location at Springwatch in Norfolk last year <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">We need more natural history on the menu, not less<\/h2>\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center has-ccp-secondary-dark-color has-text-color\"><strong>PAUL McGUINNESS, EDITOR <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dj9jqhxgw9833.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-21368\" width=\"174\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-2.png 347w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-2-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2022\/10\/Layer-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap article-full-body sans-serif dropcap\">When the decision to axe <em>Autumnwatch <\/em>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 \u2013 for all our sakes \u2013 losing such a staple of our natural history diet felt to many of us like a step in the wrong direction. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">But in the spirit of looking at the glass as being half full, <em>Springwatch <\/em>returns this week. The nature TV highlight of the year for many of us is a huge operation \u2013 one of the BBC\u2019s 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! <\/p>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-color uagb-block-059839ef-d00f-4c1c-9c89-5b320da36e73 article-boxout\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center sans-serif article-subhead\"><em>Springwatch <\/em><strong>is back!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"no-tts wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"no-tts aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"no-tts wp-image-28922\" width=\"200\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/image-5.png 445w, https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/05\/image-5-150x300.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"article-full-body sans-serif\">Join Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan at the new <em>Springwatch <\/em>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 <a href=\"http:\/\/discoverwildlife.com\/\">discoverwildlife.com\/<\/a> springwatch<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Keep in touch <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\"><a href=\"mailto:wildlifeletters@immediate.co.uk\">wildlifeletters@immediate.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/bbcwildlifemagazine\">instagram.com\/bbcwildlifemagazine<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/WildlifeMag\">twitter.com\/WildlifeMag<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center article-full-body sans-serif\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/wildlifemagazine\">facebook.com\/wildlifemagazine<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">SPRINGWATCH TEAM: JO CHARLESWORTH\/BBC; COMMON BLUE: OLIVER SMART\/ALAMY; MICHAELA AND PAUL: TOM GILKS<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"footer\">Cover footage: BBC Natural History\/Getty and Sebasti\u00e1n Navajas\/Rewilding Argentina<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the decision to axe Autumnwatch was announced earlier this year, we were inundated with messages ranging from disappointment to sadness and outrage. 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