Chris Packham

Chris Packham is a broadcaster, environmental activist and animal welfare campaigner. He is best known for his television work including The Really Wild Show and BBC nature series Springwatch. His recent TV credits include Earth for the BBC, and Is it Time to Break the Law for Channel 4, a documentary in which he examined whether climate change protestors are justified in breaking the law for their cause.

He is an ambassador for numerous wildlife and environmental NGOs, and organises his own independent campaigns via the platform Love and Rage. He is a co-founder and director of Wild Justice taking legal challenges around UK wildlife injustice.

His autobiographical Fingers in the Sparkle Jar was Book of the Week on BBC Radio 4 and topped The Sunday Times Bestsellers list. He worked with young film makers on the 8 Out of 10 Bats You Tube series. Chris was awarded a CBE for services to nature conservation in the 2019 New Year Honours List.

Chris campaigns for just transitions towards positive environmental necessities - from fossil fuels to renewable energies, from industrial and intensive animal agriculture to plant-based alternatives, and from declining biodiversity to nature recovery.

Chris lives in the New Forest, UK, with his partner Charlotte and his two poodles, Sid and Nancy. His mantras are “winning is not giving up” and “shout above the noise”.