A scientist, naturalist, photographer, writer and TV presenter, Megan McCubbin is best known for appearing on Springwatch (and later Autumnwatch and Winterwatch) during the Covid pandemic with her step-father Chris Packham. Unable to explore the wider world during the first lockdown period of 2020, Megan and Chris brought a vital daily dose of wildlife joy and virtual escape into nature for millions during that strange spring.
As a scientist, Megan has travelled widely and studied and reported on wildlife and environmental issues from across the globe. Now, in her second book, she shares some of these extraordinary stories in An Atlas of Endangered Species.
BBC Countryfile Magazine editor Fergus Collins met up with Megan at one of her favourite local wildlife havens: the Hawk Conservancy Centre near Andover in Hampshire.
What’s so special about the Hawk Conservancy?
“I’ve been coming ever since I was a little girl. I’ve always been mesmerised by the birds that live here
