Wildlife shows not reflecting reality of natural world – Springwatch presenters

BBC's Chris Packham says nature reserves are becoming 'a bit like art galleries' while Martin Hughes-Games raises concerns about conservation

The presenters of BBC2's Springwatch have warned that wildlife programmes are failing to reflect the reality of the natural world.

Chris Packham said there was a danger that nature reserves such as the RSPB's Minsmere in Suffolk, where the new series of Springwatch is based, "become a bit like art galleries or museums where we go to get our fix" when much of the countryside is "largely sterile, too intensively farmed and with very poor biodiversity".