Chris Packham warns of 'ecological apocalypse' in Britain

Springwatch presenter says Britain is increasingly 'a green and unpleasant land'

He's currently enjoying a great bounty of nature, from tree-climbing slugs to blackbird-gobbling little owls on this year's Springwatch, but Chris Packham warns that we are presiding over "an ecological apocalypse" and Britain is increasingly "a green and unpleasant land".

The naturalist and broadcaster is urging people to join him next month on a 10-day "bioblitz", visiting road verges, farmland, parks, allotments and community nature reserves across the country to record what wildlife remains - from butterflies to bryophytes, linnets to lichens.