A Season Of Change

Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal why the team is heading to a new location and test their knowledge in our quiz.

- Sarah Selwood

Hold onto your binoculars – it’s all change when Springwatch returns to BBC2 this week for its 13th series.

Instead of being based at a nature reserve as usual, this time presenters Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan, Martin Hughes-Games and Gillian Burke are heading to the National Trust’s Sherborne Park Estate in the heart of the Cotswolds.

The team will settle here for the rest of the year, meaning the animal stories they discover in this three-week extravaganza can then be followed up in sister shows Autumnwatch and Winterwatch.

TV Times met the lovely Michaela, 51, and Chris (who kindly gave up time on his 56th birthday for our interview and even shared his celebratory carrot cake from the Springwatch team with us) in central London, where we found out more…

What are the benefits of moving to the Sherborne Park Estate?