We have spoken about techniques and he always says content is king. "As the country prepares for lockdown restrictions to begin easing, Megan admits the prospect of moving out again will be strange. We have not lived together since I was 12, but I have always come backwards and forwards to spend a week or weekends at his house.“To have this lockdown period of time has been great – spending time doing what we love outdoors. She’s a flipping natural at this!! Sign her up!!! He is very witty and very sharp and I am always in awe of his brain.”After being hooked on the natural world at an early age, Megan studied zoology at Liverpool University before going on to travel the world, working as a behavioural intern in China to rehabilitate bears and researching shark species at Bimini Sharklab in the Bahamas. There is so much we can see and hear.”Posting Facebook videos are one thing, of course, but broadcasting live on the BBC is quite another. She was born and raised in the UK with her family members. Chris Packham’s step-daughter Megan McCubbin has made her Springwatch debut.. It’s Chris’s enthusiasm that got me into [this] and I’d love to inspire future generations, too.”We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.

‘I think they’re saying, “Where has Iolo Williams got his wardrobe from on Springwatch?”‘ the 59-year-old laughed when joking about what a flock of birds might be thinking. “We are really lucky to be living in the New Forest and there is so much wildlife and nature around us. Zoologist Megan McCubbin will be among the guest presenters on the new series of the BBC Two show, which returns with regulars Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams. Find out more This series is not to take away from any of these realities.’The nature guru continued: ‘But there is one thing that has happened this year that has offered solace to everyone – a real message of hope. Chris Packham with step daughter Megan on a safari when she was younger. Chris Packham returned to our screens to kick off a very different But tonight he will be joined on-screen by another special person in his life – his step-daughter, Megan McCubbin, who has been isolating with him in his remote cottage in Hampshire, since lockdown began.What makes Megan’s debut as a guest presenter on BBC2 this evening even more poignant, is that they still share such a close bond, despite Chris splitting up with her mother when she was 12 years old. Drawing on wildlife footage caught by enthusiasts on smartphones in their own gardens – Packham has called it ““I’ve been moving around a bit over the last few years,” she explains.

You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. We have been pretty strict during lockdown. Currently, she is 44 years old as of 2020. Springwatch has a new recruit – Chris Packham’s step-daughter. Chris Packham will present tonight's Springwatch with his step-daughter, Megan McCubbin “It’s very different to the stuff I’ve done before. ‘This is a year like no other we’ve ever encountered,’ he began. Chris Packham has been with his partner, Charlotte Corney, since 2007 The latest offers and discount codes from popular brands on Telegraph Voucher Codes He is a role model of mine as well, and I’m lucky to have him as a step-dad too.”Megan paints a happy picture of lockdown life with Chris in the New Forest – “we get along perfectly” – though when asked about the division of domestic duties, she laughs: “I think in the nine weeks, he has cooked three times.
Packham has been with his partner, Charlotte Corney, since 2007, but she lives on the Isle of Wight, where she runs the island’s zoo, so they have had to rely on FaceTime, like many couples separated by the coronavirus crisis.Megan, now 25, was just two when her mum, Jo, a specialist nurse for the NHS, first introduced her to Chris, and although the couple never married, the family lived together and travelled extensively, introducing her to the wonders of nature and endangered species from an early age. Move over Packham, there’s a new Sheriff in town …….. Great to see Megan! Tucked into my wallet is an old Polaroid picture. Make her a constant team member! He has also presented the BBC nature series Springwatch, including Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, since 2009.
‘Everyone is having to adapt to unprecedented times. Springwatch has a new recruit – Chris Packham’s step-daughter. But I love the nature in my back garden. “But it will be weird not living with Chris. And when this is over, we definitely need to go back to a new normal where nature is at the forefront of our minds.”Both have been “completely overwhelmed” by the positive reaction to the Self-Isolating Bird Club. ‘Erm, anyone else thinking what I’m thinking about Megan!? We live in an isolated place and we go out once a week on a Saturday to get food for Chris’s dad and for my grandparents.”Like Chris, she is a passionate campaigner on wildlife issues and regularly accompanies him on protest marches. Zoologist Megan McCubbin will be among the guest presenters on the new series of the BBC Two show, which returns with regulars Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams. “I was at my mum’s just before lockdown but she works for the NHS and as she was going to be in and out of hospital, I knew I wanted to continue working, so I came to stay with Chris.”The pair think of each other not as step-dad and daughter, but “best friends,” she adds. Here, she explains why they are "best friends" Eight of the best summer blazers for men that won't leave you overheated