Gillian Burke

Gillian is a biologist, presenter and writer, best known for her work on BBC Springwatch. Her latest work, her first children’s picture book, You are Nature, Too!, is released Spring 2026 through Walker Books.

Having earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Bristol, Gillian pursued a career in natural history filmmaking, working her way up the ranks from researcher to producer/director on several Animal Planet and Discovery Channel series, before crossing to be in front of the camera in her mid-40s as a late bloomer.

Outside of her media work, she is the Vice President of the Wildlife Trusts and applies her biology and media experience to work closely as patron, ambassador, or supporter of several organisations including Cool Earth, Surfer’s Against Sewage, the Seal Research Trust, the Mount Kenya Trust, and Georgia’s Voice.

Gillian also hosts her own music show, the Kenyan Creole in Cornwall, showcasing diaspora music from around the world from the Source FM studios in Cornwall.