Stephen Moss
British natural historian, ornithologist, author and television producer
Stephen Moss (born in 1960) is a British natural historian, birder, author, and television producer.
01Early life
Moss gained an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.
02Career
Moss is best known for producing wildlife series for the BBC, many of them presented by Bill Oddie, including:
- Birding with Bill Oddie (three series, 1997, 1998, and 2000)
- Bill Oddie Goes Wild (three series, 2001, 2002, and 2003)
- Wild in Your Garden (2003)
- Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife (2004)
- Springwatch with Bill Oddie (2005)
- Birds Britannia (2010)
For some of his series, Moss also authored accompanying books. He left the BBC in 2011 to work as a freelancer. He lectures at Bath Spa University and is a visiting professor at the University of Nottingham.
In 2009, Moss was one of the first recipients of the British Trust for Ornithology's Dilys Breese Medal, at a ceremony at the House of Lords.
One of his works, The Accidental Countryside, was included in the 2025 AQA English Language Paper 2 GCSE exam.
03Personal life
Moss is married, with five children, and lives in Somerset, having moved there from West London.
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