Adam Henson admits a BBC colleague may not be a ‘great fan’ of his (Image: BBC)
Adam Henson believes on of his fellow BBC co-stars might not be a “great fan” of him.
When appearing on The Tweedl Pod with farmers Sam Harty and Rob Fenwick, star Henson was asked whether he had ever met Springwatch presenter Chris Packham. The 63-year-old has been a vocal opponent of industrial farming, claiming it is “choking the planet”.
Meanwhile, Henson himself runs Gloucestershire’s Bemborough Farm, a 1,600-acre enterprise he inherited from his father in the 1990s. It produces wheat, spring barley, oilseed rape, and supporting a flock of commercial ewes and other farm animals.
The farm also operates as Cotswolds Farm Park, attracting some 70,000 visitors annually. In November Packham hit out at animal agriculture and industrial farming in an interview with Robert Peston.
He said: “Animal agriculture is a significant contributor when it comes to climate breakdown. And critically, animal agriculture is the leading driver of biodiversity loss everywhere in the world. So if we want to look after our ecosystems, and that includes looking after ourselves, we have to move away, transition away from animal agriculture.”
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Chris Packham says animal agriculture is harmful to the planet (Image: 2024 Getty Images)
However, Packham clarified that his criticism was directed at the policies farmers are bound by, not the farmers themselves. Despite suspecting that Packham may not be a great admirer, Henson, 59, maintains that he harbours “nothing against him” on a personal level, reports .
He commented: “I’ve met him a couple of times and he’s an incredibly intelligent man, very vocal, sometimes single focussed, and there’s been a programme about his Aspergers and how his mind works.
“And I’m not sure he’s a great fan of me, I don’t think he particularly likes people like me, but I’ve got nothing against him personally.
“Everybody is entitled to their opinion and what we have to learn to do is to deal with it in a sensible, measured way.”
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Countryfile star Adam Henson (Image: BBC)
Henson will be back on our screens tonight (February 9) at 6pm on Two’s Countryfile, where he’ll be tending to his ewes in preparation for the lambing season.
Meanwhile, co-presenters Matt Baker and Charlotte Smith will be exploring the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland.
Baker will assist in reconstructing mountain paths and join rangers in peat bog restoration efforts. Smith, on the other hand, will focus on rejuvenating a valuable segment of ancient woodland in the region, a move aimed at stabilising the area’s delicate dune system.