Chris Packham: ‘When I was 14, I had a kestrel. I have never been happier or more in love since’

The BBC presenter on listening to techno, wanting his ashes scattered with those of his dogs and shaving with his eyes shutBorn in Southampton, Chris Packham, 65, gained a zoology degree at the University of Southampton. He began his TV career on The Really Wild Show in the 1980s and went on to front other BBC programmes such as Springwatch…