Stephen Moss

Stephen Moss is a British natural historian, birder, author, and television producer.

Early life

Moss gained an honours degree in English Literature from the University of Cambridge.

Career

Moss is best known for producing wildlife series for the BBC, many of them presented by Bill Oddie, including:

Birding with Bill Oddie
Bill Oddie Goes Wild
Wild In Your Garden
Bill Oddie's How to Watch Wildlife
Springwatch with Bill Oddie
Birds Britannia

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.

Personal life

Moss is married, with five children, and lives in Somerset, having moved there from West London.

Radio programmes

''A Guide to Garden Birds''