Chris Sperring is a professional wildlife conservationist, working for the Hawk and Owl Trust. He is a regular contributor to wildlife programming on the BBC, including Springwatch and Autumnwatch, and was a presenter of Living World on Radio 4. He was made MBE in 2001 for services to nature conservation.
His first book for the trade, Ghosts of the Night: The Extraordinary Lives of British Owls, was published by William Collins in 2026.

