Biography of nick baker

Baker graduated from the University of Exeter in with a degree in biological sciences, but was a keen naturalist from an early age. As a field naturalist, he has researched the high brown fritillary butterfly on Dartmoor and worked with badgers, also in Devon.

I'm a naturalist, ecologist, TV presenter, cyclist, harmonica player and I have occasionally been known to twang a banjo.

In Nick Baker's Under the Skin on BBC Two, Baker attempted to get under the skin of animals such as grizzly bears, penguins, rattlesnakes and rhinos - examining their habitats and behaviour in his own way. In , Baker worked on two science series. He presented Twister and joined the presenting team of the science series, Tomorrow's World.

Selections of the show were shown featuring Nick Baker performing poorly, or where a mundane or disappointing animal is featured. This included one episode where Nick went to find a basking shark off the coast of Cornwall, but instead found only otters, seagulls and a dog.

Nicholas Rowan Baker is an English naturalist and television presenter, notably on Children's BBC's The Really Wild Show.

After the last of the episodes had been shown Nick Baker appeared on TV Burp and called Hill a 'cheeky git', after throwing a custard pie in Harry's face at the end of a musical number. He has also been involved in Five and Discovery Channel productions and has worked for National Geographic. He regularly tours schools with his animals to educate school children and often works with the RSPB.

Baker lives in Chagford on Dartmoor along with a growing menagerie of small animals including spiders, scorpions, stick insects, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies and moths. He keeps pet leeches in the fridge at home and often feeds them by attaching them to his leg. Baker married long term girlfriend Ceri in at Tavistock Register Office.

The couple originally met after Ceri was in the crowd at a gig that Nick, then an amateur musician, was playing with his band in Chagford's Jubilee Hall. They have a daughter together. Home People Nick Baker naturalist Biography.