14: Chris Baines

n this episode Bunny is in the garden with Chris Baines. Chris made the first wildlife garden at Chelsea in 1985 and was one of the first Countryfile presenters. His best seller, ‘How to Make a Wildlife Garden’ came out in 1985, and has been in print continually since then. Bunny first met Chris when he interviewed her for the Landscape Architecture post grad diploma, and he made a big impression on her. Chris explains his environmental work which includes consulting on many huge projects such as being chair of the independent advisory group for National Grid New Electricity Infrastructure program and he is on Thames Tideway Tunnel ecological advisory panel plus numerous other roles. Chris was one of the first Landscape Architects to highlight the importance of creating areas in domestic gardens as habitats for wildlife. #wildlife #squirrel