";s:4:"text";s:6607:" New Quay in Ceredigion is a great spot for a bit of dolphin watching. Iolo Williams with some of the litter he collected along the canal in Montgomery Naturalist Iolo Williams, who lives near Powys, was running along … Since then, this very popular presenter has appeared regularly on BBC Wales' TV ouput, including Iolo's Special Reserves, the Natural History of Wales, Border Country with Iolo Williams and Iolo's Welsh Safari.He has also made several series for S4C and has a regular Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio Cymru.Iolo was born in 1962 and was raised in mid Wales, near Lake Vyrynwy, and still lives in the area with his wife and two sons.After school, he nearly joined the army but decided to go to college in London and study ecology instead. He married in 1920 Francion Elinor Dixon of Colorado, U.S.A., and they had one son and two daughters. Did you have a fantastic time?
Action man: Iolo Williams. The face and voice of nature for BBC Wales since 1997.Iolo first appeared in the Visions of Snowdonia series on BBC Two and then fronted his own series, Birdman.
He was educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. His first job was on a farm, followed by a stint working in forestry.But he knew that he really wanted to work with wildlife, and it led to his working for the RSPB for 14 years, before he left to work full time in the media.He says, "Before I left the RSPB, because of the work that I did, which was working with quite rare birds like the red kite and black grouse and things like that, the media was always after you asking would you do a bit on the radio for us, would you come and do a bit on the TV, would you write a little article for us, so that's where the whole thing began really. We caught up with him just long enough to hear about the new Our Wildlife project he’s working on with Northumberland Wildlife Trust. I gather you’ve just come back from Sri Lanka. In 2003, he walked 270 miles from North to South Wales in 11 days to raise money for two children's hospices, Ty Hafan and Ty Gobaith.For his 2006 series, Iolo's Wild Life, he learned diving, climbing, kayaking and caving as a way to get closer to the wildlife he's so passionate about, and also learned paragliding for the award-winning Iolo Williams: Flying with Kites programme.Iolo's passion for wildlife and encyclopaedic knowledge of his subject, combined with his enthusiastic style of presentation, makes him hugely popular with his audience.How does he sum up his approach to his work? Iolo was born in 1962 and was raised in mid Wales, near Lake Vyrynwy, and still lives in the area with his wife and two sons. "Iolo is always up for new challenges. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.We take a look at the life and career of the ornithologistIOLO Williams has been a presenter on Springwatch since 2019.Iolo Williams is an ornithologist, TV presenter and author.He was born in Wales on 22 August 1962, making him 55 years old.He joined the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) in 1985, where he stayed for 14 years and worked as a regional co-ordinator.This led to him making appearances in the media and he made a name for himself as a leading expert on Welsh bird life.In 1997, Iolo made his first TV show, Visions of Snowdonia with BBC Wales, which followed the lives of six people living and working on the slopes of the country's highest mountain.A second series was made in 1999, which is when Iolo decided to leave the RSPB and pursue a full-time career in the media.He has appeared on TV shows including Canals of Wales, Secret Life of Birds, Rugged Wales, Wild Wales, Iolo's Special Reserves, Iolo's Welsh Safari 2005 and Iolo's Great Welsh Parks 2013.Iolo has written several books, including Wild Places: Wales' Top 40 Nature Sites,Red Kite Country: A Celebration of the Wildlife and Landscape of Mid Wales and Wild about the Wild.In 2007, he was awarded an honorary fellowship of the Bangor University.And in 2017, he received a further honorary fellowship from the University of South Wales.
For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed Iolo Williams has been a presenter on Springwatch since 2019 Iolo Williams is an ornithologist, TV presenter and author.How many times has Dog the Bounty Hunter been arrested?Innuendo reaches new heights on Springwatch with 'deepest shag' And Mrs Iolo doesn’t mind all the fuss over her hubby? Born 22 August 1962 (age 57) Builth Wells, Breconshire, Wales. "What I always say about my job is that I'm being paid to do my hobby." When he’s not presenting Springwatch or Countryfile for the BBC, Iolo Williams is travelling the world filming exotic animals . Iolo Williams reveals his favourite wildlife hotspots. Iolo Tudur Williams (/ ˈ j ɒ l oʊ /; Welsh pronunciation: ; born 22 August 1962, in Builth Wells, Breconshire) is a Welsh nature observer and television presenter, best known for his BBC and S4C nature shows, working in both English and his first language of Welsh. Born 18 June 1890 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, son of Aneurin Williams, M.P., ironmaster, and his wife Helen Elizabeth (née Pattinson). https://www.tivoliwimborne.co.uk/event/life-before-the-lens
