Gillian Burke

Gillian Burke (born ) is a natural history television programme presenter, producer and voiceover artist. She is best known for appearing as a co-presenter on the BBC nature series Springwatch and its spin-offs between 2017 and 2024.

Career Burke studied biology at the University of Bristol, and subsequently worked as a researcher for the BBC Natural History Unit. before becoming a regular presenter on Springwatch in 2017. In 2020, Burke became vice president of the Wildlife Trusts.

Personal life Burke's grandmothers are from the Seychelles, and her grandfathers are from Sri Lanka. She was born and grew up just outside of Nairobi, Kenya, where her father was a mechanic. At the age of ten the family relocated to Vienna, where she learnt to speak German. As a teenager, she developed an interest in wildlife through photography. She now lives in Cornwall with her two children.