Wildlife cameraman, presenter and Strictly winner Hamza Yassin joins Southport Flower Show line-up

Wildlife Cameraman, presenter and Strictly winner Hamza Yassin will be appearing at Southport Flower Show on Saturday 16^th August 2025.

Hamza is a passionate, and highly knowledgeable wildlife cameraman, photographer and presenter. His wonderfully warm and accessible presenting style have made him a star within the natural history television genre.

Hamza’s Wild Isles documentary programme in 2024 was a huge success and audiences will be able to see his new series for the BBC entitled Hamza’s Hidden Wild Isles later this year. Hamza is known as Ranger Hamza on the hugely popular CBeebies live-action shows Let’s Go For A Walk and Ranger Hamza’s Eco Quest. He has also one of the regular presenters on BBC’s Countryfile and Animal Park. Previously he has shared his vast knowledge and camera skills on ITV’s This Morning and The One Show.

Hamza was presenter and cameraman for the one-off Channel 4 documentary; Scotland: My Life in the Wild, documenting Hamza’s own life in the Scottish Highlands and the wildlife that lives there. In a four-part follow-up series called Scotland: Escape to the Wilderness, Hamza guided celebrity companions on journeys through western and eastern Scotland and the Highlands.

In 2022, Hamza was delighted and honoured to lift the glitterball trophy with his professional partner Jowita Przystal, having won BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing!

Hamza has a passion for birds and is a skilled ornithologist and birds nest recorder, with excellent field craft and habitat knowledge.

In 2023, Hamza’s first book, “Be a Birder: The joy of birdwatching and how to get started”, was published by Gaia, Octopus Books. In the book, Hamza shares his stories of birdwatching over the years and teaches beginner birders his personal tips and tricks to get started in this fascinating hobby that is so close to his heart.

Hamza’s second book, Hamza’s Wild World, was published by MacMillan Children’s Books in 2024. It’s packed with fun and fascinating animal facts and uses a dyslexic-friendly layout, made in consultation with Dyslexia Scotland.

His new book ‘Homeward Bound: the joy of nature and my life outdoors’ will be published in Autumn 2025.

Alan Adams, Southport Flower Show and Victoria Park General Manager, said:

“We can’t wait to welcome Hamza to this year’s show. He will be doing two Q&A sessions in the Garden Theatre at 12:00pm and 3:00pm. I am sure it will be busy so make sure you get your seats early”.

Southport Flower Show is at Victoria Park, Southport, PR8 2BZ from Thursday, 14th August to Sunday, 17th August 2025.

Expect to see some familiar faces as celebrity guests, such as Children’s TV favourite Justin Fletcher; Kelvin and Liz Fletcher from ITV’s Fletchers’ Family Farm; gardening experts David Domoney, Carole and George from Beechgrove Garden and Nick Bailey; TV chefs and presenters Rosemary Shrager, Phil Vickery and Cherish Finden; plus Zack George aka Steel from Gladiators.

Children under 16 go FREE with a paying adult.

Southport adults can enjoy an impressive £11 off the price of a gate ticket.

People living in the PR8 and PR9 postcodes can pay for their tickets for just £19 each – a substantial saving on the £30 gate price once the event starts.

You can buy your discount tickets in advance from:

The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport town centre

Waterstones bookshop, Chapel Street, Southport

The Engine Room, Wayfarers Arcade, Lord Street, Southport town centre

Southport Flower Show office, Victoria Park, Southport

Checkers DIY, Botanic Road, Churchtown Village

Lions shop, Liverpool Road, Ainsdale Village

BusyBody’s, Liverpool Road, Birkdale Village

Residents must be able to show proof of address. Tickets are available until Wednesday 13th August 2025.