BBC TV presenter Chris Packham has posed in a t-shirt designed by a Macclesfield-based artist.

The nature and wildlife presenter has wore a design by Becca Smith.

The shirt draws attention to almost 950 homes Cheshire East Council want to build on the fringes of a nature reserve on Congleton Road in South Macclesfield.

Becca is raising awareness for the 'SAVE DANES MOSS' campaign and through designing t-shirts, now worn by telly's most famous nature-man.

Becca Smith has launched merchandise to try and save the Danes Moss Nature Reserve. Monies raised from the prints will go straight into creating more totes and tees. You can buy the prints in Scoop and Scales in Macclesfield. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Nub News)

Chris Packham tweeted this about the shirt: "@DanesMoss are working tirelessly to save a peatbog from ⁦@CheshireEast and @BarrattHomes, who refuse to rethink their disastrous plans to develop this rich wildlife habitat. Can you help them? Please RT."

The image of him wearing the shirt has since had almost 900 likes. It is not the first time Packham has weighed in on the Danes Moss debate.

Becca replied to Chris with "Thanks so much for your support Chris! P.S I handprinted that t-shirt you are wearing."

You can buy the shirts at Scoop and Scales in Macclesfield, or browse a variety of shirts for the campaign online. You can follow the local artist on Facebook.

The Danes Moss development is believed to contain over 200,000 cubic tonnes of peat, which, if released would contribute heavily to climate change. (Image - Alexander Greensmith / Nub News)

Cheshire East Council previously responded to the campaign with ""If the council did not proceed with this development on its land, it is very likely that the private sector would take the lead and the council would have much less control over the ultimate development of the land.

"The Council is committed to combatting climate change. Through our Environment Strategy and Carbon Neutral Action Plan we have committed to becoming carbon neutral in our own operations by 2025 and to assist with reducing the borough's carbon footprint."

You can find more about the campaign here, here, here and here.

Danes Moss campaigners outside a Cheshire East Council meeting earlier in the year.

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