Chris Packham left terrified after arson attack at his home in the New Forest

Wildlife expert Chris Packham says he fears for his life after an arson attack at his New Forest home.

In a video posted on Twitter, the 60-year-old anti-hunt campaigner said two masked men were caught setting fire to a car outside his gates in the early hours of Friday morning.

Hampshire Police appealed for help in catching the perpetrators.

A spokesperson said: ‘It was reported that a vehicle was on fire outside a property, which had subsequently spread to a surrounding gate and fence. Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service attended and extinguished the blaze. No arrests have been made.’

Packham has been targeted before - he has had dead birds, dead foxes and dead badgers left at his gate.

He has also received death threats, and had barbed wire left on his driveway to puncture his tyres.

Only hours after Friday's attack, the environmentalist led a march to Buckingham Palace, calling on the Royal Family to re-wild their estates.

He encouraged his fans and followers to write to organisations such as the National Trust and the National Parks Authority to ask them to ban trail hunting on their properties.

As for his next move, he said: "I'm going to buy some new gates and carry on."