Exmoor is loosely defined as an area of hilly open moorland in west Somerset and north Devon in South West England, named after the River Exe the source of which is situated in the centre of the area, 2 miles NW of Simonsbath. Exmoor is more precisely defined as the area of the former synonymous ancient royal hunting forest, officially surveyed 1815-1818 as 18,810 acres in in extent. Even more precisely Exmoor is defined as the remnant of the royal forest of 18,810 acres allotted to the king in 1815, equating to 12/22nds of the total, in acres 10,262 1/4, which was sold to John Knight (1765-1850) in 1818, which comprises the present Exmoor Parish, whose parish church is situated in Simonsbath. The moor has given its name to a National Park, which includes the Brendon Hills, the East Lyn Valley, the Vale of Porlock and 55 kilometres (34 mi) of the Bristol Channel coast. The total area of the Exmoor National Park is 692.8 square kilometres (267.5 sq mi), of which 71% is in Somerset and 29% in Devon.

Johnny Kingdom (born 23 February 1939) is an English wildlife filmmaker, specialising in his local area of Exmoor in north Devon.

Kingdom has been a lumberjack, a farm worker, a quarryman, a poacher, and for over 50 years the gravedigger for his local parish, but his overriding passion is filming the wildlife on his beloved Exmoor. He has been making films for over 20 years, with series and documentaries being shown on a number of British television channels. He lives in the village of Bishop's Nympton.

His 2006 series Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor was shown on BBC Two and coincided with the publication of his autobiography Johnny Kingdom - A Wild Life on Exmoor. One-off programmes have also been shown featuring visits to Lapland and to the Scottish Highlands. A new BBC series, Johnny's New Kingdom, commenced in March 2008. In this, having bought some land of his own, Kingdom sets out to make it a haven for as much local wildlife as he can. Johnny started his career in wildlife filming following a very bad accident whilst driving a tractor. The accident knocked him for six. After a short time, depression stepped in which led him to suffer a really bad time in the coming months.He had numerous amounts of kindness shown to him from persons from all kind's of walks in life. But none more than the man who changed his life, Roger Gregory. Roger lent Johnny his video camera, and this started Johnny on his way to a very successful life in wildlife filming, and he has never looked back ever since. Johnny has now purchased 55 acres of land in his beloved Exmoor,and has devoted it all,to wildlife. Johnny Kingdom: A Year on Exmoor has been shown on UKTV People & UKTV Gardens part of the UKTV Network.