Wetland Diaries

Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen

Ajay Tegala, Dame Fiona Reynolds

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The History Press Ltd
01 July 2024

Diaries, letters & journals; Wetlands, swamps, fens; Conservation of wildlife & habitats; Wildlife: general interest; Local history

A ranger's seasonal account of managing wild animals to revive a lost landscape at the National Trust's oldest nature reserve.

Not many have had the experience of managing a herd of 150 wild horses and cattle, weathering the elements to cope creatively with challenges from difficult births to overpopulation, injury and escapes. 'Wetland Diaries' is a seasonal account of ranger life and wildlife in England's flat lands: restoring and rewilding a lost landscape once widespread. Ajay gives an open and honest personal insight into the varied lives of rangers working with livestock, delving into history and folklore to share the spirit and atmosphere of the windswept East Anglian Fens, sharing a spectrum of emotion, and weather, experienced. Ajay has protected the wildlife and livestock of Wicken Fen through drought, disease, gale-force winds and a global pandemic. He shares the struggles and smiles of managing breeding livestock in the UK's first rewilding project mitigating climate change and creating space for nature and people alike.

AUTHOR: Ajay Tegala shares his passion for the natural world through his work as a TV presenter, and his credits include BBC 'Springwatch' and the documentary 'Inside the Bat Cave'. As a wildlife ranger, he is grounded in the world of conservation. At the age of fifteen, he decided to become a conservationist after a week's work experience with The National Trust. He studied Environmental Conservation and volunteered as an assistant warden on the Norfolk coast at Blakeney Point. After graduating, he became the full-time ranger on the Point, protecting shorebirds and seals.

20 colour, 30 b/w illustrations

By: Ajay Tegala
Foreword by: Dame Fiona Reynolds
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781803993485
ISBN 10: 1803993480
Publication Date: 01 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Ajay Tegala shares his passion for the natural world through his work as a TV presenter, and his credits include BBC ‘Springwatch’ and the documentary ‘Inside the Bat Cave’. As a wildlife ranger, he is grounded in the world of conservation. At the age of fifteen, he decided to become a conservationist after a week’s work experience with The National Trust. He studied Environmental Conservation and volunteered as an assistant warden on the Norfolk coast at Blakeney Point before coming to Wicken Fen. He is the author of The Unique Life of a Ranger: Seasons of Change at Blakeney Point (THP, 2022).

Reviews for Wetland Diaries: Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen

Ajay’s passion for conservation and his encyclopaedic knowledge of Wicken Fen ooze out of every single page -- Iolo Williams Ajay reminds us eloquently of the crucial importance of nature recovery and of how the lessons learned at Wicken will help nature in wetlands everywhere. -- Foreword by Dame Fiona Reynolds * Director-General, National Trust (2000–12) * A wonderful celebration of fenland history and wildlife by an inspiring ranger working at the forefront of wetland conservation -- Nick Davies Aloe vera for the soul. I fell willingly headfirst into this glorious volume about the beauties of nature written with all the respect and sensitivity one expects from Ajay. -- Milly Johnson * Award-winning, bestselling (romantic fiction) author *