Wildlife TV presenter, conservationist, naturalist, voice-over artist, filmmaker, author of 'Unique Life of a Ranger' and 'Wetland Diaries'
Ajay Tegala
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Let's follow No Mow May with Too Soon June to help butterflies, bees, birds and hedgehogs throughout the summer by leaving as much wild space for them as possible
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Habitat generalist butterflies tend to be faring better in the UK. Speckled Wood (Pararge aegeria) had its 4th best yr at @ukbms.bsky.social sites in 2025. It also had its best yr on record in Scotland. In the UK, its numbers are up 87% since 1976, but in Scotland abundance is 566% up this century
Very enjoyable evening with @ajaytegala.bsky.social last night deep in the Deepings for their lit fest. Thank you to everyone who joined us—what a great night! Go and find cuckoos and nightingales this lovely spring day! #DeepingsLitFest #naturewriting
@ajaytegala.bsky.social and I are in conversation about our shared love of birds and place on 1st May at the Deepings Literary Festival. Join us in Fenland! deepingsliteraryfestival.co.uk/festival-pro... #Deepings #AuthorTalk #naturewriting
VOTE NOW for Britain's Favourite Butterfly!
The UK is home to 60 species of butterfly, each with their own unique story. But who will be crowned the nation's favourite?
You don’t have to know your butterflies to take part! Vote for your favourite and help us to spread the joy of butterflies...
50 years of data reveal specialist butterflies disappearing across the UK, but the good news is that conservation efforts are making a real difference - helping butterflies isn’t complicated, we can all be part of the solution by making places butterfly-friendly 🦋 @savebutterflies.bsky.social
This week I return to a place I first visited 24 years ago – drawn back by something I couldn’t name then, but now recognise as hiraeth: a deep connection to somewhere that feels like home, even if you can’t explain why.
Some places stay with you. They shape you. They call you back.
Appreciating the dawn chorus in spring on my local woodland patch
What a joy it was to have a natter with lovely Lucy Lapwing about her brilliant book, 'Love Is A Toad', at Peterborough @waterstones.bsky.social last night - big thanks to the wonderful audience and fab store staff!
Thrilled to feature on BBC Radio 4’s 'Harrier Angels' with Robert Macfarlane. From carved angels to harriers roosting on Wicken Fen, it’s a story of persecution, recovery and sky-dancing wings. I hope you enjoy: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Conservationist, author and broadcaster Ajay Tegala will talk to Michael J. Warren, author, medievalist and naturalist, about his life and his book The Cuckoo’s Lea. Ajay Tegala was brought up in the ...
