Draft:Ajay Tegala
English television presenter and author
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Ajay Tegala is an English wildlife conservationist, presenter and author. He has worked as a National Trust ranger on Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire and Blakeney Point, Norfolk.[1][2][3]
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Ajay Tegala | |
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_Dan_Sunderland.jpg) Tegala in 2022 | |
| Born | Chertsey, Surrey, England |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Author |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Website | ajaytegala |
Early life
Tegala was born in Chertsey, Surrey and grew up in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire.[2][3] He attended the Deepings School.[3][4] Tegala graduated from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in 2011.[5][6][7]
Career
At the age of fifteen, Tegala volunteered with the National Trust on Wicken Fen National Nature Reserve,[8][9] inspiring him to pursue a career in nature conservation. During his degree, he did a work placement on Blakeney Point.[5] After graduating and a seasonal stint on Lindisfarne, he returned to both locations as a ranger.[8][2] He secured the position on Blakeney Point in 2013, which he held until relocating to Wicken Fen in 2018.[10][11]
Early television guest appearances and contributions included Winterwatch in 2014.[12] Tegala presented the 2020 BBC science documentary Inside the Bat Cave alongside Lucy Cooke.[9][13][14]
In 2021, Tegala joined the team of the BBC Two programme Springwatch. This included creating and presenting a short film about the common crane in East Anglia for the programme.[9][15] His debut book The Unique Life of a Ranger: Seasons of Change on Blakeney Point was published in 2022, which recounts his experiences as a coastal ranger.[6][16][17]
Tegala collaborated with writer and broadcaster Zoë Howe on a project titled Witching the Wild Year. Themed around nature, folklore and the changing seasons, Witching the Wild Year began as a live show touring theatres and art centres around England in 2024.[18][19][20]
Also in 2024, Tegala's second book Wetland Diaries: Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen, about his experiences as a fenland ranger, was published.[21][22][23]
In 2025, Tegala began co-hosting the National Trust's nature podcast Wild Tales with ranger Rosie Holdsworth.[24][25] Wild Tales won silver for the Changemaker Award at Audio UK's Audio Production Awards (APAs).[26] Tegala was awarded the Freedom of the Parish of Deeping St James in April 2025.[27]
Tegala and Howe are currently developing Witching the Wild Year into a book, to be published by The History Press in 2027.[28][29]
Bibliography
- The Unique Life of a Ranger: Seasons of Change on Blakeney Point (2022) ISBN 978-1-80399-029-3
- Wetland Diaries: Ranger Life and Rewilding on Wicken Fen (2024) ISBN 978-1-80399-348-5
Accolades
- 2025: Audio Production Awards (APAs) – Changemaker Award[26]
- 2025: Freedom of the Parish of Deeping St James[27]