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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nature Newscast episode 2 is out now - featuring reports from the Wild Summit, a chat with Butterfly Conservation about this year's Big Butterfly Count results plus interviews with the WWT, RSPB and Woodland Trust www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn3u...

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Nature Newscast - October 2026

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What a great surprise evening speaker at our National Trust nature gathering this week... Hamza gave such a brilliant talk and then kindly took the time to everyone chat afterwards! 😁

Two men stood outside smiling, with trees and green grass behind them, both are wearing shirts, looking at the camera with an arm around each other. Ajays is on the left and Hamza on the right.

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Oakley won most handsome dog at Thornage Hall Fair 🥇🥰

A black Labrador stood upright, with a red rosette pinned to his collar

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I’m excited to present Nature Newscast: a monthly series for @henharrieraction.bsky.social and episode 1 is now live m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid...

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Nature Newscast! Your monthly wildlife catch up!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thinking of my @nationaltrust.org.uk colleagues and all who worked tirelessly to tackle the devastating Dunwich Heath wildfire. The loss off wildlife habitat is heartbreaking, but determination to restore it is underway. Please support if you are able: rebrand.ly/DunwichFireA...

Firefighters extinguishing flames on heathland wildfire - there are burning bushes, three firemen, a hose and a sky filled with grey smoke

Dunwich Heath before the fire: purple heather in bloom under blue skies with green trees and bushes in the background

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 31/07/2026

This week, a wildfire has torn through Dunwich Heath in Suffolk, leaving the entire nature reserve devastated. An area of around 210 football pitches has been affected with rare habitats and wildlife lost in a matter of hours.

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Day 1 of @globalbirdfair.bsky.social 2026 - great fun podcasting and catching up with friends old and new... bring on Day 2! 😎

Two smiling men with short beards leaning on a picture frame sign that says Global BirdFair 2026

A young lady, middle-aged man and young man stand together smiling, behind them is a poster of a mountainous landscape with an eagle soaring in the sky

Two smiling men with beards sat at a table, each with a microphone positioned in front of them, the table is on a stage

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

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 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mand...

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Too Soon June (ITV Anglia News, 2 June 2026)

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

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...

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Swallowtail - Britain’s Favourite Butterfly

The Swallowtail is one of the 60 beautiful butterflies found across the UK. Will it be Britain's Favourite Butterfly?

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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!

Ajay and Lucy sat side by side in a Waterstone's store with books behind and a table between them displaying Lucy's "Love is a Toad" book, the pair are chatting

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Michael J. Warren @drmjwarren.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

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

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

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.

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Appreciating the dawn chorus in spring on my local woodland patch

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Richard Fox @richardfoxbc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

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

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

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...

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BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, Harrier Angels

Robert Macfarlane on C16th carvings of angels based on the wings of hen and marsh harriers

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Happy 20th birthday to Wicken Fen's oldest Highland cow, Speedwell (named after the wildflower) who has spent her whole life on the Cambridgeshire nature reserve: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/cambri...

A black Highland cow with large horns stood looking towards the camera, in the background is green grass, blue sky, a few birch trees and a red Highland cow sat down

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Took a walk this afternoon to blow away the cobwebs - crunching on shingle beneath the North Norfolk sky

Sun setting behind a shingle beach with crashing waves

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Some feathery facts and foot folklore: taking a look at the grey heron - a symbol of #spring and good luck

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I'm excited to share the latest Wild Tales episode, made at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Welney, exploring the lives of our wild winter swans, delving into their behaviour, epic migrations and the people who study and protect them 🦢 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zKN...

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Finding the Tundra Swan | Podcast

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Some great birdwatching moments in The Fens this week: Long-eared Owl by the Nene Washes and Bittern at Deeping Lakes

A long-eared owl perched in a tree, surrounded by leaves and branches

A bittern (brown and gold water bird) perched on reeds by the edge of open water

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It was a pleasure to report on the winter weather, here in The Cambridgeshire Fens, for the BBC Radio 4 Today programme

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A close encounter with a flock of starlings that decided they quite liked the tarmac road!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Our showreel has landed! If you love nature, folklore and seasonal stories, book Witching the Wild Year for your venue, event or festival - perfect for seasonal celebrations, theatres, museums, nature reserves, gardens, heritage sites... Email WitchingTheWildYear@gmail.com or message me ✨

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

This weekend, I had the great pleasure of speaking on a panel at the National Trust's Annual General Meeting, chaired by the brilliant Charlotte Smith (of BBC Countryfile and Farming Today) - it was genuinely great fun and a real honour to be asked!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

This sounds like a fascinating evening talk!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

So much fun Witching The Wild Year at the historic Talbot Hotel in Oundle with my lovely, celestial collaborator Zoë Howe ✨ Thank you to our lovely audience for making it a magical evening

Ajay and Zoe in black sat on old wooden chairs either side of a fireplace with pumpkins and lights between them and a screen saying Witching the Wild Year - a cosy, fireside ambience

Ajay and Zoe smiling - a selfie in front of a chandelier and a wooden staircase with an old window behind

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

So exciting to get a visit from YouTube superstars Dan and Phil ...and get to appear in their latest spooky video! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFD4Isfa-tA (I pop up about 4 mins in)

Dan in black shirt and cream jacket holding up thumb, Ajay in middle in earthy-coloured shirt and jacket, and Phil with black hoodie, stand in the Wicken Fen visitor centre with shelves of books and photos of the reserve in the background - all three men are smiling

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Fantastic to finally meet Dara McAnulty on Wicken Fen and chat nature in celebration of his new book 'A Wild Child’s Guide to Nature at Night'. Dara’s enthusiasm made the conversation a real joy; the children in the audience were captivated — and it was wonderful to hear how much he loves the Fen!

Ajay and Dara stood next to each other, Ajay wearing a black National Trust fleece and shirt, Dara wearing a black T-shirt saying 'Worms Worms Worms', green reeds and vegetation behind and the boardwalk they are stood on, extending into the distance where the Wicken Fen windpump is located, with trees behind it (their leaves autumnal shades of brown and yellow)

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I spent a nostalgic morning at Deeping Lakes with Melvyn Prior, chatting about my teen years volunteering on the reserve and how those early experiences shaped my career! Our chat is available on the @lincswildlife.bsky.social Wilder Lincolnshire podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Bdv...

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A diary of Deeping Lakes with Ajay Tegala

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Zoë Howe and I are bringing 'Witching the Wild Year' to Oundle's Talbot Hotel – an evening of ghost stories, folklore, foraging tips, nature notes and a folk song or two. Thu 30 Oct, 7pm - Talbot Hotel, Oundle Join us if you dare — tickets are vanishing fast! talbothotel.co.uk/upcoming-eve...

Cartoon of Ajay, Zoé and a pumpkin surrounded by bats, cats, a dog, owl, butterfly and vegetation against an orange background - Zoë is wearing a black witches hat and a black-and-white scarf; Ajay is wearing a blue hat with stars on it and holding a wooden staff

Ajay and Zoe stood side by side, in black and white

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Morning crane fly-by - a flock of 55 cranes flying past our house in the light fog this morning!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Sound on for whooper swans fresh from Iceland, back in the Fens for the winter - welcoming these beautiful birds is a highlight of October here in Cambs/Norfolk!

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

After six years of home-working and book-writing on makeshift setups — from the kitchen table to a camping table — I finally have a proper desk! This beautiful piece belonged to Norfolk boatbuilder Harry Last (1900–98). After a bit of polishing, it has a new lease of life as my home office desk.

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

What a beautiful sunrise this morning on Blakeney Point! Always great to catch up with the NT wardens and UCL academics

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Only a few tickets left for the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme 50th Anniversary Conference! We're looking forward to celebrating 50 incredible years of butterfly monitoring and volunteer achievement. 🎉🦋 Book your free place 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-butterf... #UKBMS50

Promotional banner for the UKBMS 50th Anniversary Conference featuring the logos of Butterfly Conservation, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, BTO, and JNCC. The banner includes an image of a White Admiral butterfly on the right side.

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Such a fantastic day @wildsummituk.bsky.social yesterday - a coming together of nature conservation organisations, such unity, much-needed optimism, drive and determination - a pleasure to be part of it with @savebutterflies.bsky.social 🦋

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Wild Summit UK @wildsummituk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Some wonderful events at #WildSummitUK this morning, across our smaller stages @wwtworldwide.bsky.social has explored what ‘access to nature’ means & we loved hearing the ideas on how to help insects with @savebutterflies.bsky.social, @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social, Buglife & @ajaytegala.bsky.social

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The #BigButterflyCount results are in 🦋 unfortunately, butterflies have failed to shine despite the hottest UK summer on record - find out more and help support @savebutterflies.bsky.social

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Around 65 cranes flying over the village yesterday - a bit distant, but a very exciting sighting from our garden! (On the Cambs-Norfolk border not far from @wwtworldwide.bsky.social Welney)

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Such an honour to narrate the latest @nationaltrust.org.uk Wild Tales episode - The Overview Effect featuring astronaut Tim Peake! Listen here: youtu.be/Azduz1E46NU

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Butterfly Conservation @savebutterflies.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Join our panel of experts from Butterfly Conservation, Buglife and @bumblebeetrust.bsky.social to discuss the latest science and your ideas about what a People’s Rescue Plan for Insects should include! Do you have a question about insect recovery for our panel? Let us know 💬 @ajaytegala.bsky.social

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

As summer fades, it’s the perfect time to plan something magical for the dark nights ahead. Join Zoë and I for Witching The Wild Year: a cosy night of wonder with wild tales, ghost stories, folklore and seasonal secrets: 30 Oct Talbot Oundle 01832 273621 31 Oct Kirk Theatre Pickering bit.ly/47M1qYp

Cartoon of Zoë smiling in a black pointed hats surrounded by cats, autumn leaves, bats and an orange pumpkin, next to Ajay, also smiling, wearing green and orange and surrounded by robins, seals and more autumn leaves

A cartoon of Zoë Howe in black with cats and magic sparkles behind here, next to Ajay in green with a black labrador, flowers a robin on his shoulder and a butterfly hovering above him

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Such a pleasure to welcome @nationaltrust.org.uk youth ambassador @aneeshwar.bsky.social to Wicken Fen yesterday. Aneeshwar is a ray of sunshine! It was wonderful to see his excitement as he explored the Fen for the very first time and became an honourary ranger for a day - helping check the Koniks.

Ajay (in blue shirt) and Aneeshwar (in orange fleece) with their backs to the camera looking towards grazing horses in a grass field with a blue sky above and trees on the distant horizon

Aneeshwar and Ajay facing the camera and smiling, with binoculars around their necks, stood on the boardwalk with green vegetation and the Wicken Fen windmpump in the background

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Ajay Tegala @ajaytegala.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Radio 4's Martha Kearney visits Wicken Fen, makes an aeolian harp with Kathy Hinde, learns about the windpump from Gez and chats nature & history with me in today's episode of Open Country - catch up here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002hb97

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