Confessions of a countryside ranger
Ajay is a wildlife presenter, conservationist, countryside ranger, naturalist, author and voice-over artist. He has a degree in Environmental Conservation and a decade of experience working in nature conservation.
Growing up in East Anglia, Ajay initially became interested in wetland birds. As a teenager, he volunteered at his local nature reserves, which inspired him to follow a career in nature conservation. Through his career, Ajay went on to work with seabirds, in particular terns, studying their breeding behaviour and contributing to national monitoring programmes. He has also studied wildflowers and seals, managing England’s largest Grey Seal colony during a period of rapid population growth.
He presents BBC Two’s groundbreaking documentary Inside the Bat Cave alongside Lucy Cooke and Prof Kate Jones and has chalked-up numerous television appearances including the popular BBC nature programmes Countryfile, Coast, Winterwatch and a live appearance on Springwatch: Unsprung.
Ajay has written a book about his experiences as a countryside ranger on Britain’s first coastal reserve, Blakeney Point in north Norfolk. This is also the subject of his first book which gives an insight into his unique experiences protecting wildlife on a remote stretch of England’s east coast. Ajay has previously worked as reserve manager at Lindisfarne in Northumberland. He currently works at Wicken Fen, Britain’s very first nature reserve, alongside 50 Highland cattle and over 100 Konik ponies.
In his spare time, Ajay conducts wildlife surveys on farmland in the Norfolk Broads, championing and monitoring the success of habitat creation for nature on farms.
Being a countryside ranger
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| Timezone | Meeting Start Time |
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| Europe/London (GMT) | November 14, 2022 at 7:00 pm |
| Europe/Frankfurt (CET) | November 14, 2022 at 8:00 pm |
| America/Los Angeles (PST) | November 14, 2022 at 11:00 am |
| America/New York (EST) | November 14, 2022 at 2:00 pm |
Wildlife in our cities
Florence is a writer, filmmaker and co-founder of birdsong recognition app and citizen science project Warblr. Her work has been featured on the BBC and in the Telegraph, the Pool, Vice and Grazia.
Her first book, Wild City, is a journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, what we might see – if we only take the time to look – and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways.
Wild City
Wildlife in our cities
Florence is a writer, filmmaker and co-founder of birdsong recognition app and citizen science project Warblr. Her work has been featured on the BBC and in the Telegraph, the Pool, Vice and Grazia.
Her first book, Wild City, is a journey into why we should engage with our fellow urban species, what we might see – if we only take the time to look – and how nature is adapting to human-engineered environments in unexpected and ingenious ways.
Wild City
The secret life of the Corncrake
Frankie is Professor of Sustainable Rural Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland where he lives and works in the Outer Hebrides. Initially a geologist, he has pioneered the delivery of online education, primarily in sustainable rural development subjects and digital literacy.
His main research interests lie in digital educational approaches to make good science more accessible. He has been an advisor to several government bodies and is a Fellow of seven learned societies. Frank continues to supervise research students and has been involved in developing and delivering various combinations of distributed learning opportunities and Open Educational Resources (particularly networked digital solutions for rural areas with international partners). He has published a diverse range of resources related to the natural environment, social development, and cultural aspects of rural issues, including over 36 books and e-textbooks.
Further details: www.outerhebrides.uhi.ac.uk Contact frank.rennie@uhi.ac.uk or follow @frankrennie on Twitter
Today, he will be talking about the lifecycle of the little-known Corncrake
The secret life of the Corncrake
Frankie is Professor of Sustainable Rural Development at the University of the Highlands and Islands in Scotland where he lives and works in the Outer Hebrides. Initially a geologist, he has pioneered the delivery of online education, primarily in sustainable rural development subjects and digital literacy.
His main research interests lie in digital educational approaches to make good science more accessible. He has been an advisor to several government bodies and is a Fellow of seven learned societies. Frank continues to supervise research students and has been involved in developing and delivering various combinations of distributed learning opportunities and Open Educational Resources (particularly networked digital solutions for rural areas with international partners). He has published a diverse range of resources related to the natural environment, social development, and cultural aspects of rural issues, including over 36 books and e-textbooks.
Further details: www.outerhebrides.uhi.ac.uk Contact frank.rennie@uhi.ac.uk or follow @frankrennie on Twitter
Today, he will be talking about the lifecycle of the little-known Corncrake
Yifan Li 7 November 7pm GMT
