'Ajay’s passion for conservation and his encyclopaedic knowledge of Wicken Fen ooze out of every single page' - Iolo Williams

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.