In this issue
The Westward Advance of the Harbour Seal – Conservation of the Field Cricket – Wilding the Coastal Zone – Mitcham Common – Thirty-five Years of Moth Reports
Contents:
- 547 The surreptitious westward advance of the Harbour Seal
- 555 Natural reflections
- 556 The continuing fortunes of the Field Cricket in Britain
- 564 Habitat management news
- 566 The wilding debate and the coastal zone: never the twain shall meet?
- 576 Wild story
- 577 Reserve Focus: Mitcham Common
- 584 Letter from Caledonia
- 585 Thirty-five years of moth reports
- 593 Flying kites: a view from Wales
- 594 Wildlife reports
- 615 Conservation news
- 620 Changing perspectives
- 622 Book review: Hedges
- 622 Book review: The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness and the Space in Between
Articles in this issue
Thirty-five years of moth reports
Long-term BW contributor Paul Waring reflects on losses, gains and remarkable stories from the last 35 years of change in British and Irish moths. In 1989, Andrew Branson (founder of British Wildlife) visited the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC) to sound out potential contributors for a new wildlife and conservation journal which he was planning toSee moreColumns in this issue
Featuresin this issue
Book review: Hedges
Robert Wolton is one of those rare people who combines a scientific understanding of ecology with highly pertinent practical experience plus an ability to communicate in an engaging way. This book reflects the man and his personal experience as a farmer and expert who has led government delivery of farm-advice programmes across England and has
Book review: The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness and the Space in Between
The Accidental Garden opens with a quote from the poet R. S. Thomas, who once described the garden as ‘a gesture against the wild’. This is, Mabey suggests, a summary of the whole human project on planet Earth. ‘We still struggle to find a gesture in our relations with the natural world which is more
Conservation news
Conservation news offers a post-election roundup on implications for the environment and the major challenges facing the new government, along with news on the return of harmful blue-green algae in Lough Neagh, the results of the consultation on Wales’s proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme, and much more. Conservation news supplement
Wildlife reports
The wildlife reports cover the discovery of a jumping spider new-to-science in Cornwall, the spread of some non-native marine molluscs, the encouraging success of Green-winged Orchids in south-east Wales, and much more.
Habitat management news
August’s habitat management news looks at ways of managing the disconnect between flower availability and peak bee abundance in agricultural landscapes, and highlights a recent guide from Freshwater Habitats Trust and University College London on creating, managing and restoring ponds.
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