In this issue
An End in Sight for Lead Ammunition? – The Great Auk – Bison for Climate Adaptation – Rewilding in Climate Change – Bullheads in Britain – The Fisher’s Estuarine Moth
Contents:
- 235 Editorial: An end in sight for lead ammunition?
- 237 A portrait of the Great Auk
- 244 Natural Reflections
- 245 Comment: British bison: nature and climate ambition in the UK
- 253 Habitat Management News
- 255 Rewilding in a changing climate- risks and opportunities
- 265 Wild Story
- 266 The Bullhead in Britain: a small fish with an identity problem
- 272 The Strawberry Tree
- 273 Fisher’s Estuarine Moth: landscape-scale conservation action in response to coastal change
- 282 Naturally Opinionated
- 283 Wildlife Reports
- 304 Conservation News
- 309 Changing Perspectives
- 310 Book review: ID Handbook of European Birds
- 310 Book review: Rare Plants
- 311 Book review: The Story of Nature: A Human History
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Fisher’s Estuarine Moth: landscape-scale conservation action in response to coastal change
Fisher’s Estuarine Moth is vulnerable to several threats, particularly habitat loss due to coastal flooding and historically inappropriate habitat management. The species is legally protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and is the only UK moth listed under Annex II of the EU Habitats Directive. Ringwood and Iley outline theSee moreEditorial: An end in sight for lead ammunition?
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Book review: The Story of Nature: A Human History
We talk about ‘nature’ all the time, but what exactly is it? Does nature include physical processes such as rocks and rivers, as well as life? Is humankind part of nature or is there now a clear separation between the artificial and the natural? And if the latter, when did that divorce take place? Nature
Book review: Rare Plants
As a passing interest in wildflowers turned into something more, one of the books that nudged me over the edge and into obsession was the publication of Peter Marren’s Britain’s Rare Flowers in 1999. His engaging, conversant prose was far removed from the rather dry academic texts on similar subjects that served to inform, but
Book review: ID Handbook of European Birds
For me, this was the most outstanding bird book of 2024. It covers 733 species recorded at least five times in Europe and comprises a hefty two tomes. Volume 1, non -passerines (632pp), weighs 1.8kg, while Volume 2, passerines (424pp), is just 1.3kg. Using photo montages with no background is now becoming the trend for
Wildlife Reports
Highlights from February’s wildlife reports include the return of the Ghost Orchid and some exciting dragonfly sightings.
Habitat Management News
February's habitat management news offers a comparison of two methods of heathland translocation: winter translocation of turves and summer translocation of topsoil as mulch.
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