In this issue
Mink Eradication - The Speckled Footman in Britain - Identification of Wild Roses - Rewilding and Native Pinewoods - Phenology of Ashtead, Surrey - Terrestrial Nemertine Worms
Contents:
- 313 A mink-free Britain is now within reach
- 318 Natural reflections
- 319 An upturn in fortunes for the Speckled Footman moth in Britain
- 328 Habitat management news
- 330 Wild British roses: a thorny botanical problem disentangled
- 337 Wild story
- 338 Rewilding in the Scottish Highlands – natural regeneration of Caledonian pinewoods versus planting
- 347 Flying kites: a view from Wales
- 348 The phenology of Ashtead, in Surrey: a tribute to Jean Combes
- 352 Letter from Caledonia
- 353 An introduction to terrestrial nemertines
- 359 Naturally opinionated
- 360 Wildlife reports
- 381 Conservation news
- 386 Changing perspectives
- 388 Book review: Common or Garden: Encounters with Britain’s 50 Most Successful Wild Plants
- 388 Book review: Shieldbugs
- 389 Book review: A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland
Articles in this issue
An introduction to terrestrial nemertines
Few people have heard of nemertines, let alone encountered them in the wild, and yet they can be found widely in damp, dark places across Britain and Ireland (and are undoubtedly under-recorded). Here, Hugh D. Jones provides an introduction to the remarkable biology, and the mysteries surrounding the identity and origins, of the three land-dwellingSee moreRewilding in the Scottish Highlands – natural regeneration of Caledonian pinewoods versus planting
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Book review: A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland
The pyralid and crambid families contain many of the more commonly encountered micro-moths, such as the ever-increasing Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis, the ‘grass-moths’ and the difficult Eudonia/Scoparia group (the scourge of many a ‘moth-er’). A large number of species in these families are naturally migratory, relatively recent colonists or have been accidentally introduced. Previously, the
Book review: Shieldbugs
Time was when birders looking for entomological diversion during the quiet summer months followed a well-trodden route, from butterflies and moths to dragonflies and damselflies. For all their attractions, shieldbugs remained a minority interest, probably because until recently there were few accessible field guides to them. Nowadays, shieldbugs and their connoisseurs are better served. They
Book review: Common or Garden: Encounters with Britain’s 50 Most Successful Wild Plants
Ask a botanist the main highlights of a particular area which he or she has visited recently, and the chances are that a cherished rarity or two will be mentioned, along with the efforts required to find it. It is unlikely that the listener will be regaled with tales of the wonders of nettles, couch-grass,
Conservation news
April’s conservation news includes a major win for seabirds arising from a ban on sandeel fishing in the UK part of the North Sea, the rollout of long-awaited Biodiversity Net Gain for developers in England, the poor state of freshwaters across the UK and Ireland, and much more.
Wildlife reports
The wildlife reports cover some unusually early spring activity in native amphibians, bees and ants, the correction of a long-held misconception over behaviour of the familiar Garden Spider, a string of major plant discoveries from Scotland during the summer 2023 field season, the insights on Irish fungi offered by new DNA-testing capabilities, and much more.
Habitat management news
April’s habitat management news covers some innovative work from Oxfordshire on the use of the semi-parasitic Marsh Lousewort as an ecosystem engineer in fen-restoration projects.
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