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November 2025

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Could Wildcats Return to South-west England? – The Great Orme – Jellyfish in British and Irish Seas – UV Surveys for Caterpillars – Upland Scrub and Birds

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Conservation trends

Breeding birds in upland scrub creation plots: the rapid development of a new avifauna

Mike Douglas and Peter Leeson

Walking the predominantly grassy hills of the Cumbrian uplands, particularly in the Lake District, you may notice the distinct paucity of bird life over huge areas. The dominant sheep-grazed swards host little more than low densities of Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis and variable numbers of Skylark Alauda arvensis. Against a backdrop of debate around aSee more

Shining new light on butterfly populations: an introduction to UV surveys

Gareth Tilley, Caroline Bulman and Steven Lofting

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Species identification

Jellyfish and lookalikes in British and Irish seas

Jeanette Sanders

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Species conservation

Could European Wildcats return to South-west England?

Cath Jeffs

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Columns in this issue

Mark Avery

James Robertson

Amy-Jane Beer

Brett Westwood

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Conservation news

November’s conservation news includes coverage of Cop 30 in Brazil and the increasingly uncommon, Common Toad.

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Wildlife reports

This months wildlife reports includes unprecedented sightings of Glossy Ibis, an unusually long flight period of the Silver-washed Fritillary.

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Habitat Management News

November’s habitat management news covers designing green roofs for biodiversity.

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