In this issue
Rewilding the Field Layer – 30×30: Where do we Stand? – Bringing Back the Burbot – A Quarter-century of Rare Plants – Insects of Lincolnshire’s Sea Banks
Contents:
- 1 Rewilding and the woodland ground flora
- 9 Natural reflections
- 10 30×30: where do we stand?
- 15 Habitat management news
- 17 Bringing the Burbot back to English rivers
- 28 Wild story
- 29 A quarter-century of rare plants
- 34 The Strawberry Tree
- 35 Insects of Lincolnshire’s sea banks
- 44 Naturally opinionated
- 45 Wildlife reports
- 69 Conservation news
- 74 Changing perspectives
- 76 Book review: Treetime: Tales of a Layman’s Lifelong Adventure with Trees and Tree Folk
- 76 Book review: Nature’s Ghosts: The World We Lost And How To Bring It Back
- 77 Book review: The Osprey
Articles in this issue
Insects of Lincolnshire’s sea banks
Steven Falk describes how and why the sea banks of Lincolnshire have developed into havens for a variety of threatened invertebrates, with recommendations on management to ensure that these features retain their special qualities. Grassy sea banks (known also as sea walls) dominate the Lincolnshire coast, extending from the Norfolk border of The Wash north to HumbersideSee moreColumns in this issue
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Book review: The Osprey
It is now 65 years since Ospreys first returned to Scotland to nest and for much of that time the population remained in a relatively small area, but today we can celebrate the fact that Ospreys breed in all three of the British countries and in Ireland. The population has now risen to around 300
Book review: Treetime: Tales of a Layman’s Lifelong Adventure with Trees and Tree Folk
Ted Green came to a standstill under the canopy of the old oak. He caressed the rippled bark with a weather-worn hand.’ The opening sentences of Isabella Tree’s Wilding are most readers’ introduction to the author of Treetime. Ted’s interest was not in wilding, but in the sorry state of Knepp’s ancient oaks, which he
Book review: Nature’s Ghosts: The World We Lost And How To Bring It Back
This is a challenging book to sum up in a few words. Partly that is down to the sheer breadth of coverage. We drift back and forth between the ancient history of life on earth, the impacts of humans on the land since our arrival, and places where ecological integrity persists despite everything. Perhaps, too,
Conservation news
Conservation news reports on all the biggest recent news from conservation and environmental policy, including the reform of Ireland’s Land Drainage rules, financial cuts to the budget of Natural Resources Wales, and a damning study on the effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas in Europe.
Wildlife reports
The wildlife reports cover some interesting seabird records from the end of summer, news on the changing distributions of Scottish dragonflies, a review of recent additions to the British plant gall list, and the usual round-ups on a variety of other taxonomic groups.
Habitat management news
October’s habitat management news covers a study from Sihlwald forest reserve, in Switzerland, which looked at how quantity and distribution of deadwood influence communities of saproxylic invertebrates.
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