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Wilding for Conservation: An Exploration of Rewilding in Britain

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May 2026

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Deadly Nightshade – Moths of Carrifran Wildwood – Impacts of Meat and Dairy Consumption on Wildlife – Dungeness in Decline? – The Wryneck in Britain

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Natural history

Twists and turns: the fortunes of the Wryneck in Britain

Gerard Gorman

A total of 11 species of woodpeckers (Picidae) occur in Europe, with just three of these breeding in Britain and a fourth, the Wryneck Jynx torquilla (Eurasian Wryneck in the international nomenclature), occurring uncommonly on passage. News of a Wryneck being found is always greeted gleefully by British birdwatchers, which is not surprising as itSee more
Natural history

Dungeness revisited: the decline of Europe’s largest shingle beach

Roger Morris

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Conservation & people

The potential impacts of reducing meat and dairy consumption on wildlife in Britain

Graham Tucker

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Conservation trends

The changing moth populations at Carrifran Wildwood: the first quarter of a century

Peter Norman

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Natural history

Shades of the night

Peter Marren

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Columns in this issue

Pádraic Fogarty

Amy-Jane Beer

Brett Westwood

Features
in this issue

Book review: Spiders & Harvestmen of Yorkshire: An Atlas

A dictionary definition of an atlas is ‘a collection of maps in a volume’. An artificial intelligence explanation comes up with more than maps: ‘a bound collection of maps, often including charts, illustrations, tables, or facts about places’. For once, AI is closer to the reality of this book – it is much more than

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Conservation news

This month’s conservation news covers a concerning pause in the designation of SSSIs, the release of millions of juvenile Oysters as part of one of the UK’s biggest rewilding projects and more. 

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Wildlife reports

This month’s wildlife reports include news roundups of molluscs, damselflies, bees, lichens, fungi, micro-moths, birds, amphibians and much more. 

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Habitat management news

In this issue, habitat management news covers the benefits of beaver wetlands for pollinators and using video fusion to detect swift nests.? 

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