In this issue
The Proposed Galloway National Park – New Bees on the Block – Welfare and Wild Mammals – Phenology of Allergenic Plants – Planting for Rewilding
Contents:
- 313 The proposed Galloway national park – a step in the right direction?
- 319 Natural reflections
- 320 New bees on the block
- 328 Habitat management news
- 330 Why don’t we treat wild mammals more like wild birds?
- 341 Wild story
- 342 Topics from Nature’s Calendar: flowering dates of allergenic plants
- 346 Flying kites: a view from Wales
- 347 Comment: Planting to assist recovery
- 357 How to be wild
- 358 Wildlife reports
- 380 Conservation news
- 386 Changing perspectives
- 387 Book review: Click Beetles of Great Britain and Ireland: An Atlas and Natural History
- 387 Book review: The Nature of the New Forest. Celebrating the Wildlife of a Working Common
- 388 Book review: The Storm Petrels/The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit
- 389 Book review: The Larger Moths of Scotland
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Book review: The Larger Moths of Scotland
At first glance this book might appear to be simply an atlas of Scottish macro-moths and, indeed, like a typical atlas each species is dedicated half a page with a photo and a map alongside some brief text. To call this simply an atlas, however, would be an injustice and there is much here beyond
Book review: The Storm Petrels/The Marsh Tit and the Willow Tit
The T & AD Poyser imprint of Bloomsbury has a long tradition of highlighting birds about which little has been written away from the scientific journals. In these two recent books they have once again achieved this, and they have found experts in their field to summarise all that is known in a readable form.
Book review: The Nature of the New Forest. Celebrating the Wildlife of a Working Common
This is the newest addition to the excellent series published by Pisces, which, among other regions, has previously covered the Wyre Forest (2015), the Malverns (2018) and the Somerset Coast (2022). Like those titles, it is lavishly illustrated and focused on the area’s special plants, animals and invertebrates. It is written by Clive Chatters, who
Book review: Click Beetles of Great Britain and Ireland: An Atlas and Natural History
Finding your first click beetle can be one of the formative experiences for a young coleopterist. These beetles jump out of your tray, never to be found again, and click furiously even when you have them safely held in your fingers. Despite their attractiveness, they can be frustrating to study and to identify. The keys
Conservation news
This month’s Conservation news covers developments and responses to the government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill, the controversial proposal to designate Galloway as a National Park and the latest statistics on breeding birds in Scotland.
Wildlife reports
Highlights from April’s Wildlife reports include a White Tern in Caernarfonshire and the appearance of an unusual solitary wasp.
Habitat management news
April’s habitat management news highlights the importance of hedgerows in UK landscapes.
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Comment: Planting to assist recovery
Max Coleman
Planting has often been framed as diametrically opposed to the naturalist’s notions of ‘wildness’. In this comment piece, Max Coleman meditates on this perceived incompatibility and advocates for a pragmatic approach to planting, with limited application based on sound ecological reasoning. This article makes a case for limited planting in wilding projects to assist theSee more