Subject Taxonomic group Regions Book review: Nudibranchs of Britain, Ireland and Northwest Europe November 2024 The lost population of the Slender Pond snail at Bavelaw Marsh November 2024 Species conservation The impacts of fences on birds November 2024 Conservation practice The ecology and conservation of Limestone scree in Britain and Ireland November 2024 Natural history Comment: The urban wild: a perspective from Northern England November 2024 Conservation trends The decline of the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker in Britain November 2024 Species conservation Book review: The Osprey October 2024 Book review: Treetime: Tales of a Layman’s Lifelong Adventure with Trees and Tree Folk October 2024 Book review: Nature’s Ghosts: The World We Lost And How To Bring It Back October 2024 Insects of Lincolnshire’s sea banks October 2024 Natural history A quarter-century of rare plants October 2024 Natural history Bringing the Burbot back to English rivers October 2024 Species conservation 30×30: where do we stand? October 2024 Conservation policy Rewilding and the woodland ground flora October 2024 Conservation practice Book review: Hedges August 2024 Book review: The Accidental Garden: Gardens, Wilderness and the Space in Between August 2024 Thirty-five years of moth reports August 2024 Natural history Reserve Focus: Mitcham Common August 2024 Natural history The wilding debate and the coastal zone: never the twain shall meet? August 2024 Conservation practice The continuing fortunes of the Field Cricket in Britain August 2024 Species conservation The surreptitious westward advance of the Harbour Seal August 2024 Natural history Book review: Ponds, Pools and Puddles June 2024 Book review: Cull of the Wild: Killing in the Name of Conservation June 2024 Obituary – Bob Gibbons (1949–2024) June 2024 Obituary Reserve Focus: Gordano Valley NNR June 2024 Natural history Marine plankton in Milford Haven June 2024 Natural history Pulse grazing in rewilding projects and the effects on invertebrate diversity – a case study of Butcherlands June 2024 Conservation practice An introduction to snow fleas and scorpionflies June 2024 Species identification The plight of Lough Neagh June 2024 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain’s Wild Boar May 2024 Book review: Seabirds Count: A Census of Breeding Seabirds in Britain and Ireland (2015–2021) May 2024 Ash Dieback in woodland nature reserves May 2024 Species conservation Small mustelid tracks: a guide to identification May 2024 Species identification Reversing declines in arable biodiversity: challenges and opportunities May 2024 Conservation practice A beep in the dark: 120 years of the Common Midwife Toad in Britain May 2024 Natural history An uncertain future for the Broads May 2024 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: A Guide to the Pyralid and Crambid Moths of Britain and Ireland April 2024 Book review: Shieldbugs April 2024 Book review: Common or Garden: Encounters with Britain’s 50 Most Successful Wild Plants April 2024 An introduction to terrestrial nemertines April 2024 Natural history The phenology of Ashtead, in Surrey: a tribute to Jean Combes April 2024 Biological recording Rewilding in the Scottish Highlands – natural regeneration of Caledonian pinewoods versus planting April 2024 Conservation policy Wild British roses: a thorny botanical problem disentangled April 2024 Species identification An upturn in fortunes for the Speckled Footman moth in Britain April 2024 Natural history A mink-free Britain is now within reach April 2024 Conservation practice Book review: Black Ops & Beaver Bombing: Adventures with Britain’s Wild Mammals February 2024 Book review: The Book of Wilding: A Practical Guide to Rewilding Big and Small February 2024 Making friends with natural enemies: a history of biocontrol in Britain February 2024 Conservation practice In natural processes we trust: rewilding and freshwater-wetland restoration February 2024 Conservation practice Rare plants: where human and natural history meet February 2024 Natural history Comment: The new ‘Locust Years’ of ancient-woodland destruction February 2024 Conservation policy The colourful lives and times of British and Irish wrasses February 2024 Natural history Book review: Traffication: How Cars Destroy Nature & What We Can Do About It December 2023 Book review: Solitary Bees December 2023 An exploration of oceanic wet grasslands in the Scottish coastal lowlands December 2023 Regional ecology & conservation Blackflies of Britain: their biology and impacts on people and animals December 2023 Natural history Coastal adaptation to benefit wildlife December 2023 Conservation practice Plants on the wing: waterbirds and plant dispersal in Britain December 2023 The natural and cultural history of Yew December 2023 Natural history Book review: Teesdale’s Special Flora: Places, Plants and People November 2023 Book review: Forget Me Not: Finding the Forgotten Species of Climate-change Britain November 2023 Book review: Reflections: What Wildlife Needs and How to Provide it November 2023 Obituary: Michael Viney November 2023 The wildlife and history of Grace Dieu November 2023 Freshwater sponges: our native species and their inhabitants November 2023 Natural history Oaks in J. G. Strutt’s Sylva Britannica (1826) and their existence in 2023 November 2023 Natural history Comment: How to build the sustainable economy November 2023 Conservation policy History is the key: conservation of Royal Fern at Askham Bog November 2023 Species conservation Book review: Wild Waters: The Magic of Ireland’s Rivers and Lakes October 2023 Book review: Shaping the Wild: Wisdom from a Welsh Hill Farm October 2023 Book review: From Little Acorns… Unearthing the Roots of Britain’s Woodland Conservation Movement October 2023 Infamy and false threats: an introduction to the false widow spiders October 2023 Species identification The return of the wildwood October 2023 Conservation practice Calving and early life of the Red Deer October 2023 Species conservation A short history of snail-eating in Britain October 2023 Natural history Lichens of temperate rainforest and ancient trees in south-west England October 2023 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: The Biodiversity Gardener: Establishing a Legacy for the Natural World August 2023 Book review: Trees and Woodlands August 2023 Are nest boxes for Swifts a good idea? August 2023 Conservation practice Conservation translocations in Britain August 2023 Conservation practice Shapeshifting hollies: unnoticed change? August 2023 Natural history Comment: Boris Johnson’s green legacy August 2023 The Sandhill Rustic moth in Britain and Ireland August 2023 Natural history Editorial: Where are they now? Climate-change canaries are falling silent August 2023 Book review: The Lost Rainforests of Britain June 2023 Book review: Plant Atlas 2020: Mapping Changes in the Distribution of the British and Irish Flora (2-Volume Set) June 2023 Obituary: Gordon Lawrence Woodroffe June 2023 Obituary Brue Valley Rhynes: treasure troves of the Somerset Levels June 2023 Regional ecology & conservation The rise and fall of the Wild Rabbit in Britain June 2023 Natural history Beware the dog: the ecological and environmental impacts of pet dogs June 2023 Conservation & people Is conservation ready to go wild? Perspectives from the eNGOs June 2023 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation The return of the native: the Great Fox-spider in Britain June 2023 Species conservation Book review: When the Kite Builds: Why and How we Restored Red Kites across Britain May 2023 Book review: One Thousand Shades of Green: A Year in Search of Britain’s Wild Plants May 2023 The New Forest: shaped by the past and a model for the future May 2023 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Bovine TB and Badgers: a weakened link May 2023 Conservation policy Life in the trees – observations on the species composition and ecology of vascular-plant epiphytes in Britain and Ireland May 2023 Natural history Identifying the costs and benefits of feeding garden birds May 2023 Conservation & people The mixed fortunes of the Azure Hawker in Britain May 2023 Natural history Book review: The Hen Harrier’s Year April 2023 The Cotswold Water Park – can nature coexist with large-scale recreation? April 2023 Regional ecology & conservation When does autumn fall? April 2023 Biological recording Monitoring five decades of change in the UK’s rarest breeding birds through citizen science: the Rare Breeding Birds Panel April 2023 Biological recording The Environmental Improvement Plan – is it fit for purpose? April 2023 Conservation policy The Grand Surprize – a short account of the long history of butterfly vagrancy in Britain April 2023 Natural history Book review: The Flow: Rivers, Waters and Wildness February 2023 The range of Beech in Britain: lessons from the Quaternary February 2023 Natural history Yardley Chase Training Area, Northamptonshire: a hidden gem February 2023 Regional ecology & conservation Progress towards 30×30 February 2023 Conservation policy Is rewilding relevant to contemporary forest policy? February 2023 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Ecology and conservation of breeding Black-tailed Godwits in the UK February 2023 Species conservation Book review: Peter Scott and the Birth of Modern Conservation December 2022 Henry Williamson: nature writer and conservationist December 2022 Conservation & people On the move: the dynamic nature of plants December 2022 Conservation trends Wild oakwoods: can they exist in lowland England? December 2022 Natural history Wilding for Conservation The white woodwaxes: white fungi of the genus Hygrophorus December 2022 Species identification Invasions, plagues and conservation – the history of Ship Rats in Britain and Ireland December 2022 Natural history Book review: The Secret Life of the Adder: The Vanishing Viper November 2022 Book review: Impacts of Human Population on Wildlife: A British Perspective November 2022 The other pandemic: ten years of Ash Dieback November 2022 Conservation practice Conservation of the Angelshark in Welsh waters November 2022 Species conservation Testate amoebae – a beginner’s guide to a fascinating microworld November 2022 Natural history The Strawberry Tree and how it may have reached Ireland November 2022 Natural history The most ambitious environmental programme on Earth? November 2022 Conservation policy The dark world of Henbane October 2022 Natural history The implications for Orthoptera of grazing in arable wilding schemes October 2022 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Brampton Racecourse SSSI: history and natural history intertwined October 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Comment: Beware the Armenian Bramble October 2022 Conservation practice Classic Wildlife Sites: The Gwent Levels October 2022 Regional ecology & conservation James Lovelock: a natural history October 2022 Conservation & people Book review: Land Healer: How Farming Can Save Britain’s Countryside October 2022 Book review: The genus Cortinarius in Britain October 2022 Book review: Concise Flora of the British Isles October 2022 Comment: Paying for nature August 2022 Conservation policy The Wye Gorge: an internationally important site for saproxylic invertebrates August 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Beinn Eighe: the first the first 70 years of Britain’s original National Nature Reserve August 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Looking for that spark: bioluminescent plankton in British seas August 2022 Natural history Comment: A long-term perspective on rewilding woodland August 2022 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Obituary: Charles Snell August 2022 Obituary Obituary: Robert Gillmor August 2022 Obituary Book review: Trees August 2022 Book review: Cornerstones: Wild Forces That Can Change Our World August 2022 Book review: Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History, from Cave Art to Conservation August 2022 Greater Horseshoe Bats: 50 years of research in south-west Wales June 2022 Species conservation Restoring the ghostly and the ghastly: a new golden age for British lowland farm ponds? June 2022 Conservation practice Can wildwoods help us avert climate disaster? June 2022 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation The Plymouth Sound National Marine Park: what’s in it for wildlife? June 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum – the Wild Leeks of the Cymry? June 2022 Species conservation Book review: Alchemilla: Lady’s-mantles of Britain and Ireland June 2022 Book review: British Craneflies June 2022 Common Elder: a natural and cultural history May 2022 Natural history Effects of grazing on heathland: evidence of benefits from a controlled experiment May 2022 Conservation practice Understanding Eristalis hoverflies: a guide to identification May 2022 Species identification Comment: Rewilding: a landscape-history perspective May 2022 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Reserve Focus: St Nicholas Fields LNR May 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: Wild Green Wonders: A Life in Nature May 2022 Book review: Ants: The Ultimate Social Insects May 2022 Book review: After They’re Gone: Extinctions Past, Present and Future May 2022 Classic Wildlife Sites: Abernethy Forest April 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Hidden treasures: recording Britain’s lesser- known ladybirds April 2022 Biological recording Editorial: A high wind in the tree-tops April 2022 Brilliant Emerald – a rare dragonfly with a bizarre distribution April 2022 Natural history The Gearagh: Western Europe’s last primeval river forest April 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Carrion in the British countryside – is it a conservation problem? April 2022 First steps towards a woodland calendar for the 21st century April 2022 Biological recording Reserve Focus: Marks Hill Wood, Essex April 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Obituary: Robert Burton April 2022 Obituary Book review: Field Handbook to British and Irish Dandelions April 2022 Book review: Peak District April 2022 The wandering Walrus and other Arctic vagrants February 2022 Natural history Heavy-metal habitats: calaminarian grassland in Gwydyr Forest Mines SAC February 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Field Scabious or Gipsy Rose – an ‘insect plant’ par excellence February 2022 Species conservation Comment: The Landscapes Review – an opportunity for change? February 2022 Conservation policy The valley headwater fens of the Norfolk–Suffolk border February 2022 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: Slime: A Natural History February 2022 Book review: Wild Fell: Fighting for Nature on a Lake District Hill Farm February 2022 Beach-nesting Ringed Plovers and their conservation in England December 2021 Species conservation British elephants December 2021 Natural history Keystone snails: the biology, behaviour, ecology and conservation of patellid limpets December 2021 Natural history A kaleidoscope of approaches to rewilding in Britain December 2021 Conservation & people Wilding for Conservation Small ferns, birds and bulbs: the natural history of St Agnes December 2021 Natural history Book review: Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse December 2021 On the trail of the Narrow-headed Ant in the UK November 2021 Natural history Comment: What if Wolves don’t change rivers, or the Lynx lacks bite? Rethinking a rewilding orthodoxy November 2021 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Reserve Focus: Eddystone reef November 2021 Rejuvenating Welsh Dunes: eight years of experimentation November 2021 Dull flowers and dazzling insects – the story of pollination in one of our less glamorous orchids November 2021 Natural history Book review: Freshwater Snails of Britain and Ireland November 2021 Book review: Britain’s Insects: A Field Guide to the Insects of Great Britain and Ireland November 2021 Editorial: COP 26: The road to Glasgow… and beyond October 2021 The Humpback Whale’s tale – a cetacean in hot water October 2021 Natural history Death by one hundred droughts: is climate change already driving biodiversity declines in Britain? October 2021 Conservation trends Reserve Focus: Fenn’s, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses NNR October 2021 Regional ecology & conservation The flower-visiting insects associated with old trees and dead wood October 2021 Natural history Roundheads and verdigris agarics – identification of British Stropharia species October 2021 Species identification Book review: International treaties in nature conservation: a UK perspective October 2021 Book review: Why Nature Conservation Isn’t Working: Understanding Wildlife in the Modern World October 2021 Book review: Ecology and Natural History October 2021 Book review: Human, Nature: A Naturalist’s Thoughts on Wildlife and Wild Places October 2021 Hovering on the edge of extinction: efforts to save the Pine Hoverfly August 2021 Species conservation Peering into the future with help from the past: the importance of long-term ecological studies August 2021 Biological recording Not just bats and reptiles: the importance of species-recording to planning decisions August 2021 Biological recording The Marsh Fritillary on the Lizard August 2021 Natural history WWT London Wetland Centre – the first 20 years August 2021 Book review: Broomrapes of Britain & Ireland August 2021 Book review: Much Ado About Mothing: A Year Intoxicated by Britain’s Rare and Remarkable Moths August 2021 Book review: Butterflies August 2021 Book review: Beak, Tooth and Claw: Living with Predators in Britain June 2021 Vole out of water: a history of terrestrial Water Voles in Britain June 2021 Natural history The environmental impact of salmon-farming in Scotland June 2021 Classic Wildlife Sites: Holkham NNR June 2021 Regional ecology & conservation European strict forest reserves as a form of passive rewilding June 2021 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation How do solitary bees use urban gardens? A lockdown study June 2021 Natural history The Ring Ouzel – ecology and conservation of the ‘mountain Blackbird’ in the UK May 2021 Natural history Nitrogen – the overlooked environmental pollutant May 2021 Biology and conservation on the Tansy Beetle – 20 years on May 2021 Species conservation Biodiversity and recombinant ecology in conifer plantations May 2021 Natural history Rewilding and environmental economics May 2021 Conservation policy Wilding for Conservation Book review: Bringing Back the Beaver: The Story of One Man’s Quest to Rewild Britain’s Waterways May 2021 Book review: Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-human Landscape May 2021 Book review: Heathland May 2021 Nature reserve or theme park? The battle of Swanscombe April 2021 Pollinators and pollination: myths, misunderstandings and much more to discover April 2021 Natural history Sutton and Catfield – a tale of two fens April 2021 Regional ecology & conservation The Edible Dormouse: update on an invasive non-native species April 2021 Natural history The value and importance of historical phenology in the UK April 2021 Biological recording The English Badger cull: beginning of an end? April 2021 Conservation policy Book review: The Bumblebee Book: A Guide to Britain & Ireland’s Bumblebees April 2021 Book review: Beetles of Britain and Ireland. Volume 3: Geotrupidae to Scraptiidae April 2021 Book review: The Complex Lives of British Freshwater Fish April 2021 Editorial: Letting nature take back control February 2021 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Discovering Britain’s truly Wild Apples February 2021 Natural history Rewilding: time to get down off the fence? February 2021 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Rewilding and intervention: complementary philosophies for nature conservation in Britain February 2021 Conservation practice Wilding for Conservation Comment: Arthur’s crow: the spirit of the wild? February 2021 Species conservation Reserve Focus: Coulters Dean February 2021 Book review: Working with Nature: Saving and Using the World’s Wild Places February 2021 Book review: Britain’s Habitats: A field guide to the wildlife habitats of Great Britain and Ireland. Second edition. February 2021 Cephalopods in British seas – what krakens lie beneath? December 2020 Natural history Is Mink control for ever? Prospects for eradication in East Anglia December 2020 Regional ecology & conservation A model for species-conservation for the 21st century: The Lizard Peninsula, its pools and trackways December 2020 Conservation practice The acoustic identification of small terrestrial mammals in Britain December 2020 Biological recording Mapping moths: the first atlas of Britain & Ireland’s larger moths December 2020 Biological recording Book review: Art Meets Ecology: Arborealists in Lady Park Woods December 2020 Book review: His Imperial Majesty: A Natural History of The Purple Emperor December 2020 Book review: A Flora of Cornwall December 2020 Book review: Britain’s Orchids: A field guide to the orchids of Great Britain and Ireland December 2020 Book review: A Journey in Landscape Restoration – Carrifran Wildwood and Beyond November 2020 Book review: Uplands and Birds November 2020 Book review: Entangled life November 2020 Unravelling the mysteries of autumn swarming by bats November 2020 Natural history Alluvial floodplain woodland with Black Poplar: a lost habitat November 2020 Regional ecology & conservation The Fen Raft Spider – from unknown past to uncertain future November 2020 Species conservation Reserve Focus: Muir of Dinnet NNR November 2020 Comment: Take nothing but photographs… time for a reality check? November 2020 Biological recording Thinking globally and acting locally for European Eels October 2020 Species conservation Alpine Blue-sowthistle and the challenge of upland management October 2020 Species conservation Crisis point for the conservation sector October 2020 Conservation & people ‘By a fayre down’, the breck heaths of the West Midlands October 2020 Regional ecology & conservation The Speckled Bush-cricket – an unusual orthopteran October 2020 Natural history Comment: Reintroductions – are they always a good thing? October 2020 Conservation practice Book review: Flora of Cambridgeshire October 2020 Book review: Invasive Aliens: The Plants and Animals from Over There That Are Over Here October 2020 Book review: Woodland flowers: Colourful past, uncertain future October 2020 Editorial: Neonics in salmon-farming – alarm bells are ringing August 2020 Just Scilly… The puzzles of island wildlife August 2020 Regional ecology & conservation Beavers: the original engineers of Britain’s fresh waters August 2020 Species conservation Britain’s hybrid orchids – it’s a family affair August 2020 Natural history Lockdown: the best of times or the worst of times? August 2020 British Trilobites: glimpses of life from ancient seas August 2020 Natural history Book review: Pembrokeshire August 2020 Book review: Wild Child: Coming Home to Nature August 2020 Book review: Britain’s Ferns – A field guide to the clubmosses, quillworts, horsetails and ferns of Great Britain and Ireland August 2020 Book review: Gentians of Britain and Ireland August 2020 Editorial: British wildlife in lockdown June 2020 The Jackdaw – the story of the church parson June 2020 Natural history Ardeer – Ayrshire’s overlooked gem June 2020 Regional ecology & conservation Spittlebugs and cuckoo-spit insects: an introduction to British froghoppers June 2020 Species identification The decline of the Great Ouse valley floodplain meadows June 2020 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: Field guide to the Caterpillars of Great Britain and Ireland June 2020 Book review: Rostherne Mere – Aspects of a Wetland Nature Reserve. Wildlife, People and Science Through Time June 2020 Book review: The Ecology of Hedgerows and Field Margins June 2020 Snake heads and bird droppings – unusual cases of mimicry in the lepidopteran larvae of Britain and Ireland April 2020 Natural history Change in the wild flora of Brockweir, Hewelsfield and St Briavels April 2020 Balancing culture and nature in the Lake District April 2020 Conservation & people Rewilding childhood April 2020 Conservation & people A comparison of Nature’s Calendar with Gilbert White’s phenology April 2020 Biological recording Comment: What is a tree? Changing minds about symbiosis April 2020 Book review: Fight for it now: John Dower and the struggle for National Parks in Britain April 2020 Book review: Concise guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland. Second Edition April 2020 Book review: Mushrooms and toadstools of Britain and Europe. Volume 2 April 2020 What next for HS2? February 2020 Conservation policy Time to stop vilifying the urban Fox February 2020 Will Natural England survive? February 2020 Conservation policy Opportunities for wildlife through small-scale wilding in lowland farmed landscapes February 2020 Conservation practice Comment: What legacy for Gove? February 2020 Reserve Focus: Morden Bog NNR February 2020 Obituary: Denys Ovenden February 2020 Obituary Book review: British Coleoptera larvae: A guide to the families and major subfamilies February 2020 Book review: Life Cycles of British and Irish Butterflies February 2020 Book review: Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean February 2020 Book review: Atlas of Britain and Ireland’s Larger Moths February 2020 Book review: Grassland Plants of the British and Irish Lowlands: Ecology, Threats and Management February 2020 The European Spiny Lobster in south-west Britain – back from the brink? December 2019 Natural history A brighter future for Breckland moths? December 2019 Natural history Recovering the Little Tern colony at Chesil Beach, Dorset December 2019 Changing nature, changing naturalists: a brief history from a British perspective December 2019 Natural history Urban fungi: the mushrooms and toadstools of Greater London December 2019 Natural history Land-use change – hope for the future? December 2019 Book review: Turning the Boat for Home: A life writing about nature December 2019 Book review: Fungi of Temperate Europe (2-volume set) December 2019 Book review: Irreplaceable: The Fight to Save Our Wild Places December 2019 Book review: Rebirding – Rewilding Britain and its Birds December 2019 British Wildlife – how it all began October 2019 Re-establishing the Large Blue butterfly in Britain October 2019 Species conservation The most perfect egg October 2019 Reserve Focus: Cwm Idwal NNR, Gwynedd October 2019 Explaining autumn colours: where science meets art October 2019 Comment: The insect decline – time to limit pesticide use? October 2019 Book review: Vickery’s Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants October 2019 Book review: Garden Birds October 2019 What’s in a name? The legacy and lexicon of birds August 2019 Natural history The Purseweb Spider: a very British tarantula August 2019 Natural history RSPB Geltsdale – a case study of upland management August 2019 Conservation practice Local extinction: a case study of species loss in Surrey August 2019 Conservation trends Comment: How important is native status? Conservation and ‘alien’ plants August 2019 Conservation policy Book review: Cambridgeshire’s Mosses & Liverworts: a dynamic flora August 2019 Book review: Emperors, Admirals & Chimney Sweepers: The Weird and Wonderful Names of Butterflies and Moths August 2019 Comment: Action on Climate Change: what needs to be done? June 2019 Conservation & people Norfolk Hawker and Water Soldier – a dilemma for conservation? June 2019 Species conservation Habitat fragmentation and the New Forest June 2019 Conservation trends A history of the Wildcat in England June 2019 Natural history Long-distance dispersal and establishment by orchids June 2019 Natural history Beam Brook and its place in the history of British herpetology June 2019 Regional ecology & conservation Book review: Ichneumonid Wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Their Classification and Biology June 2019 Book review: Shotover: The Life of an Oxfordshire Hill June 2019 Book review: Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside June 2019 Natural woodland generation as an alternative to tree-planting April 2019 Conservation practice The Devil’s Dyke: its wildlife, history and restoration April 2019 Natural history Don’t let the grass grow under your feet (record it, and other events, for Nature’s Calendar instead) April 2019 Biological recording Book review: Rocky Shores April 2019 Book review: New Flora of the British Isles. Fourth Edition April 2019 Book review: The Burren April 2019 Book review: Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species. Seventh Edition April 2019 Defining ‘natural woodland’ February 2019 Conservation & people The Basking Shark – the changing fortunes of Britain’s biggest fish February 2019 Natural history What can reserves deliver for conservation in lowland cultural landscapes? A case study of Bradfield Woods NNR February 2019 Conservation practice Moonshine, myth and magic: the strange world of the Moonwort February 2019 Natural history Tree-felling in Norbury Park: necessary evil or overreaction? February 2019 Conservation policy Comment: Pressure mounts against the continuing use of lead ammunition February 2019 Conservation policy Book review: Sea Squirts and Sponges of Britain and Ireland February 2019 Book review: The Field Key to Winter Twigs: A Guide to Native and Planted Deciduous Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers (Xylophytes) found in the British Isles February 2019 A scent of musk – the ‘life and times’ of Moschatel, the Good Friday flower December 2018 Natural history National Parks or Natural Parks: how can we have both? December 2018 Conservation policy Was the Stone Marten once established in the wild in the British Isles? December 2018 Natural history Colliery-spoil biodiversity of the South Wales Valleys December 2018 Biological recording Comment: ‘Biodiversity Accounting’ – a tool for transparency or for dumbing down? December 2018 Conservation policy Book review: Identification of Trees and Shrubs in Winter using Buds and Twigs by Bernd Schulz December 2018 Book review: Climate Change and British Wildlife December 2018 Book review: Atlas of the Hydrophiloid Beetles of Britain and Ireland December 2018 Book review: Ploughing a New Furrow: A Blueprint for Wildlife-friendly Farming December 2018 Book review: Handbook of the Bees of the British Isles December 2018 A natural history of seabed habitats October 2018 Biological recording Beneath the trees – a case study of wild woods and tame fields October 2018 Conservation policy Wildlife in London churchyards: awareness and reality, diversity and distribution October 2018 Natural history Scarce moths of the Borders October 2018 Biological recording The Islay Barnacle Goose management strategy: a suggested way forward October 2018 Conservation policy Book review: The Wonderful Mr Willughby: The First True Ornithologist October 2018 Book review: Abernethy Forest: The History and Ecology of an Old Scottish Pinewood October 2018 Book review: The Nature of the Malverns: An ancient landscape steeped in wildlife October 2018 Book review: Ancient Oaks in the English Landscape October 2018 Conservation of mountain woodland in the Cairngorms National Park August 2018 Conservation policy Bluefin tuna off Britain and Ireland: return of the giant tunny? August 2018 Biological recording Creating a National Ecological Network in Scotland August 2018 Conservation & people Natterjack Toads and landscape history: a window on the past August 2018 Natural history Spiders in the grass: the effect on upland spider communities of grazing August 2018 Natural history National Nature Reserves in crisis? June 2018 Conservation practice Conservation of the Long-horned Bee in Cornwall June 2018 Species conservation Britain’s natural landscapes – promoting improved understanding of the nature of the post-glacial vegetation of lowland Britain June 2018 Conservation policy ‘Natural’ vegetation in Britain: the pollen-eye view June 2018 Conservation policy What is a lichen? Changing ideas on the lichen symbiosis June 2018 Natural history Editorial April 2018 Natural history The Irish Hare: from the ice age to the present April 2018 Natural history The 25-Year Environment Plan – what promises for nature? April 2018 Conservation policy Half a dozen of our heroes: Topics from Nature’s Calendar/UK Phenology Network April 2018 Biological recording The discovery of the native flora of Britain and Ireland April 2018 Natural history Reserve Focus: Mounts Bay MCZ April 2018 Regional ecology & conservation Something in the air, soil and water: nitrogen, phosphorus and British wildlife April 2018 Conservation policy Editorial February 2018 Conservation policy Is the Vendace, Britain’s rarest freshwater fish, on the brink of extinction? February 2018 Species conservation Natural capital and nature conservation: an introductory guide February 2018 Conservation policy Seeds and seed-eating birds: casualties of agricultural change February 2018 Conservation trends Long-term changes in chalk grassland February 2018 Conservation trends Corporate social responsibility: do companies care about biodiversity? February 2018 Conservation & people Rewetting of woodland: trial management on two RSPB nature reserves February 2018 Conservation practice The Asian Yellow-legged Hornet: the implacable advance of a bee-killer December 2017 Natural history Classic Wildlife Sites: The Wash December 2017 Regional ecology & conservation St Helena: the island of endemics December 2017 Natural history In search of the larger water beetles of Britain and Ireland December 2017 Natural history What does ‘traditional’ management really mean? December 2017 Conservation policy Obituary: Trevor Poyser December 2017 Obituary Editorial: a bleak future for the creatures that make the world go around October 2017 Biological recording Into the great unknown: the microbial diversity of a nature reserve October 2017 Natural history Curlews in crisis October 2017 Species conservation Reserve focus: Ouaisne Common SSI, Jersey October 2017 Regional ecology & conservation The Knepp Vera conference: the case for creating new wood pastures October 2017 Conservation & people Partners in reversing farmland wildlife decline October 2017 Conservation practice The Allerton Project’s first 25 years: Part 2 October 2017 Conservation practice Stone-curlews: a farmland conservation story August 2017 Species conservation The Allerton Project’s first 25 years: a rich seam of evidence to support farmland conservation August 2017 Conservation practice Much ado about something: securing a future for Warwickshire’s Dormice August 2017 Conservation practice On the scent of deception: warning smells, olfactory mimicry and the legacy of Miriam Rothschild August 2017 Natural history The changing plant communities of Scotland’s sand dunes and machair August 2017 Biological recording Securing the future of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel August 2017 Species conservation Editorial: the hammer blow poised above an ecosystem fizzing with life August 2017 Conservation policy The Cranes of Lakenheath Fen June 2017 Natural history Male ferns: why do botanists find them difficult? June 2017 Species identification Britain’s oldest butterfly – a ‘wonderful beautiful’ survivor from Tudor England June 2017 Natural history The natural history of a sand-dune blowout June 2017 Natural history Survival of a waxcap grassland: Holy Trinity Churchyard Nature Reserve, Prestwood, Buckinghamshire June 2017 Regional ecology & conservation Changes in bird populations in the UK’s Special Protection Areas: a third decadal ‘health check’ June 2017 Conservation policy Twitcher in the Swamp June 2017 Island restoration in the UK – past, present and future April 2017 Conservation practice What was the effect of the warmest December on record? Topics from Nature’s Calendar/UK Phenology Network April 2017 Biological recording Lost and found: the resurrection of an ‘extinct’ British plant April 2017 Natural history Classic Wildlife Sites: Chesil Beach and the Fleet April 2017 Regional ecology & conservation Crayfish in the Wyre Forest April 2017 Natural history Recognising wood-meadows in Britain? February 2017 Natural history Ghosts in a Beechwood February 2017 Regional ecology & conservation The spread of Turkey Oak in the British Isles February 2017 Natural history Reserve Focus: WWT Steart Marshes, Somerset February 2017 Regional ecology & conservation Mixed messages about bats and turbines February 2017 Conservation trends Britain’s Hedgehogs: research and the conservation effort in the face of serious decline December 2016 Species conservation Dredged sediment – still an under-used conservation resource December 2016 Conservation practice The botanical importance of the Insh Marshes, a floodplain swamp in northern Scotland December 2016 Regional ecology & conservation ‘Brexit’ – if it were done when ’tis done December 2016 Conservation policy Keeping the wild in wildflower December 2016 Conservation practice The Northern Pool Frog October 2016 Species conservation Naturalised broadleaf trees – a call for a strategic reappraisal October 2016 Conservation policy Brampton Meadow SSSI: a case of institutional amnesia? October 2016 Conservation practice Apocalypse unseen October 2016 Conservation trends Uncertain times – nature conservation in the UK after ‘Brexit’ October 2016 Conservation policy Twitcher in the swamp October 2016 Life imitates life: mimicry in British insects August 2016 Natural history Rural tree populations in England: historic character and future planting policy August 2016 Natural history Diapensia: mystery on the mountain August 2016 Natural history The conservation status of British invertebrates August 2016 Conservation trends Obituary – Malcolm Tait 1962-2016 August 2016 Obituary Bird identification: a guide to the guides June 2016 Natural history Invasive bivalve molluscs in Britain June 2016 Species conservation The great rewilding experiment at Knepp Castle June 2016 Conservation practice The mystery of the Orkney Vole June 2016 Natural history A history of the White Stork in Britain April 2016 Natural history The playground of nature April 2016 Natural history A young person’s view April 2016 Natural history Reserve focus: Westhay Moor National Nature Reserve April 2016 Regional ecology & conservation Charles Elton and Wytham Woods April 2016 Natural history The Speed of Spring 2015: Results from Nature’s Calendar April 2016 Biological recording A study in pink February 2016 Natural history Duck decoys: stars of the pond landscape February 2016 Natural history The increasing importance of monitoring wildlife responses to habitat management February 2016 Conservation policy Living with mammals: an urban study February 2016 Natural history Lemon Slugs and Strawberry Spiders: a taste of Wyre Forest December 2015 Regional ecology & conservation The Heath Potter Wasp: a detailed study December 2015 Natural history Why must your garden go? December 2015 Natural history Reserve focus: Fontmell and Melbury Downs, Dorset December 2015 Regional ecology & conservation Conserving Britain’s fastest-declining butterfly December 2015 Species conservation The Grey Seals of Bardsey October 2015 Natural history The art of bee illustration October 2015 Natural history Livestock biodiversity: coming of age? October 2015 Conservation practice Sheep grazing and the management of chalk grassland October 2015 Conservation practice It’s good to share October 2015 Biological recording Conserving the Aspen Hoverfly October 2015 Species conservation Wallasea: a wetland designed for the future August 2015 Conservation practice The man from the Wildwood: Oliver Rackham August 2015 Natural history Recording ancient trees August 2015 Biological recording Bringing soldierflies to attention August 2015 Species identification Translocation of waxcaps August 2015 Conservation practice Life in a hedge June 2015 Natural history Lost language: the forgotton cultural lives of butterflies June 2015 Natural history Reserve focus: Glencoe June 2015 Regional ecology & conservation Landscape-scale conservation in the Meres and Mosses June 2015 Conservation practice The reintroduction of the Short-haired Bumblebee June 2015 Species conservation The Great Crested Newt: an ongoing conservation dilemma April 2015 Species conservation The wings of change April 2015 Natural history Making plants count April 2015 Conservation policy Plant identification: a guide to the guides April 2015 Species identification Primroses as individuals April 2015 Natural history Centenaries, masting and speed: Topics from Nature’s Calendar/UK Phenology Network April 2015 Biological recording Habitat management news April 2015 Return of the native February 2015 Natural history Climate change and Britain’s birdlife: what might we expect? February 2015 Biological recording The Fraternal Four February 2015 Regional ecology & conservation Restoring Ratty to his riverbank February 2015 Species conservation Sea change December 2014 Conservation trends Aspen: the disappearances December 2014 Species conservation Reserve focus: Stanner Rocks NNR December 2014 Regional ecology & conservation Caring for God’s Acre December 2014 Conservation practice The long-term view October 2014 Natural history Reserve focus: Knockan Crag NNR October 2014 Regional ecology & conservation Mollusc of the glen October 2014 Natural history In search of the last wolf of Scotland October 2014 Natural history Richard Jefferies October 2014 Natural history The benefits of pan-species listing October 2014 Biological recording British Wildlife: 25 years of nature conservation August 2014 Natural history The changing face of Britain’s Tawny Owls August 2014 Natural history Dragonfly expansions August 2014 Biological recording The Glanville Fritillary: a disappearing gem? August 2014 Species conservation Derek Ratcliffe: Nature’s conscience August 2014 Natural history Comb-horned craneflies: a glimpse of the exotic June 2014 Species identification The ancient oaks of Savernake Forest June 2014 Regional ecology & conservation Categorising our ‘cats’: a case for pragmatism June 2014 Species conservation Reducing the impacts of artificial light June 2014 Conservation trends Cyril Diver at Studland June 2014 Natural history Ireland’s Lusitanian wildlife: unravelling a mystery April 2014 Natural history Securing a future for East Norfolk’s Little Terns April 2014 Species conservation Reserve focus: Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods NNR April 2014 Regional ecology & conservation A tale of two springs: Topics from Nature’s Calendar/UK Phenology Network April 2014 Biological recording Bat-monitoring: a novel approach April 2014 Biological recording Wildlife has its uses – managing farmland for ecosystem services February 2014 Conservation practice Microclimate, climate change and wildlife conservation February 2014 Biological recording Chalk streams and grazing Mute Swans February 2014 Conservation trends Lowland oligotrophic lakes in England – an examination of these English rarities February 2014 Natural history Farming for nature – a return visit February 2014 Conservation practice Farewell to the silver meadows? The story of breeding waders on the Somerset Levels December 2013 Conservation practice Bat detectors: past, present and future December 2013 Biological recording The Great Fen – the challenges of creating a wild landscape in lowland England December 2013 Conservation practice Are Eels a declining food source for Otters in Scotland? December 2013 Biological recording Reserve Focus: Chobham Common National Nature Reserve December 2013 Regional ecology & conservation Comment: Nature versus People: room for both on NNRs? December 2013 Conservation & people Bringing Reedbeds to Life – the wildlife, management and conservation of reedbeds October 2013 Conservation practice Comment: Bees in the UK – are they all important pollinators and what can be done to support them? October 2013 Species conservation Managing Britain’s ponds – conservation lessons from a Norfolk farm October 2013 Conservation practice Orford Ness, a place of conflict and conservation October 2013 Conservation practice Comment: Biodiversity offsetting – setting off on the wrong foot? October 2013 Conservation policy The battle for British Beavers August 2013 Species conservation Reserve Focus: Durlston NNR and Country Park, Dorset August 2013 Regional ecology & conservation New frontiers in our understanding of Bechstein’s Bat in the UK August 2013 Natural history Conserving the Marsh Fritillary across the UK – lessons for landscape-scale conservation August 2013 Species conservation The nature conservation work of The Crown Estate in Windsor Forest and Great Park June 2013 Regional ecology & conservation The Native Oyster: Britain’s forgotten treasure June 2013 Natural history Identification: British Tiger-beetles June 2013 Species identification The grid-mapping of species at sites June 2013 Biological recording Comment: Conservation grazing of heathland – where is the logic? June 2013 Conservation practice The Ash: where nature meets history April 2013 Natural history Ash – an ecological portrait April 2013 Natural history Ash and its host species. A look at three groups that may be affected by Ash dieback April 2013 Conservation trends Identification: Web-building moth larvae in the British Isles April 2013 Species identification Snow, Snowdrops, lawns and observers – Topics from Nature’s Calendar/UK Phenology Network April 2013 Biological recording The Border Mires: a completed peatland restoration project February 2013 Conservation practice Comment: ls tree-planting good for wildlife? February 2013 Conservation practice The end of feral wallabies in the Peak District February 2013 Natural history Invasive micro-moths from Australia February 2013 Natural history Nature conservation in the early 21st century: all change? February 2013 Conservation trends Wildlife in Trust December 2012 Natural history Rejuvenating Welsh dunes December 2012 Conservation practice What have we learnt from 50 years of biological recording? December 2012 Biological recording Comment: Promoting biological recording – a developing conundrum December 2012 Biological recording Comment: Uist Hedgehogs – lessons learnt in wildlife management December 2012 Species conservation Conserving violet-feeding fritillary butterflies at Marsland Nature Reserve October 2012 Species conservation Wildlife crime and Scottish Freshwater Pearl Mussels October 2012 Species conservation The intriguing case of the Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica October 2012 Natural history Tree-hunting in Warwickshire October 2012 Natural history The rose bedeguar October 2012 Natural history Reserve Focus: Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve, Hampshire October 2012 Regional ecology & conservation Common Crane habitats in Britain August 2012 Natural history The Upper Teesdale Assemblage of rare plants in decline August 2012 Regional ecology & conservation Mushrooms August 2012 Natural history Classic Wildlife Sites: Sherwood Forest National Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire August 2012 Regional ecology & conservation Can the Harvest Mouse survive in a modern arable landscape? A Suffolk case study August 2012 Species conservation The Mole Cricket – rare native or regular import? June 2012 Natural history Canals under new management. A review of wildlife value, issues and opportunities June 2012 Conservation trends Identification: Duckweeds and other simple floating aquatic plants June 2012 Species identification Adventures with caterpillars. The larval stage of the Purple Emperor butterfly June 2012 Natural history Reserve Focus: Cabin Hill National Nature Reserve, Merseyside June 2012 Regional ecology & conservation The state of the UK’s butterflies April 2012 Conservation trends Too steep for the plough? The history of the Pasqueflower in Britain April 2012 Natural history Phenology in 2011: an unusual year? April 2012 Biological recording Deer in the Peak District and its urban fringe April 2012 Natural history Comment: Wildlife bridges for small mammals February 2012 Conservation practice Britain’s first county flora: John Ray’s Cambridge Catalogue of 1660 February 2012 Natural history Basalt outcrops in south-east Scotland – an overlooked wealth of treasures February 2012 Natural history The enigmatic Erebia – the Scotch Argus in Britain February 2012 Lapwings on a downland farm – a personal view February 2012 Natural history The South Downs National Park December 2011 Natural history Origin and evolution of the Ancient Woodland Inventory December 2011 Conservation practice Reserve Focus: Flanders Moss National Nature Reserve, Stirlingshire December 2011 Regional ecology & conservation Life on the links – a perspective on biodiversity December 2011 Regional ecology & conservation Why museums matter December 2011 Natural history Comment: The 2011 Environmental Revolution October 2011 Conservation policy Conserving the wildlife of traditional orchards October 2011 Conservation practice The Noble Chafer and traditional orchards – an old-growth species in the English cultural landscape October 2011 Natural history Mistletoe – a review of its distribution, conservation and insect associates October 2011 Natural history Large house spiders in the British Isles: past, present and future October 2011 Natural history From carrots to cranes: the creation of RSPB Lakenheath Fen, Suffolk August 2011 Regional ecology & conservation The long-staying dolphins of Loch Carron August 2011 Natural history Classic Wildlife Site: Parsonage Moor and Cothill Fen, Oxfordshire August 2011 Regional ecology & conservation Killer Shrimps in Britain: hype or horror? The facts about our latest invasive animal August 2011 Natural history The Defra White Paper on the Natural Environment: laudable ambitions, but timid actions August 2011 Conservation policy The Horse-chestnut Leaf-miner and its parasitoids June 2011 Natural history Supplementary feeding of subadult Choughs June 2011 Species conservation The restoration of Thorne and Hatfield Moors June 2011 Conservation practice Small Fleabane: changing fortunes June 2011 Natural history Ecology and conservation of the Tadpole Shrimp Triops cancriformis in Britain June 2011 Natural history Habitat management news June 2011 The importance of Breckland for biodiversity April 2011 Natural history Boggarts, ants and poison – The shady natural history of Dog’s Mercury April 2011 Natural history Observation of Chequered Skippers in Scotland in 2010 April 2011 Natural history ‘No matter how long the winter, spring is sure to follow‘ April 2011 Biological recording Reserve Focus: Carmel National Nature Reserve, Carmarthenshire April 2011 Regional ecology & conservation The Cirl Bunting recovery story. Celebrating the success of a model species recovery project April 2011 Species conservation A long-term study of the Edible Dormouse in Britain February 2011 Natural history Higher Level Stewardship as Prince Charming February 2011 Conservation policy Can wildlife deliver the goods? Ecosystem services and wildlife conservation February 2011 Conservation practice The Scarborough Snail and what it has to tell us about ancient semi-natural woodland February 2011 Natural history The south-west Dartmoor downs February 2011 Natural history Comment: New clean-water ponds – A way to protect freshwater biodiversity December 2010 Conservation practice Reserve Focus: Isle of May National Nature Reserve, Fife December 2010 Regional ecology & conservation Living with the enemy: insects and their pathogens December 2010 Natural history Increasing the resilience of our lowland dry heaths and acid grasslands December 2010 Conservation practice Reflections on a tern colony – The Long Nanny Little Tern colony over 30 years December 2010 Regional ecology & conservation The Fen Orchid – a species on the brink October 2010 Species conservation Comment: Lapwings, farming and Environmental Stewardship October 2010 Conservation policy What has the SSSI improvement programme achieved for nature conservation in England? October 2010 Conservation policy Reserve Focus: The Princethorpe woodlands, Warwickshire October 2010 Regional ecology & conservation ls nature conservation working for plants? October 2010 Conservation policy Editorial: Smaller government, but are big changes afoot? August 2010 Conservation policy Black Grouse recovery in northern England August 2010 Species conservation A garden for all reasons August 2010 Conservation & people Conserving the Culm August 2010 Conservation practice Reserve Focus: Ranscombe Farm Reserve, Cuxton, Kent August 2010 Regional ecology & conservation Skipper Newson of Grimsby – the ‘Sturgeon Hunter’ August 2010 Natural history Wild about Asparagus June 2010 Natural history Comment: Web-based natural-history recording June 2010 Biological recording Flies of exposed riverine sediments June 2010 Natural history Comment: ‘Good Ecological Status’ of inland waterbodies – fencing of riverbanks is not ‘good for biodiversity’ June 2010 Conservation practice The importance of open-grown trees – from acorn to ancient June 2010 Natural history Ghosts in our grasslands. Lessons from abroad – a look at the management of grasslands in Transylvania June 2010 Conservation practice Shetland Otters revisited April 2010 Natural history ‘Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get.’ April 2010 Biological recording Escalating ecological impacts of deer in lowland woodland April 2010 Conservation trends Stinking Hawk’s-beard – a reluctant candidate for Species Recovery April 2010 Species conservation Harbour Porpoise distribution around the UK – records from aerial surveys for waterbirds April 2010 Natural history Through a naturalist’s eyes April 2010 Habitat management news April 2010 Black Guillemots at Bangor, Co Down: a 25-year study February 2010 Natural history The flowering of Cross Fell: montane vegetation and foot-and-mouth February 2010 Biological recording Sea-level rise: implications for people and wildlife February 2010 Conservation trends Non-native invasive plants in Britain – a real, not imagined, problem February 2010 Conservation trends The state of upland hay meadows in the North Pennines February 2010 Conservation trends The National Dormouse Monitoring Programme – 21 years of bags and boxes December 2009 Species conservation Rural gardens, allotments and biodiversity December 2009 Natural history Dordogne – an exotic England? An introduction to the wildlife and nature conservation of a rural French département December 2009 Natural history The role of DNA-fingerprinting in the conservation of the native Black Poplar December 2009 Species conservation The return of the native: loss and repatriation of the Short-haired Bumblebee Bombus subterraneus December 2009 Species conservation The Burren – farming for the future of the fertile rock October 2009 Conservation practice The water and wildlife of the Hampshire Avon winterbournes October 2009 Natural history Comment: Alien plants in Britain – a real or imagined problem? October 2009 Conservation policy Predation of breeding waders on lowland wet grassland – is it a problem? October 2009 Regional ecology & conservation The Lesser Glow-worm in Britain: native or newcomer October 2009 Natural history The folk-names of invertebrates August 2009 Natural history Climate change and the high Cairngorms: reality and hyperbole August 2009 Biological recording Brown Galingale at Breamore Marsh August 2009 Natural history Eagle Owls in Britain: origins and conservation implications August 2009 Natural history Lundy – Britain’s ‘Kingdom of Heaven‘ August 2009 Regional ecology & conservation Conclusions June 2009 Policy in or for the wilderness? June 2009 Wild Ennerdale June 2009 Re-wilding the grazers: obstacles to the ‘wild’ in wildlife management June 2009 Herbivores in space: extensive grazing systems in Europe June 2009 Really wild? Naturalistic grazing in modern landscapes June 2009 Large-scale nature development – the Oostvaardersplassen June 2009 A speculative history of open-country species in Britain and northern Europe June 2009 What larger mammals did Britain have and what did they do? June 2009 Can the pre-Neolithic provide suitable models for re-wilding the landscape in Britain? June 2009 Introduction June 2009 Preface June 2009 Boom or bust – a sustainable future for reedbeds and Bitterns? June 2009 Conservation practice Observations of Purple Hairstreaks at canopy level June 2009 Natural history Hedgerows – their wildlife, current state and management needs June 2009 Conservation practice Identifying voles from their field signs June 2009 Species identification Intertidal Phase 1 Mapping Survey of Wales June 2009 Biological recording Sentinels of climate change – species of the rocky intertidal zone April 2009 Biological recording The Polecat in Britain – continuing recovery April 2009 Species conservation British ticks April 2009 Natural history Comment: Heathland, plantation and the Forestry Commission – a botanical perspective April 2009 Conservation policy The Ladybird Spider in Britain – its history, ecology and conservation February 2009 Natural history Woodland origins of meadows February 2009 Natural history The changing status of amphibians within Eppping Forest February 2009 Species conservation Hengistbury Head and Christchurch Harbour – long-term studies and the local community February 2009 Regional ecology & conservation Identification: Orthotrichum – Britain’s bristle-mosses February 2009 Species identification The history of the Eurasian Lynx in Britain and the potential for its reintroduction December 2008 Natural history Moths Count: the National Moth Recording Scheme December 2008 Biological recording British wildlife and climate change 3. The future December 2008 Biological recording Classic Wildlife Sites: South Gower Coast December 2008 Regional ecology & conservation Moor House: the history and relevance of a National Nature Reserve October 2008 Regional ecology & conservation Reserve Focus: Kingcombe Meadows, Dorset October 2008 Regional ecology & conservation Revealing the foundations of biodiversity: The Database of British Insects and their Foodplants October 2008 Natural history Whirligigs in Britain and Ireland October 2008 Natural history ‘For five shillings this duck can be yours‘ – a history of the Orielton Decoy October 2008 Natural history Reintroducing the European Beaver in Britain August 2008 Species conservation Bears in Britain August 2008 Natural history Sea change: new measures to protect Britain’s marine environment August 2008 Conservation policy Reserve Focus: Greywell Moors, Hampshire August 2008 Regional ecology & conservation Thirty years of biological surveying in the National Trust August 2008 Biological recording An undercurrent of change for Norfolk’s seals June 2008 Species conservation It’s a small world June 2008 Natural history BTO is 75 years old – what have its archives got to offer? June 2008 Natural history The Myth of the Master Tree – Mate-location strategies of the Purple Emperor butterfly June 2008 Natural history British mosquitoes June 2008 Natural history Comment: European Protected Species – possible implications of changes to UK law June 2008 Conservation policy The UK Phenology Network hits double figures June 2008 Biological recording The Flow Country revisited April 2008 Conservation practice Man at the crossroads: butterflies, moths and climate warming on the Isle of Man April 2008 Biological recording Pollards and pollarding in Europe April 2008 Conservation practice Identification: Broomrapes of the British Isles April 2008 Species identification Darwin’s war-horse: beetle-collecting in 19th-century England February 2008 Natural history Conservation of bats in British woodlands February 2008 Species conservation Life on the edge – key coastal soft cliffs for invertebrates in England and Wales February 2008 Natural history The Harlequin Ladybird marches on February 2008 Species conservation Keskadale – an oakwood on the edge February 2008 Regional ecology & conservation The ladybird, the scale and the spindle – a highly specialised relationship February 2008 Natural history Are gardens good for birds or birdwatchers? December 2007 Natural history Dragonflies as climate-change indicators December 2007 Biological recording Solitary-sociable dolphins in the UK December 2007 Natural history Food, fibre, fuel and fauna – can we have it all? December 2007 Conservation policy Through a naturalist’s eyes December 2007 Bird conservation and access: coexistence or compromise? October 2007 Species conservation The Birkdale Green Beach – a sand-dune biodiversity hotspot October 2007 Regional ecology & conservation Dinas Island Farm, Pembrokeshire – A Golden Future? October 2007 Regional ecology & conservation Letting our carbon go free. The sustainable management of carbon and blanket peat in the English uplands October 2007 Conservation practice Identification: Longhorn beetles: Part 2 October 2007 Species identification British wildlife and climate change 2. Adapting to climate change August 2007 Biological recording Bird Atlas 2007-11 – an overview of atlases and plans for 2007-11 August 2007 Biological recording Heathland and wood pasture in Norfolk: ecology and landscape history August 2007 Natural history Identification: Longhorn beetles: Part 1 August 2007 Species identification The Great Fen – a waterland for the future August 2007 Conservation practice Nature After Minerals: a major role for quarries in nature conservation June 2007 Conservation practice Lowland Grassland Survey of Wales June 2007 Biological recording Long-term experimental studies of lowland grasslands and heaths in the UK June 2007 Natural history The BTO’s Nest Record Scheme – the value of counting your eggs before they hatch April 2007 Biological recording The UK Phenology Network – enlisting the nature detectives of the future April 2007 Biological recording The Eye Brook – a multifunctional approach to catchment management April 2007 Conservation practice Are the Fens a national stronghold for Water Voles? Evidence from the Cambridgeshire fens April 2007 Natural history Spring fungi are fruiting earlier April 2007 Biological recording British wildlife and climate change 1. Evidence of change February 2007 Biological recording British wild plants for wildlife schemes February 2007 Conservation practice Improving the contribution of urban gardens for wildlife: some guiding propositions February 2007 Conservation & people Invertebrates associated with coarse woody debris in streams and rivers in Britain February 2007 Natural history Classic wildlife sites: The Torbay limestones February 2007 Regional ecology & conservation The Bullhead – its biology and conservation December 2006 Natural history Comment: The dying of the light: values in nature and the environment December 2006 Natural history The ‘global fungal weeds‘: the toadstools of wood-chip beds December 2006 Natural history The Twenty Acres: a Scottish flood meadow with a history December 2006 Regional ecology & conservation The New Forest – National Park status for a medieval survivor December 2006 Regional ecology & conservation Monitoring the condition of UK protected sites: results from the first six years October 2006 Conservation trends Comment: Goodbye English Nature, hello Natural England October 2006 Conservation policy The value of different tree and shrub species to wildlife October 2006 Natural history Life in marine meadows: the communities of eelgrass beds October 2006 Natural history Tycanol – a fortress for nature October 2006 Regional ecology & conservation Habitat management news October 2006 Change in the British flora 1987-2004 August 2006 Biological recording The value of ant-hills in grasslands August 2006 Natural history The saga of the Montgomery Canal August 2006 Regional ecology & conservation Victorian pteridomania – Britain’s fern craze August 2006 Natural history More on the rise and fall of the Holly Blue August 2006 Natural history Obituary – Francis Rose 1921-2006 August 2006 Obituary Centipedes June 2006 Natural history Flowers in the fields: community conservation in the Lower Wye Valley June 2006 Conservation practice A flower in the desert: wildlife of the Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire June 2006 Regional ecology & conservation The rocks remain: a retrospective on Roineabhal June 2006 Regional ecology & conservation Are British bats at risk from windfarms? June 2006 Conservation trends Seventeen eventful years April 2006 Conservation policy The UK Phenology Network – some highlights from 2005 April 2006 Biological recording Reserve Focus: Ramsey Island, Pembrokeshire April 2006 Regional ecology & conservation Identification: Britan’s biggest hoverflies – the genus Volucella April 2006 Species identification Hedgerows and the historic landscape – a case study from South Gower April 2006 Conservation practice Status of the Common Tree Frog in Britain February 2006 Natural history Thirty years and counting. The contribution to conservation and ecology of butterfly-monitoring in the UK February 2006 Biological recording Restoration of transition mires in the New Forest February 2006 Conservation practice The Wiltshire Fritillary meadows: a case study in habitat degradation February 2006 Conservation practice The Farmland Bird Database December 2005 Biological recording Telling the trees from the wood in Killarney December 2005 Natural history Yellow Rattle – its natural history and use in grassland diversification December 2005 Natural history The Bog Hoverfly on Dartmoor December 2005 Natural history Aspen: Britain’s missing link with the boreal forest December 2005 Natural history Britain’s wildlife on the internet – The NBN Gateway October 2005 Biological recording Natural woodland reserves – 60 years of trying at Lady Park Wood October 2005 Conservation practice In search of the Land Caddis October 2005 Natural history Comment – Natural history re-mastered October 2005 Natural history Comment – Caged flowers October 2005 Conservation practice Obituary – Richard Fitter 1913-2005 October 2005 Obituary Comment – A trial reintroduction of the European Beaver August 2005 Species conservation British Moths: throwing light on a new conservation challenge August 2005 Biological recording The ecology and management of drawdown zones August 2005 Natural history Ecology of the Harlequin Ladybird – a new invasive species August 2005 Natural history Derek A Ratcliffe 1929-2005 August 2005 Obituary Knottholes: the wildlife of Peterborough’s claypits August 2005 Natural history The Badgeworth Buttercup – the smallest reserve gets bigger June 2005 Species conservation Gorse Mites and their predators June 2005 Natural history Montane scrub – the challenge of the ‘wee trees’ June 2005 Natural history Mowing grasslands in churchyards: getting conservation advice right June 2005 Conservation practice Allaying public fears of health issues on wetlands June 2005 Natural history Predation and the profitability of grouse moors June 2005 Conservation policy Through a naturalist’s eyes June 2005 Identification – Clearwing moths April 2005 Species identification Farming for nature April 2005 Conservation practice Nature’s calendar – 2004 results from the UK Phenology Network April 2005 Biological recording Environmental Stewardship April 2005 Conservation policy Miriam Rothschild 1908-2005 April 2005 Obituary The Great Silver Water Beetle in Britain – a cry for help April 2005 Natural history The Habitat Survey of Wales February 2005 Biological recording Extreme butterfly-collecting: A biography of I R P Heslop February 2005 Natural history The nature-conservation value of abandoned metalliferous mine sites in Cornwall February 2005 Comment: ls there a case for the Celtic Maple or the Scots Plane? February 2005 Natural history Identification: British land flatworms February 2005 Species identification Millipedes December 2004 Natural history Classic wildlife sites: Mar Lodge Estate, Cairngorms December 2004 Regional ecology & conservation Insects and fleshy fruits December 2004 Natural history Comment: Spread of the Noosphere December 2004 Conservation & people The Downy Emerald – an enigmatic dragonfly? December 2004 Natural history Gardens and wildlife – the BUGS project October 2004 Conservation & people Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve October 2004 Regional ecology & conservation Silent invasions – the natural history of chalk pits October 2004 Natural history Charismatic megafungi – the conservation of waxcap grasslands October 2004 Conservation practice Classic wildlife sites: The natural history and conservation of Porton Down August 2004 Regional ecology & conservation Grazing domestic animals on British saltmarshes August 2004 Conservation practice The English names of butterflies August 2004 Natural history Comment: Should conservationists continue to ignore plant hybrids? August 2004 Species conservation The three smallest British diving beetles August 2004 Natural history Where have all the bumblebees gone, and could they ever return? June 2004 Conservation trends What the UK BAP has done for the River Jelly Lichen June 2004 Species conservation Beyond hypothesis – a long-term study of British snakes June 2004 Natural history The status, ecology and conservation of the Smelt in the British Isles June 2004 Natural history Classic wildlife sites – St Kilda June 2004 Regional ecology & conservation Through a naturalist’s eyes June 2004 The ecology of the Pearl-bordered Fritillary in woodland April 2004 Natural history Reserve Focus: Thompson Common Nature Reserve, Norfolk April 2004 Regional ecology & conservation Nature’s changing seasons – 2003 results from the UK Phenology Network April 2004 Biological recording The burning of uplands and its effect on wildlife April 2004 Conservation practice Links with West Africa: people, policy and migratory birds April 2004 Conservation policy Cypress trees and their moths April 2004 Natural history The White-clawed Crayfish – a decade on February 2004 Species conservation The quality of nature in England February 2004 Conservation policy Comment – Rare plant introductions in the UK: creative conservation or wildflower gardening? February 2004 Conservation practice Possible impacts of Grey Squirrels on birds and other wildlife February 2004 Conservation trends Fungi living on lichens: a source of unexplored diversity February 2004 Natural history Sunbleak and Topmouth Gudgeon – two new additions to Britain’s freshwater fishes December 2003 Species conservation Zapovedniks – scientific nature reserves in Russia December 2003 Conservation practice Identification – Bladder-ferns Cystopteris of the British Isles December 2003 Species identification Comment: Britain’s contribution to global conservation and our coastal temperate rainforest December 2003 Conservation policy Gilfach – an upland farm and nature reserve December 2003 Regional ecology & conservation Mountain Hares in the Peak District December 2003 Natural history The discovery of Large Cone-head Bush-cricket in the Isles of Scilly December 2003 Natural history Obituary – Franklyn Perring December 2003 Obituary The Greater Horsehoe Bat Project: a species conservation success story October 2003 Species conservation Turning the tide for saltmarshes October 2003 Conservation practice Reserve Focus – Grey Mare’s Tail Nature Reserve, South Scotland October 2003 Regional ecology & conservation Conserving Scotland’s Slavonian Grebes October 2003 Species conservation Putting Purbeck’s BAP into action – a case study October 2003 Conservation practice Creating wild-flower meadows by strewing green hay October 2003 Conservation practice Woodlice, chiselbobs and sow-bugs August 2003 Natural history Wild mushrooms in Britain August 2003 Natural history The Welsh uplands – past, present and future August 2003 Natural history Putting our alien flora into perspective August 2003 Natural history The fan shell Atrina fragilis – a species of conservation concern August 2003 Species conservation How is the countryside changing? June 2003 Conservation trends Natural sounds at the British Library June 2003 Natural history The Migration Atlas – 90 years of bird-ringing and recording migration June 2003 Biological recording Obituary – Max Nicholson 1904-2003 June 2003 Obituary Coastal soft cliffs and their importance for invertebrates June 2003 Natural history The jewel of York – ecology and conservation of the Tansy Beetle June 2003 Natural history Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park June 2003 Regional ecology & conservation The science that redefines the seasons. Recent results from the UK Phenology Network April 2003 Biological recording The Savernake Tunnel – an important hibernation site for bats April 2003 Regional ecology & conservation Mammals in Britain – a historical perspective April 2003 Natural history A naturalist abroad – The Brenne, France April 2003 Natural history Water frogs in Britain April 2003 Natural history The status and ecology of the Yellow Wagtail in Britain April 2003 Natural history Essex Otters – struggling in a hostile environment? February 2003 Natural history Shropshire Ravens on a roll February 2003 Natural history The amazing Amazonian Freshwater Jellyfish in Yorkshire February 2003 Natural history Wetlands as an important habitat for small mammals February 2003 Natural history Chalkhill Blue on Therfield Heath, Hertfordshire February 2003 Natural history Some aspects of geology and the British flora February 2003 Natural history Reserve Focus – Cors Fochno (Borth Bog). West Wales February 2003 Regional ecology & conservation Comment: Introductions – are we conserving species at the expense of nature? December 2002 Conservation practice Donating your land for wildlife. But who wants it? December 2002 Conservation & people Putting Dormice back on the map December 2002 Species conservation Reserve Focus – Havergate Island NNR, Suffolk December 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Killer Whales in British waters December 2002 Natural history Lapwings in Britain – a new approach to their conservation December 2002 Species conservation Fungi upon other fungi grow – Britain’s parasitic toadstools December 2002 Natural history Bats in Greater London – Unique evidence of a decline over 15 years October 2002 Species conservation The UK network of Special Protection Areas for birds October 2002 Conservation policy Atlantic hazelwoods – Some observations on the ecology of this neglected habitat from a lichenological perspective October 2002 Natural history Identification: British oil beetles October 2002 Species identification The New Atlas of the British & Irish Flora October 2002 Biological recording An introduction to British hoverflies and the Hoverfly Recording Scheme October 2002 Biological recording Lamprey: relicts from the past August 2002 Natural history Identification: British elms August 2002 Species identification Importance of habitat quality and isolation. Implications for the management of butterflies in fragmented landscapes August 2002 Conservation practice Conserving the Marsh Fritillary in Britain August 2002 Species conservation Lesser Horseshoe Bats in a Welsh valley August 2002 Natural history The perfect disciple – the perfect hunter. The myths and realities of Mustela August 2002 Natural history Are Glow-worms disappearing? June 2002 Species conservation Flying earlier in the year – The phenological responses of butterflies and moths to climate change June 2002 Biological recording Reserve Focus: Askham Bog, North Yorkshire June 2002 Regional ecology & conservation The deadly world of Britain’s carnivorous plants June 2002 Natural history Salisbury Plain Training Area – the British steppes? June 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Bird communities on chalk grassland – a case study of Salisbury Plain Training Area June 2002 Regional ecology & conservation The status, conservation and use of the Medicinal Leech April 2002 Natural history The affair of the ‘Long-willied (Real’s) Wood White April 2002 Natural history The small cetaceans of Cardigan Bay April 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Water Voles in the Highlands An undiscovered refuge? April 2002 Natural history The history, ecology and conservation of the New Forest Cicada April 2002 Natural history Reserve Focus: The Ouse Washes, Cambridgeshire April 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Behavioural ecology of farmers: what does it mean for wildlife? February 2002 Conservation & people The fall and rise of Ainsdale’s Natterjacks February 2002 Species conservation Reserve Focus: Rhos Llawr Cwrt NNR, Ceredigion February 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Nesting behaviour of the Red Kite in the Chilterns February 2002 Natural history Conserving our little Galapagos – Lundy, Lundy Cabbage and its beetles February 2002 Regional ecology & conservation Recording Britain’s spiders February 2002 Biological recording The value of gardens for wildlife – lessons from mammals and herpetofauna December 2001 Natural history Comment: Meet the Glomales – the ecology of mycorrhiza December 2001 Natural history The legacy and significance of The Life of the Robin by David Lack December 2001 Natural history The conservation of the Blue Ground Beetle in south-west England December 2001 Species conservation Brecon Beacons National Park December 2001 Regional ecology & conservation Comment: British wildlife and human numbers: the ultimate conservation issue October 2001 Conservation policy Can fish determine the conservation value of shallow lakes in the UK? October 2001 Conservation policy Comment: Future directions in agriculture policy and nature conservation October 2001 Conservation policy The Coppice for Butterflies Challenge: a targeted grant scheme for threatened species October 2001 Conservation policy Classic wildlife sites: Malham Tarn National Nature Reserve October 2001 Regional ecology & conservation Identification: Wild Boar signs in southern England October 2001 Species identification The first field guides: the Wayside and Woodland books October 2001 Natural history Edge of the tide: a natural history of beachcombing August 2001 Natural history Comment: Planning for wildlife in new housing estates August 2001 Conservation policy Marine finfish farming in Scotland August 2001 Conservation trends Springtails – in search of Britain’s most abundant insects August 2001 Natural history Bristol’s Foxes – 40 years of change August 2001 Natural history Reserve Focus: Clattinger Farm Reserve, Wiltshire August 2001 Regional ecology & conservation What time hath stole away.’ Local extinctions in our native flora June 2001 Conservation trends Comment – Naturdenkmal: a site-protection concept worth revisiting? June 2001 Wildlife and mining in the Yorkshire coalfield June 2001 Natural history The Barbastelle in Britain June 2001 Natural history A naturalist abroad: Picos de Europa, northen Spain June 2001 Natural history Identification – Yellow sedges June 2001 Species identification Comment: We plough the fields, but what do we scatter? A look at the science and practice of grassland restoration April 2001 Conservation practice From passive to positive – the Countryside Act 2000 and British wildlife April 2001 Conservation policy Enhancement of amenity-woodland field layers in Milton Keynes April 2001 Conservation practice Identification – Egg-laying and larval development of Great Crested Newts April 2001 Species identification The wetland invertebrates of Ireland April 2001 Natural history Sea Eagles – reclaiming the west April 2001 Species conservation ARKive – calling all British Natural history specialists… April 2001 Natural history Whatever happened to the Ravenglass gullery? February 2001 Natural history Comment: Should ancient trees be designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest? February 2001 Conservation policy Water Voles and development – a case study of mitigation techniques February 2001 Species conservation The Millenium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland February 2001 Biological recording The effects of flooding of grassland on food supply for breeding waders February 2001 Conservation practice The responses of European insects to climate change February 2001 Biological recording The value of gardening for wildlife – what contribution does it make to conservation? December 2000 Conservation & people Large-leaved Limes on the South Downs December 2000 Natural history The East Thames Corridor: a nationally important invertebrate fauna under threat December 2000 Regional ecology & conservation The Wall Lizard in England December 2000 Natural history Identification: Prominent and kitten moths December 2000 Species identification Wild trout in the British Isles – their variety and conservation December 2000 Natural history Comment: Water, Water everywhere December 2000 Planning for wildlife – an insider’s guide October 2000 Conservation policy The role of large grazing animals in nature conservation – a Dutch perspective October 2000 Conservation practice Birds and wind turbines in Britain October 2000 Conservation trends Reserve focus – Crymlyn Bog NNR October 2000 Regional ecology & conservation Classic wildlife sites – The Sefton Coast sand-dunes, Merseyside October 2000 Regional ecology & conservation Management of RSPB Minsmere Reserve reedbeds and its impact on breeding Bitterns October 2000 Species conservation Some observations on surveying Native and Signal Crayfish August 2000 Biological recording The Black Redstart in urban Britain – a conservation conundrum? August 2000 Natural history Machair – a land with a flower-sweet taste August 2000 Natural history When do frogs emerge from hibernation (and how do we know)? August 2000 Natural history Intraspecific aggression, cannibalism and suspected infanticide in Otters August 2000 Natural history British tooth-fungi and their conservation August 2000 Natural history Reserve Focus – Caenlochan National Nature Reserve, Angus August 2000 Regional ecology & conservation On the trail of the Spined Loach: developing a conservation plan for a poorly known species August 2000 Species conservation Songs of bush-crickets and grasshoppers and the use of ultrasound detectors June 2000 Biological recording Assessing the condition of woodland SSSIs in England June 2000 Conservation policy Comment – Grazing for nature conservation: rising to the challenge June 2000 Conservation practice The wildlife significance of a former colliery site in Yorkshire June 2000 Regional ecology & conservation British Bullfrogs? June 2000 Species conservation Freshwater Pearl Mussels in peril June 2000 Species conservation The Wild Pear Tree – one of Britain’s rarest trees or a garden escape? June 2000 Species conservation Identification – Red-eyed damselflies June 2000 Species identification Assessing butterflies’ status and decline April 2000 Biological recording As dull as ditch water? Managing ditches for wildlife April 2000 Conservation practice Comment – coppicing like a Beaver April 2000 Conservation practice Heathlands in an urban setting – effects of urban development on heathlands of south-east Dorset April 2000 Conservation trends Wildlife on a branch line – a natural history of the railways April 2000 Natural history Reserve Focus: The Wetland Centre, London April 2000 Regional ecology & conservation The Duke of Burgundy – conserving the intractable April 2000 Species conservation Bare ground and the conservation of invertebrates February 2000 Conservation practice Problems with rodenticides: the threat to Red Kites and other wildlife February 2000 Conservation trends Identifying ancient woodland using vascular plant indicators February 2000 Natural history Living with Yellow-necked Mice February 2000 Natural history
