British Wildlife is the leading natural history magazine in the UK, providing essential reading for both enthusiast and professional naturalists and wildlife conservationists. Published eight times a year, this subscription magazine bridges the gap between popular writing and scientific literature through a combination of long-form articles, regular columns and reports, book reviews and letters.
77 The Bullhead – its biology and conservation
Martin Perrow, Mark Tomlinson, Eleanor Skeate, Aulay Mackenzie and Neil Punchard
87 Through a naturalist's eyes
Robert Burton
88 Comment: The dying of the light: values in nature and the environment
Matthew Oates
96 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
98 The ‘global fungal weeds‘: the toadstools of wood-chip beds
Peter Marren
106 The Twenty Acres: a Scottish flood meadow with a history
John Mitchell
110 The New Forest – National Park status for a medieval survivor
Clive Chatters
120 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Andrew Branson
142 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
148 Twitcher in the swamp
Peter Marren
149 Book reviews
151 Letters