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.
1 Bird conservation and access: coexistence or compromise?
Rowena Langston, Allan Drewitt and Durwyn Liley
10 Through a naturalist's eyes
Robert Burton
11 The Birkdale Green Beach – a sand-dune biodiversity hotspot
Philip H Smith
17 Letter from the far west coast
Michael Viney
18 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
20 Dinas Island Farm, Pembrokeshire – A Golden Future?
James Robertson
28 Letting our carbon go free. The sustainable management of carbon and blanket peat in the English uplands
Alistair Crowle
35 Identification: Longhorn beetles: Part 2
Andrew Duff
44 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Andrew Branson
65 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
71 Twitcher in the swamp
Peter Marren
72 Book reviews
75 Letters