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.
387 Editorial
Ian Rappel
389 Stone-curlews: a farmland conservation story
John Waldon and Emily Field
392 The Allerton Project’s first 25 years: a rich seam of evidence to support farmland conservation
Chris Stoate
398 Through a naturalist’s eyes
Robert Burton
399 Much ado about something: securing a future for Warwickshire’s Dormice
Ruth Moffatt
405 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
407 On the scent of deception: warning smells, olfactory mimicry and the legacy of Miriam Rothschild
David M. Wilkinson
414 Naturally opinionated
Mark Avery
415 The changing plant communities of Scotland’s sand dunes and machair
Robin Pakeman
421 Securing the future of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Diane O’Leary, Jackie Webley and Iain Sime
426 Flying kites: a view from Wales
James Robertson
427 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
452 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
457 Opinion
Miles King
458 Twitcher in the swamp
459 Book reviews & Letters