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.
313 Editorial
Bernard Mercer
314 National Nature Reserves in crisis?
Peter Marren
320 Through a naturalist’s eyes
Robert Burton
321 Conservation of the Long-horned Bee in Cornwall
Patrick Saunders
328 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
330 Britain’s natural landscapes – promoting improved understanding of the nature of the post-glacial vegetation of lowland Britain
Keith Alexander, Mike Allen, Jill Butler, Ted Green and Ray Woods
339 ‘Natural’ vegetation in Britain: the pollen-eye view
Ralph Fyfe
350 Scribbling in the margins
Richard Mabey
351 What is a lichen? Changing ideas on the lichen symbiosis
David M. Wilkinson
358 How to be wild
Simon Barnes
359 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
379 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
385 Twitcher in the swamp
386 Book reviews & Letters