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.
391 Editorial
James Curran
393 Conservation of mountain woodland in the Cairngorms National Park
David Hetherington
401 Through a naturalist’s eyes
Robert Burton
402 Bluefin tuna off Britain and Ireland: return of the giant tunny?
Tom Horton, Lucy Hawkes and Matthew Witt
409 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
411 Creating a National Ecological Network in Scotland
Susan Davies, Jonathan Hughes and Bruce Wilson
418 Naturally opinionated
Mark Avery
419 Natterjack Toads and landscape history: a window on the past
Trevor Beebee
425 Letter from Caledonia
Hugh Raven
426 Spiders in the grass: the effect on upland spider communities of grazing
Ashley Lyons, Paul Ashton, Ian Powell and Anne Oxbrough
433 Flying kites: a view from Wales
James Robertson
434 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
456 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
462 Twitcher in the swamp
463 Book reviews & Letters