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.
273 New Approaches to the Management of Ponds
Jeremy Biggs, Antony Corfield, Dave Walker, Mercia Whitfield and Penny Williams
288 Locating and Conserving the Elusive Purple Emperor
Ken Willmott
296 The Water Vole – some aspects of its ecology
Gordon Woodroffe
304 Identification – Social Wasps
George Else
312 Habitat Management News
Compiled by William J Sutherland
315 Wildlife Reports
Compiled by Andrew Cleave
330 Conservation News
Compiled by Sue Everett
337 Twitcher in the Swamp
Peter Marren
338 Book Reviews
339 Letters