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.
157 Editorial
Hugh Raven
159 Is the Vendace, Britain’s rarest freshwater fish, on the brink of extinction?
Kate E. Waters, Stephen C. Maberly, Stewart J. Clarke, Bryan M. Spears and Ian J. Winfield
165 Through a naturalist’s eyes
Robert Burton
166 Natural capital and nature conservation: an introductory guide
Katharine Bolt and Malcolm Ausden
175 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
177 Seeds and seed-eating birds: casualties of agricultural change
Ian Newton
184 Long-term changes in chalk grassland
Peter Hawes, Richard Pywell and Lucy Ridding
190 How to be wild
Simon Barnes
191 Rewetting of woodland: trial management on two RSPB nature reserves
Gareth Fisher, Matt Self, Mark Nowers, Hannah Booth and Graham White
197 Corporate social responsibility: do companies care about biodiversity?
Clare Topping
204 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
224 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
230 Twitcher in the swamp
231 Book reviews & Letters