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.
235 A confluence of crises in English nature laws
Alexa Culver
240 Natural reflections
Brett Westwood
241 The fluctuating fortunes of the Common Octopus in Britain
Keith Hiscock
249 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
251 Birds in English place-names: signposts to the old ecologies of place
Michael J. Warren
259 Wild story
Amy-Jane Beer
260 England’s protected sites: an opportunity to drive nature’s recovery is being missed
David Hampson and Emma Hawthorne
267 The Strawberry Tree
Pádraic Fogarty
268 Does rewilding help birds in the uplands? Thirty years of monitoring at Mar Lodge Estate NNR
Andrew Painting and Shaila Rao
278 Naturally opinionated
Mark Avery
279 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
302 Conservation news
Compiled by Sam Hackney
308 Changing perspectives
Graeme Lyons
310 Book reviews & letters