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.
1 Conserving violet-feeding fritillary butterflies at Marshland Nature Reserve
Tom Brereton, Gary Pilkington and David Roy
9 Through a naturalist's eyes
Robert Burton
10 Wildlife crime and Scottish Freshwater Pearl Mussels
Peter Cosgrove, Lee Hastie and lain Sime
14 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
16 The intriguing case of the Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica
Chris D Preston, Francisco J Valtueña and Joachim W Kadereit
21 Tree-hunting in Warwickshire
Steven Falk
31 The rose bedeguar
Simon Randolph
38 Reserve Focus: Farlington Marshes Nature Reserve, Hampshire
Andrew Branson
43 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Andrew Branson
66 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
72 Twitcher in the swamp
Peter Marren
73 Book reviews