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 Snake heads and bird droppings – unusual cases of mimicry in the lepidopteran larvae of Britain and Ireland
Barry Henwood, Phil Sterling and Richard Lewington
244 Natural reflections
Brett Westwood
245 Change in the wild flora of Brockweir, Hewelsfield and St Briavels
George Peterken and Elsa Wood
252 Habitat management news
Compiled by Conservation Management Advice, RSPB
254 Balancing culture and nature in the Lake District
Lee Schofield, Danny Teasdale, David Hampson and Malcolm Ausden
264 Wild story
Amy-Jane Beer
265 Rewilding childhood
Patrick Barkham
270 Naturally opinionated
Mark Avery
271 A comparison of Nature’s Calendar with Gilbert White’s phenology
Tim Sparks, Lorienne Whittle and Judith Garforth
276 Flying kites
James Robertson
277 Comment: What is a tree? Changing minds about symbiosis
James Merryweather
282 Wildlife reports
Compiled by Guy Freeman
303 Conservation news
Compiled by Sue Everett
309 Twitcher in the swamp
310 Book reviews & Letters