Interview with Sarah Johnson, Project Manager for the Lancashire Peatland Initiative
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The Lancashire Peatland Initiative, run by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust, has delivered habitat restoration over 200 hectares of degraded lowland raised bog. This pioneering initiative has spanned the past three decades, with active restoration activities on numerous sites, including Little Woolden Moss, Winmarleigh Moss SSSI and Astley Moss SSSI SAC. The Lancashire Peatland Initiative won the NHBS sponsored Best Practice Award for Large Scale Nature Conservation at the 2021 CIEEM Awards. Project Manager Sarah Johnson has kindly taken the time to answer a few questions for us.
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British Wildlife Book Reviews
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British Wildlife has featured book reviews since the very first magazine back in 1989. These reviews provide in-depth critiques of the most important new titles in natural history publishing, from nature-writing bestsellers to technical identification handbooks. They are all authored by experts in relevant subjects, which ensures an honest and insightful appraisal of each book featured.
Here is a selection of book reviews that have featured in British Wildlife magazine since the June 2021 issue.
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This month, we tested the Recon Force Elite HP4. This new Browning model delivers videos of outstanding quality, super-fast responses and some great new features, all for excellent value. Click here to find out how it performed.
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This month, browse our newly catalogued books in Leon's bookshelf.
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Field Handbook to British and Irish Dandelions - Now in stock
This is a completely revised edition including new Taraxacum species described over the last 24 years, updated taxonomy and nomenclature, new keys, updated BSBI distribution maps and identification notes. This handbook includes a general introduction, guidance on identification and accounts of the 239 species with revised descriptions and 3-6 colour images.
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Guide to the Birds of China - Due November 2021
Building on the enormous popularity and reputation of the first edition, John MacKinnon's fully updated and refreshed work remains a truly comprehensive, taxonomically modern field guide. All 1484 bird species are richly illustrated in 164 annotated colour plates, with up-to-date colour distribution maps, QR codes providing access to bird calls, IUCN Red List status indicators and new, concise descriptions.
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Pelagic Publishing: Publisher of the Month
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Pelagic Publishing was founded in 2010 to fill the publishing gap in practical books available on ecology and conservation. They publish books for scientists, conservationists, ecologists, wildlife enthusiasts – anyone with a passion for understanding and exploring the natural world. We are delighted to announce Pelagic as our Publisher of the Month for November and December.
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COP26, the 26th annual summit of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, has come to a close. This historic event ran from 29th of October to 12th of November and aimed to secure global net zero emission targets and keep the 1.5°C target within reach. It also discussed the need to adapt to protect communities and natural habitats, mobilising finance and working together to deliver key commitments. In this article, we discuss an overview of the major outcomes of this event and how they might affect our efforts to combat climate change.
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