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The UK's leading natural history magazine, published by
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Our May issue is out! Topics this time include Deadly Nightshade, moths of Carrifran Wildwood, the impacts of meat and dairy consumption on wildlife, the Wryneck in Britain and Dungeness in decline? For more see:
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Joe Bishop
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Having a thoroughly good time (not just the beer I promise) reading Peter Marren's entertaining article about Deadly Nightshade in this month's
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. The folklore associated with poisonous plants is interesting and wacky in equal measure.
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Our May issue is out! Topics this time include Deadly Nightshade, moths of Carrifran Wildwood, the impacts of meat and dairy consumption on wildlife, the Wryneck in Britain and Dungeness in decline? For more see:
www.britishwildlife.com/back-issues/...
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We've just shared the latest British Wildlife newsletter - our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the April newsletter here:
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27 days ago
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Our April issue is out! Topics this time include Bluebells seen from below, the natural history of Stenus rove beetles, land prices and wildlife, the importance and value of wood pasture and the phenology of breeding. For more see:
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It's Buglife's Be Kind to Spiders Week! 🕷️ To celebrate, we're offering a free download of our 2023 article on the fascinating but much maligned false widows, from
@britishspiders.bsky.social
's Alastair Lavery & Lawrence Bee, with artwork by
@rlewington2.bsky.social
Download link in comments👇
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We've just shared the latest British Wildlife newsletter - our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the March newsletter here:
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about 2 months ago
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Michael J. Warren
3 months ago
If you subscribe to the brilliant
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
mag, you’ll find an article about birds in place-names in there this month. Right before
@amyjanebeer.bsky.social
’s always beautiful Wild Story column.
#BritishWildlife
#PlaceNames
#birdsandplace
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Nicola Chester
3 months ago
Heartfelt thanks to
@steverutt.bsky.social
&
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
for an incredible review. ‘Nobody else writes with this degree of sensitivity, the big picture interspersed with telling detail, the perfect descriptive phrase that is her knack & the unhurried, farm-pace of her narrative.’1/2
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Ghosts of the Farm - British Wildlife
Ghosts of the Farm Nicola Chester Close your eyes and imagine rural southern England. You probably picture somewhere like the setting of Ghosts of the Farm – all rolling chalk hills and sticky mud, br...
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Ian Parsons
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My review in their latest newsletter of
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
Wilding for Conservation is now out.
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An important publication & resource.
@landethics.bsky.social
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
@whittledaway.bsky.social
@jmbecologist.bsky.social
#rewilding
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Wilding For Conservation: an exploration of rewilding in Britain - British Wildlife
Wilding For Conservation: an exploration of rewilding in Britain Between the years of 2021 and 2025, British Wildlife magazine ran a series of articles under the title of ‘Wilding for Conservation’. T...
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the February newsletter here:
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Our February issue is out! Topics this time include English nature laws in crisis, the Common Octopus, birds in place-names, action needed for protected sites and rewilding and birds at Mar Lodge. For more see:
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James Bullock
4 months ago
New book on rewilding! A curated collection of 27 articles published in British Wildlife over the last 5 yrs So, accessible & nicely produced for a broad readership And I’m one of the authors. Cheap at the price (£16.99)!
www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/
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wilding - British Wildlife
Wilding for Conservation: An Exploration of Rewilding in Britain The complete collection of articles from British WIldlife‘s acclaimed Wilding for Conservation series – an unflinching appraisal of the...
https://www.britishwildlife.com/wilding/
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the January newsletter here:
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4 months ago
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Richard K Broughton
5 months ago
Essential reading in latest British Wildlife magazine. Really good article by
@elliecrane.bsky.social
on value & future of unmanaged British woodland, and restoring lost habitats through non-intervention. Great conclusions and I agree with every word.
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Ellie Crane
5 months ago
I wrote a thing (my article is the one with the Star Wars reference 🤓)
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Our December issue is out! Topics this time include beavers and orthoptera, ninety years of ecosystems, 'good' ecological status in rivers, the Yellow Meadow Ant, and woodlands: time to embrace the dark side? For more see:
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the November newsletter here:
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6 months ago
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Our November issue is out! Topics this time include Wildcats in South-west England, jellyfish in British and Irish Seas, upland scrub and birds, UV surveys for caterpillars, and the Great Orme. For more, see:
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Looking for the perfect gift for naturalist friends? Check out our all new Starter Subscriptions - with 8 FREE BACK ISSUES selected by subject. Choose from: 🦇Mammals 🐟Marine 🦗Invertebrates 🌺Wildflowers 🌳Trees 🦆Birds 🦋Butterflies 🐸Freshwater For more, visit
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the October newsletter here:
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7 months ago
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Our October issue is out! Topics this time include Alpine Newts in Britain, Herefordshire’s ice age ponds, land flatworms, snowline slime moulds, and a tale of two teasels. For more, see:
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7 months ago
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With the October issue on its way we're about to start a new volume of British Wildlife. Which was your favourite cover from volume 36?
8 months ago
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the September newsletter here:
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8 months ago
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Laurence Rose
8 months ago
My photo published in
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
earlier this year has prompted this carefully considered paper. I wrote about my encounter with this ghost of an extinct species in my book The Long Spring
#naturewriting
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Richard Moyse
8 months ago
Just catching up with the latest issue of British Wildlife. This lead article on wilding/rewilding is an absolutely spot-on summary. A must read. Well done
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
.
#wilding
#rewilding
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Ted Theisinger
9 months ago
Pleased to share that my review of
@tonyjuniper.bsky.social
's Just Earth has been published in
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
's recent print edition. You can find it online here:
bit.ly/4p7JU7c
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Just Earth - British Wildlife
Just Earth comes at a particularly unjust and unearthly time. Mounting inequalities and crystallising environmental crises characterise the present day, and this forms the basis of Tony Juniper’s two-...
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the August newsletter here:
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9 months ago
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Our August issue is out! Topics this time include Risso’s Dolphins in Britain, Holm Oaks and their moths, urban wall ferns, the importance of woodland grassland, and the conclusion to our wilding for conservation series. For more, see:
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9 months ago
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Nic Wilson
10 months ago
"Most of all, it is a brave & beautiful love letter to herself & those living with chronic illness. An acceptance of shifting inner & outer landscapes alongside a commitment to keep listening, learning & walking local paths, even when the ground shifts beneath the waves"
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Land Beneath the Waves - British Wildlife
Land Beneath the Waves Nic Wilson Rooted in ecological and historical depth, Land Beneath the Waves is more than a memoir. It explores how chronic illness shapes personal identity and shifts our relat...
https://www.britishwildlife.com/land-beneath-the-waves/
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It's
#NationalMarineWeek
, and what better way to celebrate than with the return of a long lost jellyfish? Read our story on the disappearance and re-emergence of the enigmatic Depastrum cyathiforme at:
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10 months ago
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Ian Carter
10 months ago
An excellent review. The first I’ve seen to appreciate that this book has a clear agenda from the outset. Most readers have fallen for the ‘fair and balanced’ line in the blurb. Not Sam Hackney:
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Uncommon Ground - British Wildlife
Uncommon Ground Patrick Galbraith Uncommon Ground by Patrick Galbraith is a punchy and well-written ‘establishment’ take on the enduring discourse surrounding the public’s right to access the countrys...
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Patrick Barkham
10 months ago
Lovely story from the brilliant
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
magazine. This mag is endlessly fascinating – recommend if you're not a subscriber already.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides
Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/01/tourist-rediscovers-jellyfish-rock-pooling-outer-hebrides
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Ian Parsons
10 months ago
Just received my review copy of Renaturing by James Canton. Interesting title & hopefully interesting content, I'm reviewing it for the
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
newsletter. Sign up for it!
@irishrainforest.bsky.social
@iancarter67.bsky.social
@nicwilson.bsky.social
@rewildscotland.bsky.social
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Vicki Hird MSc FRES
10 months ago
A good news invertebrate story for once in
@theguardian.com
by
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An extinct jellyfish found alive! And involving the great
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
wildlife magazine I write for too.. Do subscribe..
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Tourist discovers ‘extinct’ jellyfish while rock-pooling in Outer Hebrides
Thistle-shaped Depastrum cyathiforme was last seen in France in 1976, but has now been found on South Uist
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/01/tourist-rediscovers-jellyfish-rock-pooling-outer-hebrides?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the July newsletter here:
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10 months ago
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July's a great time to see some of our most spectacular caterpillars - here are some quick tips to help track them down. If you give it a go, let us know what you find!
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We're really looking forward to
@globalbirdfair.bsky.social
this week - British Wildlife will be on the NHBS stand (S111-112) for all three days, so please come and say hello!
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11 months ago
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Nic Wilson
11 months ago
I love
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
and I'm excited to have an article in it this month on the lost
#nightingales
of
#Hitchin
and shifting baseline syndrome - an extract from my new book
#LandBeneaththeWaves
⬇️
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/land...
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
#booksky
#naturalhistory
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For the final day of
#30DaysWild
, a male Linnet This has been one of the winners at RSPB Hope Farm, a place that proves productive farming and nature recovery can be achieved in tandem; for a review of changes during the RSPB's first 25 years there, see
www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
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A roadside apple tree, likely originating from a discarded core
#30DaysWild
Britain does have truly wild apple trees, but their ecology and distribution have received little attention – we covered the pioneering work aiming to address this knowledge gap in
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A Great Pond Snail for day 28
#30DaysWild
Our November issue featured an article on a smaller and much rarer relative, the Slender Pond Snail, with insights on its habitat preferences based on research in Scotland - for more on that, see
www.britishwildlife.com/article/arti...
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Some distant Risso’s Dolphins for day 27
#30DaysWild
These secretive dolphins have been reported in unusually high numbers this spring, possibly linked to an abundance of their cephalopod prey. Look out for an article on this species in British Wildlife later this year!
11 months ago
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Upland oakwood on Dartmoor, one of the last refuges in Devon for the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
#30DaysWild
@lesserspotnet.bsky.social
provided a comprehensive account of the decline and challenges facing this species in
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11 months ago
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The latest British Wildlife newsletter is now available, our monthly round-up from the magazines featuring exclusive book reviews, highlights from the back catalogue, and conversations with our authors. You can read the June newsletter here:
mailchi.mp/britishwildl...
11 months ago
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Nic Wilson
11 months ago
I've got a feature in
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
on my nature memoir
#LandBeneaththeWaves
and how vital natural history records (like the
@hnhsoc.bsky.social
's journals going back to 1875) are in identifying shifting baseline syndrome.
@summersdalebooks.bsky.social
@globalbirdfair.bsky.social
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Western Bee-fly for day 25
#30DaysWild
Bee-flies offer a gentle introduction into the (slightly daunting) world of Diptera; Brett Westwood describes his quest to find this species and the allure of other flies in
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11 months ago
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A juvenile Starling for
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There's a lot to like about these birds, not least their impressive repertoire of vocalisations and amazing flocking displays. @stephenmossauthor.bsky.social made the case for a greater appreciation of Starlings in
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Pádraic Fogarty
11 months ago
"Much work needs to be done by politicians to articulate a positive vision for our shared future" I have a piece in the latest
@britishwildlife.bsky.social
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A ribbon worm (or nemertine) on a colony of Star Ascidian
#30DaysWild
While most ribbon worms are marine, a handful have made it onto land where they occupy soil and damp leaf litter. We shared an introduction to Britain's terrestrial species in
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A typically fleeting view of a Goshawk for day 22
#30DaysWild
This elusive raptor is making a recovery in Britain and starting to move out from forest heartlands into new habitats; Brett Westwood celebrates its resurgence in
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