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In this issue
A Tale of Two Teasels – Alpine Newts in Britain – Herefordshire’s Ice Age Ponds – Land Flatworms – Snowline Slime Moulds - A Group in Danger
Contents:
- 1 A tale of two teasels
- 11 Natural Reflections
- 12 Bad newts? A century of introduced Alpine Newt populations in Britain
- 18 Habitat Management News
- 20 Herefordshire’s ice age ponds: ecology and geological origins
- 28 Wild Story
- 29 British land flatworms: identification and update
- 39 The Strawberry Tree
- 40 Snowline slime moulds- a group in danger
- 45 Wildlife reports
- 68 Conservation news
- 74 Changing Perspectives
- 76 Obituary: Keith Corbett MBE (1941- 2025)
- 77 Book review: To Have or to Hold: Nature’s Hidden Relationships
- 78 Book review: Trees of Britain and Ireland
Articles in this issue
Snowline slime moulds- a group in danger
Slime moulds, or myxomycetes, are a fascinating and varied group, known in popular culture for the remarkable ‘intelligence’ of some species, which allows them to solve complex problems and navigate mazes (Jabr 2012). This intelligence is all the more astounding for the fact that they are for the most part single-celled organisms, although the coordinatedSee moreColumns in this issue
Featuresin this issue
Book review: Trees of Britain and Ireland
You might think that we already have enough tree identification books but this one is different from the rest. Whereas most concentrate on the trees commonly met in urban landscapes, gardens and possibly arboreta, this one deals with native trees and those naturalised in at least 5% of the 10 × 10km squares of our
Book review: To Have or to Hold: Nature’s Hidden Relationships
Simply put, To Have or To Hold (THOTH) is a book about relationships in nature. But leaving it at that would be doing this complex, thought-provoking, and fiercely written book an injustice, because there is nothing simple about these relations. Sophie Pavelle is not discussing easy to define, easy to find, or easy to understand
Conservation news
This month’s conservation news covers the critical condition of Loch Neagh, the ratification of the High Seas Treaty and the appointment of a new Defra Secretary of State.
Wildlife reports
Highlights from October’s wildlife reports include the phenomenal spread of the Tree Bumblebee across the UK and new additions to Britain’s gall-causer checklist.
Habitat Management News
October's habitat management news covers stone tile retention for rare mosses during re-roofing and the management of native Alexanders.
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