Twitcher in the swamp

By - Peter Marren

"The late Stephen Hawking has left us one last opus, called Brief Answers to the Big Questions. But judging from the extracts read on Radio 4, it has no question-and-answer format, nor are his answers at all ‘brief’."

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Pages	Title	Format
157-159	Defining ‘natural woodland’	Article
161-170	The Basking Shark – the changing fortunes of Britain’s biggest fish	Article
173-183	What can reserves deliver for conservation in lowland cultural landscapes? A case study of Bradfield Woods NNR	Article
185-189	Moonshine, myth and magic: the strange world of the Moonwort	Article
191-197	Tree-felling in Norbury Park: necessary evil or overreaction?	Article
198-200	Comment: Pressure mounts against the continuing use of lead ammunition	Comment
190	Letter from Caledonia	Column
201	Scribbling in the margins	Column
160	Through a naturalist’s eyes	Column
171-172	Habitat management news	Habitat management news
184	Wild story	Column
223	How to be wild	Column
230	Twitcher in the swamp	Column
202-222	Wildlife reports	Wildlife reports
224-229	Conservation news	Conservation news
231	Sea Squirts and Sponges of Britain and Ireland	Book reviews
231-232	The Field Key to Winter Twigs: A Guide to Native and Planted Deciduous Trees, Shrubs and Woody Climbers (Xylophytes) found in the British Isles	Book reviews