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273 Pesticide Poisoning of Wildlife in Britain
Ian Johnson
279 Commert – Beavers, Fish and Fishermen
Karl Evans
281 Conservng Rare Plants in Muddy Places
Clive Chatters
287 Through a naturalist’s eyes
Robert Burton
288 Obituary – Sir William Wilkinson
Peter Marren
290 Comment – Wilderness or Cultural Landscapes: Conflicting Conservation Philosophies?
Colin Tubbs
297 Nightjars – some aspects of their behaviour and conservation
Brian Cresswell
305 Atlas 2000 – A New Atlas of Flowering Plants and Ferns
D A Pearman and C D Preston
309 Twitcher in the Swamp
Peter Marren
310 Habitat Management News
Compiled by William J Sutherland
313 Reserve Focus – Ashtead Common NNR, Surrey
Bob Warnock, Vikki Forbes and Paul Ritchie
316 Wildlife Reports
Compiled by Andrew Branson
331 Conservation News
Compiled by Sue Everett
338 Book Reviews
339 Letters
"British Wildlife is the pulsating heart of the UK nature conservation movement."
Matthew Oates, National Trust
"The most important and informative publication on wildlife of our times"
Michael McCarthy, The Independent
"Packed with readable, thoughtful, up to date articles; written by ecologists and naturalists for ecologists and naturalists"
Nick Baker, Presenter and Naturalist