INDEX

Abram, David 2

Addison, Joseph 181

Africa 45, 54, 104 agriculture (effects on wildlife) arable crops 125, 166-7 grassland 73-4, 75-6, 139 livestock 27, 31-2, 74, 76-7, 86, 113, 128-9, 138, 146, 150-1, 173

Alder 125, 126

Amateur Naturalist, The 180-2 Anemone, Wood 163 animal welfare 145, 149-52 anthrophony 116

Ash 43, 44, 115, 133, 137, 161 Asia 44, 45

Aurochs 45

Badger 73-6, 117, 118, 173-4,

185

Barnes, Simon 168

Bat

Brown Long-eared 48 Common Pipistrelle 48 Noctule 117

bat box 18

Bear, Brown 115

Beaver 78-9

Beech 65, 115, 121, 133, 161,

191

beetles 32, 48, 129

Belarus 196

Bialowieza forest 196 biophony 116

Birch, Downy 43, 44

bird feeders 26, 49-56

bird hide 23

bird surveys 84, 124-5

Birds of Britain (Reader's Digest) 180-1

Bird's-foot-trefoil 21, 32

Bison 196

Bitter-cress, Hairy 95-6 blackberries 90, 101, 102, 183 Blackbird 28, 47, 51, 61, 115, 118, 157, 181

Blackcap 47

Blackthorn 27, 43, 45, 105 Bluebell 87-9, 98, 100, 184 Bluethroat 150

Blyton, Enid 184

Boar, Wild 88, 196 bottles (old, discarded) 80 Bracken 76, 85-9, 122, 179 Brambling 47,51 Bullfinch 25, 26, 29

Bullhead 127-8

Bunting

Cirl 181

Reed 181

Butler, Dr William 100

Butterfly

Brimstone 163

Red Admiral 91

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary 89

Buzzard, Common 24, 36, 38

Cambridgeshire 160, 166, 169,

171

camera trap 76 Campion, Red 89

Canada 111

cat, domestic 17, 171 Celandine, Lesser 89, 163 Centaury, Common 32 Chaffinch 33, 51, 54, 61, 115 Chanterelle 91, 107-8 chemical defence, in plants/fungi 8, 93-5, 97, 98

Cherry, Wild 115

Cheshire 30, 88

Chestnut, Sweet 103-4, 183 chickens (domestic) 24, 30-40, 44

Chiffchaff 47,163 children (interactions with wildlife) 1-2, 86-7, 93, 94,

101, 102, 107, 175, 178-88, 193-4

China 74

Clare, John 132 Cleavers 22 climate change 55, 93, 104, 176, 192, 195

coastal habitats 84-5, 114, 150, 157-9, 186

Cock's-foot (grass) 21 Comfrey 94 common land 86, 88-9, 127, 145-52, 192-3 competition (for food/nest sites) 52-5

conkers 179

Cornwall 69, 186 Cow Parsley 21, 22, 100

Crane, Common 181 crane-fly 35

Crow, Carrion 173 Cuckooflower 21, 96

Dandelion 97

Dartmoor 10, 155

Deer

Muntjac 118, 185

Red 76-7, 139, 140, 150-1, 155, 170-2

Roe 77-8, 101, 121 Devon Wildlife Trust 153 disease (in wildlife) 34, 54-5, 74, 137, 145 dispersal 16, 41, 95 disturbance (of wildlife) 118, 153-9

dog, domestic 30, 32, 87, 101, 114, 168, 169-70, 171

Dormouse, Common 48, 103 Dove, Collared 54

Dunnock 51, 61, 157

Durrell, Gerald 180, 182

Eagle, White-tailed 151, 196 earthworms 9, 15, 28, 32, 33 Eastbourne 184

eclipse, solar 65

Eel 179

egg-collecting 180

Egret, Little 181

Elder 43

Elephant, Straight-tusked 45, 46 Elm, Wych 139

equinox, spring/autumn 14, 58, 60, 190

Europe 45, 104, 196

evolution (shaping human behaviour) 2-9, 119

Exmoor 10, 133, 155

farmland birds 166

Farne Islands 157-8

feeding wildlife (in gardens/parks/ reserves) 49-56, 157, 174 ferns 161

Fieldfare 28, 47, 61, 155-6 fishing 179-80, 184, 186, 188 Fly

Cluster 14-16

House 14

Flycatcher

Pied 53, 54, 55

Spotted 47

Fowl, Jungle 44

Fox, Red 24, 29, 30, 37-9, 74-6,

117, 170-2, 173, 185

Foxglove 94

Frog, Common 33, 123, 146-8

Fulmar 84-5

Gannet 186

gardening (for wildlife) 21-9,

30-40

Garlic, Wild 8, 93, 98-9 geophony 116

Gloucestershire 102, 182

Goldfinch 25, 49, 53

Goshawk 79, 151, 181

Graham, Stephen 131-2 grasshoppers 35, 179 grassland, semi-natural 86, 114,

126, 153

Greenfinch 51, 54

Guillemot 157

Gussow, Alan 83-4

hair ice 193

Hare, Brown 168-70 hare coursing 169-70, 172

Harrier, Marsh 150

Hawfinch 151

Hawthorn 27, 43

Hayes, Nick 140

Hazel 43, 44, 48, 103, 115, 133, 161

hazelnuts 90, 92, 102-3, 182, 183 heathland 51, 150

Hedge Mustard 22

Hedgehog 33

hedgerows management 41-8, 81 use by wildlife 41-3, 46-8,

50, 139

Hemlock 94

hen, domestic 24, 30-40, 44 herbicides 87

Heron, Grey 146

Hill, Octavia 7

Hillesley 182

Hobby 181

Hoffman, Julian 83-4

Hogweed 21

Holly 43, 133, 134, 161

Hooper's Rule 42-3

Hopkins, Gerard Manley 88

Hornbeam 20

Hornet 18-19

Hughes, Ted 138

human ancestors 3, 6, 57-8, 61, 65-6, 95, 101, 103, 119, 158, 195

Human, Nature 9-10, 34, 84, 112,

149

hunting (of Foxes and Red Deer) 170-2

Hunting Act, The (2004) 170-1

‘ice days' 192-3

International Space Station 67

introductions (of new species)

103

invasive species 87

invertebrates 26, 32-3, 40, 44, 48,

50-2, 129

Ireland 52, 80, 88 Ivy 137, 161

Jackdaw 118 Japan 7 Jay 27, 79

Kestrel 24, 26, 29

Kingfisher 125 Kite, Red 36, 181

Kittiwake 157

Lamprey, Brook 128 lead poisoning 168 legislation (relating to wildlife)

79, 155, 169, 170, 172, 173 Leopold, Aldo 112-13 lichen 121, 161 liverworts 161

livestock 27, 31-2, 74, 76-7, 86,

87, 113, 114, 128-9, 138, 146, 150-1, 171, 173, 183 London 7, 156-7, 184 Lynx, Eurasian 151

Mabey, Richard 174 MacDonald, Helen 3

Mackerel 186

Magpie 173 Marigold, Marsh 126, 163 Martin, House 18, 47, 61

May, Katherine 189, 193 McKibben, Bill 195 meteor shower 67-8 Meteorological (Met) Office 192 migrant birds 28, 46-7, 54, 61, 163, 164, 190

mindfulness 35, 46, 82, 119, 126 mint 99

Monbiot, George 93, 113 moon 63-6, 120 moon illusion 64

Moor-grass, Purple 122, 155, 192 Moorhen 180, 183 moorland 84, 86, 112, 113, 173 Moose 115

moss 160-2

sphagnum 153 moths 48, 185-6 moulted feathers 79 Mouse, Wood 48, 80, 185

National Rivers Authority (NRA)

124

National Trust 7

Nature Lover’s Book 184 nature reserve 51-2, 136, 153, 157, 158, 175 nature therapy 7-10, 34, 55, 83-4, 91, 112, 132-3, 136, 140-1, 178, 194-5 nest box 48, 148 Netherlands 150

Nettle, Common 22 Newt, Palmate 1, 185 Nightingale 61 Nightjar 61

Nightshade, Deadly 94 nocturnal wildlife 15, 18-19, 24,

33, 61, 73, 75, 77, 117-23, 135, 185

noise, anthropogenic 21, 36-7, 115-16, 117, 137, 175

Norfolk 124-5, 168, 175 North America 97, 111, 115 Northamptonshire 125, 132 Northumberland 157

Nuthatch 51

nutrient enrichment 21-2, 100, 128-9

Oak, Pedunculate 43, 44

Oostvaardersplassen 150-2 Otter, Eurasian 186

Owl

Barn 23-4, 29, 80, 117

Tawny 24, 79, 118, 123 owl pellets 79-80 Oxfordshire 1, 30, 88 Oystercatcher 186

Parasol mushroom 92, 105-6 persecution (of wildlife) 74, 158, 169-73

pesticides 138-9

Pheasant, Common 36, 79, 118, 168-9

phytoncides 8-9

Pigeon, Feral 184

Pimpernel, Scarlet 32

Pipit, Meadow 28, 156 planets 62-3, 67 poisonous plants/fungi 87, 93-5,

98

Poland 196

pollution 21-2,128-9

pond 1, 31, 78, 146-7, 185

pond skaters 129

pony, Exmoor 155 predation 3-4, 5, 13, 15, 23-4, 26, 33-4, 36-9, 52, 75, 79, 80, 129, 145-7, 149, 151

Primrose 100, 163, 184

Puffball

Common 106-7

Giant 106

Puffin 186

Rabbit 79, 183

Rackenford and Knowstone Moor

153

Ragged-robin 126 rainforest, temperate 160-4 Raspberry, Wild 102 Rat, Brown 34, 80

Raven 151, 184

Redpoll 25

Redshank 181

Redstart

Black 17

Common 47

Redwing 28, 47, 61, 155-6 Regent's Park 157 reintroduction 79, 88, 150, 151 rewilding 21-9, 30-40, 150-2 Rhinoceros, Woolly 45

Robin 51, 61, 115, 118, 157 Rook 118

Rose, Dog 43

Royal Society for the Protection of

Birds (RSPB) 51

Rush, Soft 18, 20, 21

Rutt, Stephen 84-5

Sandy (Bedfordshire) 51 satellites 67

Scandinavia 194, 196

Scotland 52

scrub 4, 27, 41, 113, 125, 127,

150

Shag 157

Shetland 186

shooting (of wildlife) 36, 154-6,

158, 165-9, 173-5

Shrew

Common 80

Greater White-toothed 80

Shrike, Red-backed 181

Siskin 51,53

Skylark 156

sloes 104-5

snares 173, 183

Snipe

Common 153-5

Jack 154

snow (and tracking wildlife)

75-6

solstice, summer/winter 58-60, 132, 190

Somerset 174-5

song (in birds) 60, 61, 84, 115,

117-18, 120, 125, 163, 197

Sorrel

Common 97-8

Sheep's 97

South Molton 133

Sparrow, House 53, 54

Sparrowhawk 26, 149, 151

Spectator, The 181 Spider

Cellar 16

(Giant) House 15-16

Squirrel

Grey 79, 103, 157

Red 103

‘star jelly' 146 Starling 28, 53, 155-6 stars (and constellations) 60-2,

67-8, 120

Stoat 24, 47, 173

Stonechat 156

Strawberry, Wild 100

streams 78, 122, 124-30, 140, 160, 162

Suffolk 140

sunset/sunrise 63, 68-9, 121

Sussex 184

Swallow, Barn 18, 47, 61

Swift 117, 191

Tern, Arctic 157-8

Thistle, Marsh 21

Thomas, Edward 115

Thrush

Mistle 28

Song 28, 47, 118, 120

Tintagel 69, 186

Tit

Bearded 150

Blue 26, 48, 50, 53-6, 101, 148

Great 26, 53-5, 101

Long-tailed 26,50-1

Marsh 52, 53, 55

Penduline 150

Willow 52, 53, 151, 181

Tiverton 170

Toad, Common 28, 33, 185 tracking (of wildlife) 73-7 trapping (of wildlife) 158, 173-4,

185

Treecreeper 50 trespassing 78, 124-6, 131-41

Trout, Brown 128

United States 111

urban wildlife 84, 101

Warbler, Cetti's 181

Watercress 183

Waxwing 196

Weasel 24, 47

weather (effects on wildlife) 41,

49-50, 54, 57-60, 122-3,

126-7, 147-8, 160-2, 195-6

Wheatear 28

Whinchat 47

wild food 6, 87, 90-108, 183 wilderness 10, 111-16, 177 wildflower meadow 21, 32 Willow, Grey 43, 44

Wilson, E. O.

Wolf, Grey 115, 151

Wood-sorrel 96-7, 163 Woodcock 134-6 woodland 8, 41, 51-2, 75, 85,

87-8, 98, 108, 112, 114-15,

121, 124-5, 126, 132-41, 160-4

birds 25, 54, 115, 118 Woodpecker

Great Spotted 52

Lesser Spotted 52, 151

Woodpigeon 53, 54, 79, 149,

151, 157, 166-7, 183

Wren 26, 50, 61, 84, 115, 156

Wroxham 125

Wryneck 39-40

Young Ornithologists’ Club

(YOC) 180

Zoological Society of London

(ZSL) 157

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