Fritillary

Fritillary 1

Fritillary 1 costs £6.50. Email orders to get one.

The first-ever volume of Fritillary, this represented a new venture for the Society and the Trust. It is still in demand and we have recently reprinted it.

		Coppicing in Brasenose Wood, Oxfordshire by R J Fuller and David Steel
		Seedling populations in chalk grassland and scrub, and their possible significance for amenity and conservation management by C J Smith and K Ibberson
		The birds of Wytham - an historical survey by Andy Gosler

Fritillary 2

The Wildlife of the Three Counties Millennium edition Fritillary 2 costs £6.00. Email orders to get one.

The content of this issue recognises the loss of wildlife as a result of widely publicised changes in land-use during the latter part of the 20th century and the changing attitudes following the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992. In this volume there are articles on rare and widespread plants, fish, birds and snails.

		The flora of the Oxford Ring Road by Caroline Jackson-Houlston
		Meadow dandelions by Alison McDonald
		The wild celery story by Ann Cole
		The native grape hyacinth by Jo Dunn
		Fish Rescue by Darren Bedworth
		Farmland birds of Oxfordshire in the twentieth century by Phil Barnett
		Farmland flowers by Susanna Kay
		Status and distribution of molluscs by Steve Gregory

Fritillary 3

The Unique Ecosystems of the Oxfordshire Valley-head Fens Celebrating the centenary of the first nature reserve in Oxfordshire Multi-disciplinary research supporting conservation Fritillary 3 costs £6.50. Email orders to get one.

An opportunity to read multi-disciplinary accounts of the origins, workings, diverse biology and conservation of these ecosystems which have hitherto not been understood.

		New experimental and descriptive work on the nutrient requirements of the vegetation explains much of the unique nature of these habitats
		Studies of the rare and characteristic invertebrates show how very special these sites are
		Many important conclusions are made for the conservation of these fens
		This approach represents a paradigm for the understanding and future sustainability of specific ecosystems
		Vegetation history since the last ice age by Petra Dark
		Hydrology by Peter Morris
		New insights into the botany by Bryan Wheeler
		The importance for invertebrates by Keith Porter
		The southern damselfly by Graham Steven
		Molluscs by Steve Gregory

Fritillary 4

Photo - Pearl-bordered Fritillary on Common Spotted Orchid by (c) Jim Asher (Pearl-bordered Fritillary was last seen in Oxfordshire in 1995; this photo was taken in 1993.)

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Fritillary 5

Photo - Volunteers counting Fritillaries on Iffley Meadow by (c) Debbie Lewis

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