The London Naturalist is one of the flagship journals of the London Natural History Society and is published annually. All members receive this journal for free with their membership. The latest issue of The London Naturalist, edited by Clive Herbert, contains a number of reports, including on Odonata and London butterfly monitoring. There are also articles on fish in the Thames, water voles in the Lee Valley and the ecology of Mitcham Common.
Contents
4 London Natural History Society5 Officers & Recorders
8 Editorial
9 Presidential Address
18 Report of the Society for the year ending 30 June 2023
22 Treasurer’s report for the year ended 30 June 2023
28 Official and sectional reports for 2023
78 Odonata report for 2023: Neil Anderson
82 London butterfly monitoring report for 2023: Leslie Williams
94 Fish utilisation of bioengineered intertidal habitats in the Thames Estuary: Wanda Bodnar, Stephen Colclough & Amy Pryor
113 Water Voles Arvicola amphibius in the Lee Valley: Martin Ketcher
123 The long road to rodent recovery on the Hogsmill River: the story of a London-based Water Vole Arvicola amphibius reintroduction project: Elliot Newton
131 Soldierflies and allies of the Royal Borough of Greenwich: Joe Beale
153 The ecology of Mitcham Common: an overview: Roger K.A. Morris
186 Biodiversity and Bracken Pteridium aquilinum at Stanmore Common, London Borough of Harrow: Simon D. Braidman, J. Edward Milner &
Terrance Ng
196 The Adder Vipera berus on Hounslow Heath LNR: a 21st century success story? William Atkins
222 Book reviews
231 Instructions to contributors