CONTENTS
EDITORIAL 2
THE BIRD-COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF EPPING FOREST SINCE 1800
(Paul A. Moxey)
Introduction 4
Population changes 5
Comparison with other areas 8
Conclusions 12
Acknowledgements 12
References 13
THE MAMMALS OF EPPING FOREST (David Corke)
Introduction 15
The Forest Deer 15
Squirrels 18
Badgers 19
Bats 20
Common mammals 22
Checklist of Epping Forest Mammals 23
Long extinct species 24
Dormouse 24
References 24
THE AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES (David Scott)
Introduction 25
Amphibians 25
Reptiles 28
Acknowledgements 30
References 30
THE LEPIDOPTERA: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (A. M. Emmet)
Introduction 31
Recorded families of Lepidoptera 34
Conclusions 41
References 41
BEETLES IN EPPING FOREST (Peter Hammond)
Introduction 43
History of the study of Epping Forest Coleoptera 43
Additions and amendments to the list of Epping Forest beetles 44
Additional species from 'greater' Epping Forest 4 7
Discussion of the Forest beetle fauna 48
Comparisons with other English forests and parks 54
Old Forest indicator species 55
Conservation and future study 57
Acknowledgements 57
References 58
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