Our current edition is the Autumn 2009 Issue of White Admiral, the magazine of the Suffolk Naturalists' Society, published three times a year for SNS members and naturalists' everywhere.

White Admiral was the first local UK nature e-zine to be published worldwide on the net in 1998. After eleven years of internet publication, starting with number 40, there are 35 editions available on line. So if you enjoy this one please look at the back issues page or click on the numbered links at the top this page.

Marble galls by Adrian Chalkley
Why are the exit holes all on the same side of the galls?
Suggestions welcomed, email address at bottom of the page.

Articles in this edition include :~
David Walker's editorial ~ pondering the future of our society!
Regular items include 'Little Owl' a Poem by Alasdair Aston, our letters page, wildlife snippets, SNS notices and Caroline Wheeler's Herbalists' view on Deadly Nightshade. In fact all Caroline's articles on the use of our wild flowers are now combined into an alphabetical index for ease of use. (See the link at the top of this page or in any floating menu)

Don't miss the articles describing a new bug for Suffolk and a new moth as well as rare fungi.

David Nash concludes his fascinating two part article on the life of James Paget the famous naturalist.

There are articles on Knopper galls by Michael Kirby & on park bench Lichens by Michael Kirby and Chris Hitch.

Geology is not forgotten with pages on the new Holywells Park RIGS and on Sutton Knoll.

We also have articles on a mass flotilla of rarely recorded whirligigs on the River Deben and on a field trip to the excellent Little Ouse Headwaters Project by Adrian Chalkley.

Finally those who have seen examples on these pages of Russell Edwards superb photography may be interested in a puzzle thrown up by his latest project.

By the way don't forget our links page. ( Click here. ) and if you can suggest any new links to share with our readers, or wish to report a broken link, please e-mail me.

We have had several readers e-mailing us with comments on the articles. Many come from ex-patriots in European countries and we even have regular readers in Australia and America. We'd be very interested in where you are reading this if you live outside Britain. If you like what we say or want to reply to an article then let us know, you can e-mail  the Editor, David Walker or virtual editor, Adrian Chalkley at the addresses below.

White Admiral was first published on the net in 1998, and was the first county naturalists' e-zine. Please let us know if you publish a natural history site, perhaps we can post links for each other.

Click on the White Admiral Butterfly logo
above to read the current issue

White Admiral on Line is hosted by FISS ,
the Freshwater Invertebrate Survey of Suffolk web site.
Go to Boxvalley home page   FISS database

Editor     David Walker

Ancient House, Lower Street, Stutton, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 2SQ

Virtual Editor     Adrian Chalkley