This publication brings together a collection of papers from different authors on a diverse range of topics. The first paper, by Peter Shaw, looks at Succession on the PFA/Gypsum Trial Mounds at Drax Power Station: The First Fifteen Years. This is followed by a paper on the trans-location of European Glow Worms, a comparative study of the invertebrates in historic hedgerows, the use of fish community structure as a measure of environmental degradation in India, identifying and managing important ecological areas in Boujagh National Park, Iran, and pollards and pollarding in Europe. This is part of the JoPEC journal series.