The history of the countryside, J. M. Dent. Independent Research Report You are required to select a particular issue, broadly covered by the term 'British Wildlife' and explore this in a written report. You could choose to focus on human impacts on a particular species of native or introduced species, or on a particular ecosystem. For many of you this will be the first time you've had to write a formal report so follow these guidelines. Your report should be about 1500 words in length, and certainly no more than 2000 words.
Presentation is important.
Your report will need to be word processed and subdivided into clear sections which lead the reader through the subject. You must use scientific names for plants and animals, at least on first mention. These are usually in Latin and have two parts. They should either be written in Italics or Underlined , e.g. Ilex aquifolium or Ilex aquifolium. You are encouraged to use figures, tables and graphs where appropriate .