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find cover outside. Another truth is that birds live longer in a cage

than in an aviary.—Yours faithfully,


L. Lovell-Keays.



THE BRENT VALLEY SANCTUARY.


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83 Avenue Chambers, W.C. 1.


July 28, 1919.


Sir, —The Brent Valley Bird Sanctuary of the Selborne Society

has been carried on for sixteen years, and apart from the experimental

work which has resulted in the sending of nesting boxes all over the

country and to different parts of the world, much pleasure has been

given to very numerous visitors of all classes. The Committee has,

until recently, been able to keep things going on the profits obtained

from the sale of nesting-boxes, together with occasional donations.


The War upset all arrangements, and turned the balance in

hand in 1914 into one due to the Secretary, so that it has been found

necessary to make an appeal for direct contributions. These may be

sent to me at “ The Hermitage ”, W. 7, together with orders for

nesting-boxes.


With a greatly increased amount of land under cultivation, and

in view of the Government’s afforestation scheme, the need for

augmenting the number of insect-eating birds is manifest, and the

importance of bird sanctuaries is greater than ever.


Under these circumstances it may not be out of place to express

the hope that someone may come forward and put the Brent Valley

Bird Sanctuary upon a permanent basis.—Yours faithfully,


Wilfred Mark Webb,


Chairman.



