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then by Spinny Bank to Wicken Fen. Spent a long time in the 

 rough fen, leaving it by the ditch side next to Burwell Fen. Went 

 to Wicken Church ; returned through the main street, by Spinny 

 Abbey, Padney, and Fordey to Barraway, by river bank to Ely. 

 Too late in the year for many plants to be obtained. 



1856. March 24. Easter Monday. To London. 



March 25. To Newport (Mon.). E. A. Freeman met me there, 

 and he and Mrs. Freeman took me to Caerleon. We went to the 

 camp on the hill, called Lodge Farm. We then went to his house, 

 Llanrumney, by what is marked as the Roman Road in the map. 



March 26. He and I walked to Caerphilly ; going and returning 

 by Lisvane ; crossing the hills on our way by a beautiful pass, called 

 Bwlch-y-dwy-Llechan. We followed the turnpike road on our 

 return as far as the turning to Lisvane, and examined a small but 

 strong fort, Castell-mor-graig, on the way. Caerphilly well worthy 

 of a visit. 



March 27. Walked about the neighbourhood, and went down 

 to the edge of the salt-marshes below Rumney. Found many of 

 the round nut-like gall upon the oaks. 



March 28. Went to Cardiff and LlandafF; examined the 

 cathedral, etc. Walked to Coedrhiglan, Mr. Traherne's place, and 

 slept there. 



March 29. Returned to Llanrumney. Walked from Coedrhiglan 

 to the fine cromlech to the south of Dyffryn House ; then to St. 

 Lythans, in the church of which there are some singular arches on 

 the south side of the chancel ; then to Wenvoe ; over the hill by 

 Cwm Slade to Caernau, where the whole hill top is strongly 

 entrenched ; then to Michaelston-super-Ely and St. Fagans, where 

 the castle walls remain ; then by river-side to Ely Station, Pen Hill, 

 and field-way to Cardiff, where the carriage met us. 



March 30. Sunday. Went in the morning to Rumney Church, 

 and at 6 p.m. to St. Mellon's Church. 



May 28. Cambridgeshire Naturalists' Club excursion to West 

 Wratting. I went with Hiley and Elphinstone, and met there 

 Clark. We went to Mill Wood, Yen Hall Wood, Brook Farm, to 

 Wratting. By Hall Wood through a very pretty country to Weston 

 Colville ; back by the road to Wratting. Found Ranunculus flori- 

 bundus and Melica uniflora. 



June 25. Meeting of the Cambridgeshire Naturalists' Club, 

 nominally at Sutton, really at Ely. Went by the windmills to near 

 Witchf ord, then by Little Hill to Witcham and Sutton ; returned 

 by the turnpike road to Ely. 



July 1. Newbould, Hiley, and I walked by Fen Ditton and 

 Horningsey to North Hill Farm, over the bridge at the Lode, along 



