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resting-place much used by Henry VIII. We enter the wood 
by a gate on the left hand as we approach the top of the hill. 
Passing along the ride we come to across ride, and turning down 
this to the left find the Tower ruin. Passing this we now enter 
quite a different character of wood, where fine old beeches form 
a cool canopy of shade in the heat of a summer’s day. ‘Through 
these is the sward of the park, studded with groups of well- 
srown old trees, most suitable for pupa-digging, To get to these 
we must cross the ditch-like stream at the bottom of the valley, 
which stream is the source of the River Darenth. As, however, 
we have explored enough for one ramble, we follow the path on 
the right bank of the stream, and through the wood down to the 
mill, passing which we take the lane up to the village, which is 
quite close, and so up to our head-quarters the ‘George and 
Dragon.’ 
It must be remembered that it 1s necessary to get leave for 
the ‘lower Woods, which leave may be obtained by writing to the 
owner, Colonel Warde, Squerryes Court, Westerham, for a ticket 
for the day. This he most kindly gives, as a rule; but as there 
is so much other ground equally good, over which we may collect 
without troubling the colonel, itis by no means necessary to write 
for this leave on every visit to Westerham. 
Another very interesting walk in the neighbourhood is by 
taking our way westward down the village street from the 
‘George and Dragon.’ We continue until we pass a long pond 
on our left hand, when a road leaves the high-road to the left 
and goes between some iron fencing. ‘This passes the entrance 
to Squerryes Court, which may be seen among the trees to the 
left. After passing the grounds we come to a farm-house, also on 
the left, and opposite this is a lane leading to some hop-kilns. 
Just before reaching these is a path to the left over a couple of 
fields, leading into a wood beyond. ‘This wood is part of 
Westerham Chart, and a very good collecting-ground; bilberry 
is here in great profusion. By taking our way sharp to the left 
on entering the wood we come to the long ride, a fine avenue of 
fir trees, which would make an excellent sugaring-walk of nearly 
a mile in length. This avenue starts from a gate which leads 
into a hop-garden nearly opposite the farm mentioned, and ends 
at the top of the hill, overlooking the valley at a point a couple 
of miles west of where we passed the foxgloves in our last walk. 
