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Boosbeck to Guisboeough. — On Saturday, June 6th, a 

 meeting was held at Boosbeck. Owing to the inconvenient 

 train service members had to leave Middlesbrough at 12-55, 

 and this no doubt militated against a good attendance, for 

 though the afternoon was quite fine (although cool) under a 

 dozen attended 



The party on arrival at Boosbeck walked by a path through 

 the fields to Slapewath, investigating the woods, etc., en route. 

 At Slapewath the members who came by a later train were 

 met, and tea was taken at the inn there. Wiley Cat Wood, 

 the moors above and the woods along the hill side to 

 Guisborough were investigated, but although the ground 

 looked promising very little work of any moment was done 

 by any of the party investigating. Only some 50 species of 

 plants or so were noticed in flower by the Botanists, a very 

 small number for this period of the year, but, rio doubt this 

 is accounted for by the long-continued occurrence of Easterly 

 and Northerly winds. Very few insects were noticed by tne 

 Entomologists for similar reasons, only a few odd specimens 

 being taken, including T. biundularia, Eupitliecia indigata, and 

 lariciata, A. myrtilli, and a single larva? of Agrotis agathina 

 about half grown, taken off the heather. 



The Club were indebted to Mr. Garbutt, of Kilton Mill, for 

 giving us an outline of the best route to follow from Boosbeck. 



The district between Guisbro' and Slapewath is well wooded 

 and the Wiley Cat and Waterfall Woods, would probably well 

 repay working at a little later period. 



Carlton, Swainby. — The weather just previous to this 

 meeting, held at Carlton, on June 20th, being very cold and 

 unsettled no doubt prevented many members from securing 

 wagonette accommodation and attending this meeting, how- 

 ever, the day turned out fine and a party of about 21 members 

 and friends attended, some of the members travelling to 

 Carlton by Wagonette, others by rail and one or to by bicycle ; 

 the party, on arrival at Carlton, about 3 o'clock, were met by 

 Mr. Harries, of Carlton, and had the advantage of his local 

 knowledge, he acting as guide and conducting the party, some 

 of the members, under his guidance, proceeded up Carlton 

 Bank to a Quarry with a view to securing some fossils but 

 were not very successful, from there the party proceeded to 

 -Bryant's Pond, which is surrounded by a moss of some extent, 

 the Botanists' here found, among other interesting plants, the 



