Woolljopi; JIatnralists' Jwl& Club. 



TTFHE members of the Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club held their second field 

 J^ meeting on Thursday, June 20th, at Ross for Symond's Yat and the Do ward. 

 There were present— the Rev. H. \V. Phillott, M.A., President ; Dr. Bull, 

 Rev. William Bowell, Dr. Chapman, Rev. G. H. Clay, Rev. R. H. Cobbold,— Flood, 

 Esq., Chas. Fortey, Esq., Rev. James E. Grasett, Edward Howorth Greenly, Esq., 

 Rev Cooper Key, James W. Lloyd, Esq., W. E. Martin, Esq., Rev. G. M. Metcalf 

 H. C. Moore, Esq., J. Norman, Esq., T. C. Paris, Esq., Captain Power, Alfred 

 Purchas, Esq., Captain Mayne Reid, Orlando Shellard, Esq., — Skinner, Esq., 

 Vassar Smith, Esq., Henry Southall, Esq., W. A. Swinburne, Esq., Rev. John 

 Tedman, B. Watkins, Esq. , and Mr. Theo. Lane, sec. 



The members arriving at Ross inspected the Church, (which has recently 

 been restored), under the guidance of the rector, who afterwards kindly took them 

 over his grounds. The party then went to Symond's Yat by train, and on reaching 

 the top, the business of the club was transacted. Penrith Calvert Cleasby, Esq., 

 John H. Cleasby, Esq., and the Rev. W. H. Gretton, who had been proposed at 

 the last meeting, were unanimously elected, and other gentlemen were proposed 

 as members of the club. Mr. Southall pointed out the surrounding hills of the 

 district, and described several points of interest. The members then took boat 

 about a mile down the Wye to the Dripping well, where they landed to examine it. 

 Returning to the boat they went further down the river to the Old Fish House, 

 where they again landed, and visited King Arthur's and the other caves. Then they 

 ascended Little Doward Hill through the woods to the Iron Tower, descending 

 through the Leys Park to the Lodge on the turnpike road to Crockfords Ash, 

 where the carriages were waiting for the return journey to Ross. After an 

 excellent dinner at the Royal Hotel, Mr. Southall read a very interesting paper 

 on the Doward Caves, the Botany, and other interesting features of the district 

 visited. The Club returned to Hereford by the evening train, after a very 

 pleasant excursion. Many botanical and other specimens were secured. 



PAPER READ BY MR. H. SOUTHALL, F.M.S. 



In attempting a brief descripton of the district we are \'isiting to-day I feel 

 as if treading a beaten track, and in danger of repeating what may have been 

 better told before. At the request, however, of some members of the club, and 

 \vith the view of giving a little information to some who may not have been with 



