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RESUME OF THE PAST FIELD 
MEETINGS OF THE UNION, 
: 1893—1905. 
Believing that members, who have recently joined the Union; 
will find some little interest in knowing where field meetings have 
been held in the past, and that old members will not be displeased 
to be reminded of what districts have been visited, this resume 
has been drawn up. ‘The information contained in it will also 
be of some use in making future arrangements for visiting the 
varied surface of our wide county. 
On June 12th, 1893, the first Field meeting was held at 
MABLETHORPE —a great day for lovers of nature. Many 
county naturalists, and also neighbours from adjacent counties, 
lent their aid in making the opening day a success. ‘The out- 
come was the formation of the Lincolnshire Naturalists’ Union, 
as now constituted. 
The second meeting was held on August 7th, at WOOD- 
HALL SPA, anda goodly number of species were recorded. 
May 24th, 1894, found the members at LINCOLN. The 
bank of the Fossdyke and Hartsholme Wood were investigated, 
and a general meeting was held in the evening. ‘The late John 
Cordeaux, M.B.O.U., was in the chair, and vacated it on the 
election of Mr. F. M. Burton, F.L.S., F.G.S. 
The fourth meeting was held at CLEETHORPES on July 
5th, when the salt marsh flora lent an agreeable change from 
previous meetings. 
The fifth meeting was held at LOUTH, on the rst October, 
for a fungus foray in Burwell Wood. Mr. George Massee and 
Mr. Charles Crossland came to assist; and a good list was 
the result. 
The sixth meeting was held in conjunction with the Yorkshire 
Naturalists’ Union on June 3rd, 1895, when some of the largest 
and richest woodland in Lincolnshire was visited. APPLEBY, 
BROUGHTON, SCAWBY, TWIGMOOR, MANTON 
woods and common were investigated. Good records were 
exceedingly numerous; and the visit to the breeding-ground of 
the black-headed gulls was an interesting part of the programme. 
