VOL. XIII. (1) FOREST BED—WESTBURY 19 
the place shewn in Plate I., fig. 1 to Westbury brook. 
Beyond the brook is another forest bed reaching to within 
150 yards of the foot of Garden Cliff. Here again 
only very little is visible at normal water, and then it is 
covered by mud, being on the same level as the rest of the 
shore ; the remainder is, however, to be seen when the 
river is very low. 
Ona day when the river was very low Mr Wilkinson 
and myself unearthed from one spot many specimens of 
molluscs. They were found lying ina layer of red, sandy 
grit, overlying and mixed with forest remains. A 
shinbone lay well exposed, as was also the tip of an 
antler; other bones were obtained by digging. On another 
occasion, in company with Mr. Buckman, I dug out a jaw 
bone and a long rib; and in the same excavation were found 
shells, which were sent to Mr. Kennard for examination. 
On a third occasion I obtained more shells from another 
spot somewhat nearer to the bank. Some years ago a 
very fine antler of C. edephas, measuring 2ft. gins. long 
and 8%4in. round the base, having six tines, was dug 
out of this bed. Mr. Balfour, of the Museum, Oxford, 
informs me that all the bones I found belonged to the 
Red Deer. 
The farmers whose lands border on this portion of the 
river, and also a little further up, tell me that from time 
to time logs have been taken out of the stream and used 
for gate-posts ; but none have been dredged up during the 
past ten years. 
There is one remarkable feature of these beds: they are 
- able to resist the erosive action of the stream, and the more 
serious effects produced by the “ bore,” to a greater extent 
than the contiguous shore, which is constantly being 
washed away. Thus the Forest bed is left as a small 
promontory, stretching out from the bank, and standing 
higher than the rest of the foreshore. 
