PBEFACE. 



This little volume, which I would fain hope, may 

 prove an acceptable Vade-mecum to all lovers of 

 Nature who may either reside in the district, or may 

 honour us with occasional visits, has been published 

 in consequence of the numerous enquiries made 

 every season by our Naturalist- Visitors, as to what 

 there is to be found, and where to search for it. 

 Folkestone is, by this time, a. household word in the 

 mouth of every naturalist ; few places can compete 

 with it in the variety and abundance of its ' ' Common 

 Objects." This is shown conclusively, I think, in 

 the lists appended, wherein are enumerated about 

 700 species of Plants, and the same number of 

 species of Lepidoptera. 



In the first part I have endeavoured to show, in 

 language as free from scientific technicalities as 

 possible, what natural objects of interest may be 

 noticed in ordinary rambles in our own immediate 

 neighbourhood. 



The second part consists of a selection of papers, 

 some of which have been read before our Natural 

 History Society, while the others are reprints from 

 Science Gossip (by kind permission of the Editor). 

 They all relate to the Folkestone Fauna and Flora. 



Part three contains lists of species known to occur 

 here. It will be noticed that in them I have not 

 given any localities. Some of the more interesting 

 are mentioned as they occur in the " Kanibles " ; all 



