i;8 IN FLIGHT TIME 
track through the woods be followed, Newlands 
Corner will be reached, from which point a view will 
be seen that I could not here do justice to. From 
this a path leads down to Shere, to beautiful Aldbury 
and Chil worth. 
When the line is crossed at Chilworth station, a 
green lane leads to Black Heath and Farleigh Heath. 
Then, if my reader cares to travel by a track through 
the wild land, which runs about the centre of it, he 
will have Ewhurst Hill, Holmbury, and Leith Hill on 
the right, St. Martha's chapel-crowned hill and the 
high downs leading to Box Hill on the left ; and so will 
arrive at Dorking station again, after a day amongst 
one of the many beautiful hunting grounds that the 
naturalist may find amongst our Surrey hills. But, 
unless he be a good walker let him not attempt such 
an excursion. 
Nearly all the birds that live in and about the 
woods and uplands have now late in September 
completed their moulting, and their young ones, in 
their first plumage, accompany their parents. 
By many species the large stubble fields, with 
their high old hedges, which border the uplands, are 
frequented. All wild fruits and berries are ripe now ; 
in fact, that universal favourite, the mountain ash, will 
be found completely rifled of its crimson clusters and 
