284 Hunting Countries of England. 



Tedwortli has some nice small coverts about the Park, 

 with a good wood in Ashton Copse, together with a 

 gorse on the hill above, all of which are, it is needless 

 to say, replete with foxes. And about four miles away 

 is Collin gbourne Wood, of about fifteen hundred acres, 

 which is in itself a perfect nursery. Wilbury is in 

 the open country, about four miles from Kennels, and 

 has some small plantations, &c. 



Tuesday is for the extreme north-west and the 

 Pewsey Vale, which is a deep narrow valley between 

 Salisbury Plain (or more strictly, perhaps, the Everley 

 Downs) and the Marlborough Downs. It is a fair 

 scenting country, with small coverts — none too pro- 

 fusely stocked. Its inclosures are small and divided 

 by narrow banks, often rotten and boggy. Of the 

 meets on this day — Oare Hill, close to Marlboro^, is 

 just beyond the Pewsey Vale, and is for West Wood, 

 the property of the Duke of Marlboro^, and one of the 

 best coverts in the Hunt. A mile and a half from 

 West Wood is an excellent gorse, called Clinch 

 Common. Savernake Ruins, or Station, with Burbage 

 Wharf are in the eastern continuation of the Pewsey 

 Vale. From these meets, after drawing Pam Alley 

 and Brunslade, they go up into Savernake Forest — a 

 wide fir tract, which foxes inhabit in no great numbers, 

 and beyond which are some other coverts towards 

 Hungerford. Puthall Gate is also on the edge of the 

 Forest ; but has, as first draw, a fine covert in Hens- 

 hood. Woodbridge is in the Pewsey Vale, with small 

 osier beds in its vicinity, and West Wood to follow. 

 New Mill is for the same class of small coverts in the 

 Vale, and eventually for Clinch Common Gorse, which 

 as a covert is quite the pride of the Hunt. 



