328 The Hunting Countries of England, 



immediately adjoining countries; and^ consequently, 

 scent is seldom as brilliant. The Brendon Hills 

 favour hounds though, they are not altogether too 

 well stocked with foxes. Gorse-brakes are frequent; 

 but rabbit shooting is a study; and broad cuttings 

 are made with a view to its enjoyment, rather 

 than in the interests of the fox who is by nature 

 a recluse. 



Of the other meets it is sufficient to name Wick 

 Park — for the covert of that name, and Mr. DaniePs 

 coverts at Stockland, with Hinkley, a gorse close by 

 the sea shore : Nether Stowey for Camerly Brake, 

 Swang Gorse and the Kadlet coverts — all good in the 

 early part of the season : Fairfield, for the Great 

 Plantation Honybere and Fairfield Wood : Putsham 

 for Waltham's Brake, Ten-Acre-Copse, and Kilton 

 Park — all good autumn coverts, but from which foxes 

 are likely to draw away during the winter to the 

 Quantock Hills. Then there is Brompton Ealph and 

 its coverts, with Elworthy Combe and Tilsey : 

 Kaleigh^s Cross, for Leigh Cliffs (with plenty of 

 foxes), and Clatworthy Wood : Woolcot, and King^s 

 Brompton for Woolcot Brake, &c. : and Heath Poult 

 for the Quarum and Exton Coverts. Also Williton^ 

 for Blackdown, Outmore, and Furzy Ground ; Cleeve 

 Hill for a covert on the cliff, whence foxes often 

 make a good point; Withycombe Wood, Lang- 

 ridge Wood (for Slowly Wood, etc.) ; Dunster Park 

 for the Broadwood coverts ; Alcombe and Twing- 

 ton Plantation for Grabbist; Timberscombe, for 

 the chain of coverts reaching thence for four miles 

 up to Dunkery Gate, and for the eastern slope of 



