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luxuriant undergrowth which thrives even where the wood is densest. 

 The owner has devoted special attention to the question of how the 

 undergrowth, w r hich is so important for bird-protection, is to be 

 obtained under trees with dense foliage, and to finding out which trees 

 are most suitable for the purpose. Bushes specially pruned for the 

 purpose, and bushes or small branches specially tied together, serve as 

 breeding-places for numerous birds that build in the open. 



The two accompanying illustrations show how T the protection of 



A VIEW OF THE CASTLE AND LAKE. 



birds and of plants are carried out simultaneously on the estate, 

 without losing sight of the sesthetic point of view. 



The lake is inhabited by various species of water-birds, such as 

 wild ducks, moorhens, dabchicks, kingfishers, etc. 



About 300 nesting-boxes hung up in the park are inhabited, without 

 exception, by various birds that build in holes. Hidden in the bushes, 

 unnoticed by those not in the secret, are traps for vermin, especially 

 for poaching cats, and in various spots are food-houses, and " food-bells " 



