ioo THE FOX 



Baily's Hunting Directory, p. 15, 1897. 'The site 

 selected was a sloping bank which shelved inwards 

 and formed a sort of basin above a brook. There 

 were a few old oaks round about.' The rough and 

 partially wooded land was enclosed. The bad and 

 doubtful trees were cut down and flung into the 

 hollow. When a foundation of entire trees was thus 

 formed, smaller branches and sticks were piled on 

 the top. Young whole trees should be used, as they 

 allow of paths and lying-up chambers. 



