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Conchologists were particularly in evidence, and the excursion was 

 profitable from the number of records made in the neglected 

 branches of natural history, such as the Arachnida. In fact, a 

 feature of our 1909 excursions has been the attention paid to those 

 orders which are generally considered to be " unattractive." 

 An illustrated report appears in " The NaturaHst " for June. 



Bowlandl was chosen for Whit week-end, and despite its great 

 distance from the railway, was well attended by a representative 

 body of members. Owing to the hmited accommodation, the 

 attendance was almost too good ! But the district was a na'tura 

 list's paradise, and all parties profited by the excursion. The 

 geologists took advantage of the excellent opportunity afforded of 

 studying the reef-knolls, and also secured many rare specimens. 

 A detailed report appeared in our magazine for August. 



The Runswick excursion, on July loth, gave the members 

 an opportunity of visiting that dehghtful old-world hamlet on the 

 cHfts ; and geologists, botanists, entomologists and marine zoolo- 

 gists gave good reports of their doings there in " The Naturahst " 

 for September. 



Sedbergh was chosen for August Bank-holiday v/eek-end, but 

 Fate seemed against the party which gathered together under the 

 hospitable roof of the White Hart Hotel. Rain fell almost in- 

 cessantly during the three days, and the illness of the genial local 

 secretary prevented him from taking an active part in the rambles. 

 Nevertheless, from the report in " The Naturahst " for October, 

 it is apparent that some of the members returned with very plea- 

 sant recollections of Sedbergh. The evenings were profitably 

 occupied by papers and discussions. 



Cawthorne, near Barnsley, was visited on August 28th, and 

 was fairly well attended. The colliery waste-lieaps proved 

 unusually attractive to tlie geologists,' and the surrounding 

 picturesque woods were well worked by the botanists and zoologists. 

 A visit was also paid to the interesting little museum at Cawthorne. 

 For detailed report see " The Naturahst " for November. 



Cast!e Howard. — As will be seen from the report of the 

 Mycological Committee, as well as from the report in " The 

 Naturalist " for December, the Annual Fungus Foray this year 

 was successful ; this section of the Union's work being carried out 

 in a particularly thorough and business-like manner. 



Sectional Meetings.— As will be seen from the following re- 

 ports, some of the Sections of the Union have held meetings during 

 the summer, with excellent results. Il is to be hoped that this 

 practice will be continued. 



As a direct result of the work of the Union at its field meetings, 

 etc., the following papers and notes, have appeared in " The 

 Naturalist " — 



January. — " Yorkshire Naturalists at Doncaster," T. S. ; 

 " On the Status of the Stone Curlew in York- 



