CiRC. 92. 



MAP. — A map has been prepared, but having been omitted for want of space, 

 copies will be supplied to all attending the excursion or sending Mr. Waite a 

 stamped addressed envelope. 



GEOLOGY. — Mr. C. Fox Strangways, F.G.S., writes: — Starting from the 

 south side of Cloughton Wyke we find the highest beds with which we have to 

 deal during this excursion, and walking northwards we pass over lower strata in 

 regular succession. Descending the cliff at Hundale Point the basement beds of 

 the Upper Estuarine Series are met with, and immediately below we come upon a 

 fine section of the Grey Limestone Series which here occupies the greater part ol the 

 cliff and forms the fine reef of rocks known as Hundale Scar. Beneath this and 

 forming the cliffs encircling the little bay are the Middle Estuarine vSeries with 

 plant remains and thin seams of coal, among which the palteo-botanist may find 

 much to interest him. At the base of this series the ]\Iillepore Bed comes up and 

 forms a somewhat conspicuous scar of red irony rock on the north side of the Wyke. 

 This section is interesting on account of its being the most northerly really good 

 exposureof the rockthereis before it finally thins out in that direction. Ascending the 

 undercliff just beyond this point we may follow these beds along the upper cliff as far 

 as Hayburn Wyke. In the cliff below and at Iron Scar the Eller Beck Bed may 

 be obscurely seen. At Hayburn Wyke a slight disturbance of the rock may be 

 observed on the shore, but whether this indicates the presence of a fault is uncertain. 

 North of this the cliffs become more lofty and of more interest to the botanist than 

 to the geologist. Descending these cliffs by the path below Peak Station a magnifi- 

 cent section is seen from the top of the Grey Limestone to the base of the Oolites 

 and each bed may be examined in detail for a thickness of over 600 feet. Between 

 this point and Peak the sections are of great interest from the tine exposures of the 

 Dogger, Blea Wyke Beds, and upper part of the Lias. Ascending the cliff at Peak 

 a fine section is seen of the Peak Fault which has a throw of 400 feet and Ijrings 

 the Dogger against the margaritatus beds of the Middle Lias. The hade or inclina- 

 tion of the fault is very clearly shown along the line taken by the footpath. 



BOTANY.— Mr. Edward R. Cross states that Hayburn Wyke should prove 

 a capital district for botanists, as — the present railway only having been opened some 

 five or six years — it has never been properly worked, the difficulties of reaching it 

 preventing this. However, the botanical wealth of the neighbourhood is shown by 

 a goodly number of plants having already been recorded. 



In the pretty Wyke itself /««/« Helenium grows in abundance, whilst Paniassia 

 lightens up every damp spot with its beautiful snowy-white blossoms, accompanied 

 by Hahenaria virldis, Triglochin maritimiini, and Equisetuin hyeiiialc. Near the 

 little brook which here runs into the sea Hymcuophylhnii tunbndgense is said to 

 occur, whilst Orchis pyrainidalis, O. morio, 0. latifolia, Habenaiia conopsea, and 

 Epipadis palitstris should be found. The cliffs towards the south are covered earlier 

 in the year by masses of the pretty white Coclilcaria officinalis, now in fruit, whilst 

 Vicia sativa should now be looking its best with its beautiful clustered blossoms, 

 making the cliffs well worth a visit on this account alone. Here also will be seen 

 Aspleniiuii iiiarimtm, thriving in the often inaccessible crevices of the cliffs. 



Towards the North the exceedingly showy Cephalanthcra e7isi/olia occur.s, and 

 in one or two large ponds there are fine specimens oi NympJuca alba. Spread pretty 

 generally are Genista tincto'ia, Blackstonia, JMelilotiis officinalis, and Scolopcndritcnu 



On Cloughton Moors and the road leading to them Spima salicipolia grows in 

 great profusion and is exceedingly well established. The bogs here are especially 

 worth a thorough investigation. Several of the willows occur in them, and at this 

 time they should be all aglow with Nartliecijuii ossifragiini. Anagallis tenclla, J/yrica, 

 Drosera rotiindifolia, and Pingiiicula vulgaris also occur. The Moor itself 

 should yield Botrychiniii Liinaria, Listcra cordata, and some of the Lycopodinins, 

 although none of these have- been recorded. Near here at one time grew Osiniinda 

 rcgalis — a rediscovery of which would be very satisfactory. On the road side Myi rhis, 

 odorata is plentiful and the wtx)ds near the bog are likely places for Pyrola minor, 

 P. media, and many other species. As the time of the visit is the very best for the] 

 district, in addition to the above many unrecorded species should be added to the list. 



