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THE YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS’ UNION AT 
HAYBURN WYKE. 
Tue third excursion of the year was organised for the investigation 
of that part of the Yorkshire coast lying between Peak (the south 
cheek of Robin Hood’s Bay) on the north, and Cloughton Wyke on 
the south, and including Hayburn Beck, Staintondale, Cloughton 
Moor and Wyke, and the undercliffs from Hayburn Wyke to Peak. 
The meeting was held on Saturday, July 11th, 1891, and was well 
attended, between seventy and eighty members and their friends 
participating in the excursion ; this is the more gratifying when the 
distance from the centre of the county is taken into consideration. 
On the other hand, the district investigated is very near the attractive 
watering-place of Scarborough, and the various railway companies— 
ever ready to facilitate the wishes of the Union—had granted per- 
mission for the tickets to be available until Tuesday, and many 
members took advantage of this, either to spend the time at Scar- 
borough, or what was more commendable, in the immediate vicinity 
of Hayburn Wyke. The weather was most propitious, and the 
excursion was very successful, and members would have reached 
their homes in perfect happiness had not an unforeseen accident 
happened, which most unfortunately was not calculated to maintain 
the equanimity of the members. We will, however, not throw a gloom 
over the proceedings at this early stage, but reserve the dismal news 
for a few pages later. Several of the members had been on the 
scene since the previous day, but the main body journeyed from 
Scarborough by the train leaving at 10.40 a.m. 
Three routes had been arranged for the better investigation of 
the district. 
A considerable contingent, composed for the main part of mem- 
bers interested in geology, left the train at Cloughton Station, and 
passing through the village of Cloughton, proceeded to the coast, 
whence they worked northward to Hayburn Wyke. 
Under the leadership of Mr. Edward R. Cross of Scarborough, 
those members botanically inclined also commenced work at 
Cloughton Station, and made their way to Ringing Keld Bog; 
crossing the moors, they eventually landed at the common rendez- 
vous—-Hayburn Wyke. 
According to the excursion-programme, the third party were to 
work from Hayburn Wyke Station up Staintondale, and crossing 
to the coast, were to return by the undercliff. It was found, 
however, ‘that the distance would be too great to be accom- 
1891. 
