200 MR. HUGH P. ANGUS'S REPORT OF 



The weather was beautifully fine and in the shelter of the 

 wood quite warm, but in the open there was a bitterly cold 

 wind. 



Among the birds seen were the heron, curlew, green plover, 

 redstart and tree creeper. 



The plants found in bloom included :- 



wood anemone 

 marsh marigold 

 lesser celandine 

 lady's smock 

 Jack-by -the-hedge 

 dog violet 

 marsh violet 

 milkwort 



greater stitchwort 

 wood sorrel 

 whin 

 needle whin . 



broom 



wood bitter vetch 



strawberry-leaved cinquefoil 



lady's mantle 



bilberry 



golden saxifrage 



ground ivy 



bugle 



Omphalodes verna 



primrose 



cowslip 



dog's mercury 



Of the trees, the birch, larch, bird cherry, and wild cherry 

 or gean were in flower; and the following ferns were noticed : 

 oak fern, hard fern, male fern and bracken. 



The Second Meeting was held, by kind permission of Mr. 

 Hugh Richardson, at Wheel Birks, on 5th June. At first 

 the weather was rather threatening, but it improved as the 

 day went on. 



Leaving Stocksfield we took the foot-path up the burn, 

 where we noticed the sandy cliff riddled with sand-martins' 

 holes, now apparently tenanted by starlings only. It would be 

 interesting to know if the starlings had turned the martins out. 



Leaving the foot-patli at the ford by Ridley Mill, we 

 followed the road up-hill to Apperly Bank and thence to 

 Wheel Birks. Here, after having lunch, the party divided ; 

 some went round the gardens, glasshouses and woods, con- 

 ducted by Mr. Richardson (the fruit houses being particularly 

 interesting); others followed their own particular bent. After 

 a most enjoyable afternoon we returned to Stocksfield by the 



