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Among the insects captured were the small heath butterfly 

 {Coeno/iy/np/iia pamphilus') and the silver-ground carpet 

 {Melanippe montanata). The cocoon of the drinker moth 

 {Odoiiestis potatoria) was also found. This moth, once so wide- 

 spread with us, is now confined to boggy ground (not 

 necessarily heathland) and to coast sandhills. 



The following flower midge-galls were observed : Contarinia 

 anthobia in hawthorn flowers ; C. vihirni and C. lonicerarum 

 in guelder-rose flowers. There were also seen caterpillars of 

 two kinds of moths on cotton grass. 



Among; birds observed were — 



starling 

 missel thrush 

 willow wren 

 blackbird 



snipe 



green plover 

 thrush 

 meadow pipit 



The species of plants recorded here are only a few of the 

 many that occur on this interesting bit of moorland. Frequent 

 visits will be found quite profitable. 



Vale of Derwknt : Shotlkv, Snf.ap and Allansford, 



July 14TH. 



At the Sneap the Derwent's course is in a deep and wild 

 wooded gorge, that serpentines in a most accentuated fashion. 

 The " Sneap" itself is the long and narrow rocky bastion that 

 projects on the north or Northumbrian side and causes one of 

 these violent sweeps of the river. From various commandmg 

 points delightful views are obtained of this romantic valley 

 and of the Derwent in its stony bed amid profuse foliage on 

 either bank. Beyond, to the south, is the lovely ravine of 

 the Hisehope Burn, and to the west stands the hamlet of 

 Muggleswick, with considerable remains of a large manor- 

 house built by a Prior of Durham in the thirteenth century. 



On the north bank of the river, much of the timber has been 

 felled to supply the wants of collieries. The soil is of the 

 poorest —sand or clay — mostly, dry, but marshy in places. 

 Here find a habitat many plants of a northern type, that 



