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abound, the Kestrel builds without molestation, the Ring Doves 

 come for sand, and the water fowl haunt the recesses of the 

 lonely, dark and woody bends in the river, where the otter may 

 also be frequently seen in his fishing expeditions. Now, 

 glancing upwards to the south, a mile or more away, may be 

 seen at a great height the ruins of Hollingside Old Castle of 

 mediaeval times. There is no doubt some of our large party 

 of antiquarian proclivities would like to have made a closer 

 inspection of these historical old ruins. During our stay on 

 the Scar, the botanists gathered Primroses, Wild Hyacinths, 

 Adoxas, Wood Geraniums, Sweet Woodruff, Wild Chervil, 

 Wood Forget-me-nots and Anemones. 



Retracing our steps a little until we reached the turnpike- 

 road, we began our westward course again, frequently noticing, 

 as we went, the roadsides bedecked with a great variety of 

 spring flowers in bloom, such as Stitchwort, Strawberry-leaved 

 Potentil, Dog Violet, Coltsfoot, Wild Chervil, Sweet Woodruff, 

 Goldilocks, Arum, Oxalis, Crosswort, Speedwell, Hedge Char- 

 lock, Primroses and Cowslips. The Skylarks were singing 

 delightfully in the fields, and the Chaffinches, Redpolls, 

 Hedge-sparrows, Green Linnets and Yellow Hammers were 

 full of notes and calls as we moved along. 



On arriving at a very defective part of the road termed the 

 "Slide," it was pointed out that this portion of the road was 

 continually subsiding or sinking owing to an internal move- 

 ment, and in consequence it required enormous quantities of 

 material, applied periodically, to keep it in repair. The 

 sloping ground to the south of the road consists of an 

 enormous cap of boulder clay overhanging the Derwent. We 

 got a very fine view of the adjacent landscapes at this stage 

 of our journey. Going a short distance further we came to 

 Lockhaugh woods, vv^hich were entered by a gate from the 

 turnpike. The wood first visited consists of a kind of plateau 

 with very steep and precipitous slopes on the east and south. 

 This immense hill, which adds so much to the picturesqueness 

 of the valley, consists principally of sand and gravel overlying 

 the boulder clay. As the section of the party who hazarded 



