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MR. C. E. ROBSON'S REPORT OF 



Briefly surveying the interesting remains of Newminster 

 Abbey, we wended our way down the High Stanners to 

 Morpeth : there was then barely opportunity to walk past the 

 Castle to the High Church, where there are some remarkably 

 fine yews, leading from the lych gate to the main entrance, 

 before it was time to take train home. 



In addition to the ordinary hedgerow birds, the kingfisher, 

 dipper, waterhen and mallard were seen ; and of the migrants 

 the sandpiper, chiff-chaff, willow-wren, spotted flycatcher, 

 house martin and swallow. 



For a day in the month of May the following list of flowers 

 found is somewhat meagre : — 



Anemone nemorosa 

 Caltha palustris 

 Ranunculus flammula 

 ,, auricomus 



Berberis vulgaris 

 Cardamine pratensis 

 Viola canina 

 Stellaria holostea 

 Oxalis acetosella 

 Ulex Europseus 

 Vicia sepium 

 Prunus spinosa 



Chrysosplenium oppositifolium 

 Adoxa Moschatellina 



Anthriscus vulgaris 

 Myrrhis odorata 

 Galium cruciatum 

 Petasites vulgaris 

 Veronica hederifolia 

 Lamium album 



,, purpureum 

 Nepeta hederacea 

 Myosotis versicolor 

 Primula vulgaris 



,, veris 

 Chenopodium Bonus- Henricus 

 Luzula campestris 



Dipton Woods, the property of His Grace the Duke of 

 Northumberland, were chosen for our second meeting. Per- 

 mission having been granted by Sir Francis Walker, Chief 

 Commissioner, a party of 15 assembled on Tuesday, June 8th, 

 for this purpose. 



The spell of cold weather with which the season opened 

 had continued, but a pleasant change from the northerly and 

 easterly winds had just set in, gentle breezes and sunshine 

 tempering the atmosphere. Leaving Corbridge station by a 

 footpath running alongside the railway, we noticed a prolific 



