The two accompanying illustrations show how the protection of 

 birds and of plants are carried out simultaneously on the estate, 

 without losing sight of the sesthetic point of view. 



The lake is inhabited by various species of water-birds, such as 

 wild ducks, moorhens, dabchicks, kingfishers, etc. 



About 300 nesting-boxes hung up in the park are inhabited, mthout 

 exception, by various birds that build in holes. Hidden in the bushes^ 

 unnoticed by those not in the secret, are traps for vermin, especially 





A VIEW OF THE CASTLE AND LAKE. 



for poaching cats, and in various spots are food-houses, and " food-bells " 

 for winter feeding. The shelter-woods for the birds are in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the brook which runs through the estate, or else near a 

 ditch. Some of them are over thirty years old ; others have only been 

 recently planted, so that their development can be plainly observed. 

 The copses in the fields show how existing plantations of mature 

 growth may serve to attract birds — i.e., may be altered without 

 suffering damage into woods suitable for sheltering birds. 



