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SEASIDE RESORTS AND THEIR NATURAL 

 HISTORY. 



Cleethorpes. 



This little town — formerly two little villages — is on the south 

 side of the estuary of the Humber, just opposite Spurn Point. 

 It offers but little attraction to the geologist. It is on glacial 

 clay, but the only "cliff" — in which in former days a section 

 was exposed — is now entirely occupied by an ornamental 

 garden. Passing towards Humberston a low piece of clay-cliff 

 may still be seen, and by visiting a brickyard on the other 

 side of the town towards Grimsby, recent cuttings in it may 

 at any time be examined. On the shore, just below the 

 gardens, and towards Humberston, good specimens of 

 " scratched stones " may be picked up. A wide extent of 

 sand is laid bare at low tide, but it thinly covers the clay, 

 and in many parts is muddy. Where the clay is exposed, out 

 to sea, it may be found bored by immense numbers of razor- 

 shells and paper-shells (Solen and Pholas). The chief attrac- 

 tion for the naturalist at Cleethorpes is its abundance and 

 variety of shells. Every tide brings up a fresh supply, 

 especially if the weather be rough. The best place for 

 finding them is between Cleethorpes and Grimsby. On 

 rare occasions good-sized masses of the best amber may be 

 picked up. 



The botany of the district is of interest not only for seaside 

 plants but for those of the inland ditches. The flowering 

 rush and the noli-me-tangeve balsam are abundant. 



Coast of Isle of Man. 

 (From a Correspondent.) 



Geology. — Raised beach in the north. Glacial-drift cliffs 

 extending from Ramsey round to Kirk Michael, in which 

 fossils are to be found. Clay-slate cliffs for the most part. 



