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THE YOUNG NATUKALIST. 



one of my entomological homes. I am 

 well acquainted with almost every inch 

 of the district around Edwinstowe, and 

 of the forest between there and Budby, 

 and some account of it, and its natural 

 history, may not be uninteresting to 

 intending visitors, whether naturalists 

 or pleasure-seekers. 



Parties from the north will alight at 

 Worksop, a pleasant-looking, country 

 town, in North Nottinghamshire. There 

 is an old market cross which no doubt 

 has an interesting history, but I never 

 enquired into it, I was always so anxious 

 to get on to my hunting ground at the 

 forest. There is a cattle market, and 

 some old fashioned wood-and-mortar 

 buildings, but let us push on. If you are 

 a naturalist, no doubt you will prefer to 

 walk and pick up objects and make obser- 

 vations along the road. The distance from 

 here to Edwinstowe is nine miles, and if you 

 think that too great, or if you are one of 

 a party of sight-seers out for a pic-nic, 

 you had better get a trap, which you can 

 hire at the " pub," at the bottom of the 

 station yard. The landlord will charge 

 you nine shillings, and you must tell him 

 that you want to go through the dukeries. 

 When the trap comes out and you get in, 

 you must tell the driver again that you 

 want to go through the dukeries, and he 

 will make a lot of objections ; he will tell 

 you it is a long way round — ugly road — 

 extra fare — and make a lot of scruples ; 

 but the fact is there are a few gates which 

 he will have to get down and open and 

 shut again • these are what frighten him. 

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road you will see a house that stands 

 a litble way from the road, on the left 

 hand side ; these are the estate offices, 

 and you must call here for an order, as 

 the road through the dukeries is private ; 

 you will have no difficulty in getting the 

 order, simply having to give your name. 

 After about another mile you leave the 

 high road, and turning to the left are now 

 in private ground, with gravelled roads 

 and alternating pasture and wood. Tell 

 your driver to halt on the top of Clumber 

 Bridge, and here you get a fine view of 

 Clumber House and the serpentine lake 

 upon which will be many water fowl. 

 Pass this, and you next reach some large 

 gates and a lodge. Some of the people 

 will open the gate, and you must here 

 give up the order • if a coin be thrown 

 down at the same time, the little girl who 

 opens the gate will very politely acknow 

 ledge it. This is the boundary between 

 two large estates — Clumber and Thoresby. 

 When you leave this boundary, you soon 

 reach Thoresby Park, and you are almost 

 sure to see one or two herds of der T r 

 grazing. Keep a look out for Thoresby 

 House, I don't think you will miss it, as, 

 it took nine years to build, and conse 

 quently is not very small. It is 

 magnificent piece of architecture, and if 

 his lordship (Earl Manvers) is not at home ^ 

 I believe admission can be gained to cei 

 tain parts of the house. When the family 

 are at home they hoist a flag on the towei | 

 Leaving the house you pass through th 

 " back gates," and are now out of privat 

 ground. Another drive of a mile or sfa 

 brings you in sight of the church spire c I 



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