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NATURALISTS AT NEWARK. 



Rev. EDWARD ADRIAN WOODR UFFE-PE ACOCK, L.Th., F.L.S., F.G.S., 

 Vicar of Cadney; Organising and Botanical Secretary, Lincolnshire Xatnra lists' Union. 



On Thursday, 29th June 1899, a joint meeting - of the Lincoln- 

 shire Naturalists' Union and the Nottingham Naturalists' 

 Society was held at Newark, to study Lang-ford Moor Wood in 

 Notts, and Stapleford Wood and Moor in Lines. It is in reality 

 one moor and woodland divided by a wide ditch or drain, which 

 has been planted by man, the sandy, gravelly soil being unpro- 

 pitious for the growth of forest trees. The weather was very 

 threatening-, but fortunately continued fair, and the outing was 

 much enjoyed. Among the party assembled at the Robin Hood 

 Hotel were: — Messrs. W. Armitage, W. Bradshaw, Prof. J. W. 

 Carr, M.A., F.L.S., John Golding, W. H. Pratt, F. Rayner, 

 W. E. Ryles, J. Shipman, F.G.S. (Nottingham), the Rev. A. 

 Thornley, F.L.S. (Leverton), the Rev. W. Fowler (Liversedge), 

 Mr. F. M. Burton, F.G.S. (Gainsborough), the Rev. S. F. 

 Wood (Great Ponton), Mr. A. E. Wherry (Bourne), Mr. E. A. 

 Merrvweather (Southwell), Miss Paterson (Grantham), Mr. H. 

 Preston, F.G.S. (Grantham), Mr. J. Sneath (Lincoln), Mr. and 

 Mrs. Rowle (Grantham), the Rev. W. C. Macklin (Gloucester), 

 Miss S. C. Stow and Mr. and Miss Stow (Caythorpe), Mr. 

 Lewington (Market Rasen), Mr. Bliss, Mr. Brooks (Newark). 

 Leaving the Robin Hood Hotel in two brakes the party went 

 first to the Beacon Hill, where they were shown through the 

 brickyard, and thence into Mr. Wardley's garden to inspect 

 the gypsum pit, where one of the finest sections of the Keuper 

 Marls in the midland counties is to be seen, with the Rhoetic 

 Beds well shown on the top. Mr. 11. Preston, by request, gave 

 the following short address on the Keuper Marl : The red 

 marls, with their bands of gypsum, so well seen in this pit, are 

 of great geological interest, particularly in relation to their 

 ancient history. Generally speaking, the interest of a rock 

 formation lies in the fossils it contains, these being the medals 

 which tell of the ' Fauna and Flora' which existed in the bygone 

 ages. But at times there are other contents besides fossils 

 and other phases of rock formation which speak with equal 

 eloquence of their past history, and which give to us the physio- 

 graphy of the ancient lands and seas ; and it is to some of 

 these we may for a moment or two turn our attention in con- 

 nection with these local rocks. It is from these marls that our 

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