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SUMMER EXCURSIONS. 
The first Excursion of the Society, for the season, took place on Thursday, 
June 24th, 1869, the destination being Malvern. 
The Members and Visitors, under the guidance of the President, Mr. 
William Sanders, F.R.S., having arrived at Malvern station, were joined by 
Dr. Wright, F.R.S.E.. F.G.S., of Cheltenham, Dr. Grindrod, of Malvern, 
Edwin Lees, Esq., F.L.S., of Worcester. 
The party, in the first place, proceeded to Col wall by rail, and thence 
walked to the railway cutting, (near the tunnel end,) where Dr. Grindrod 
called their attention to a plainly marked termination of the Wenlock shale, 
This having been considered, all passed through the beautifully ornamented 
grounds of Mr. Ballard, to the Winning's Quarry — thence onward to 
examine, in the centre of a bye-road, a well-marked junction of the Wool- 
hope limestone with the May Hill sandstone. An earnest invitation to lunch, 
made by Mr. Ballard, having been respectfully declined, on the ground of 
prior arrangements and shortness of time, all moved forward to a quarry, 
showing the Corals of the Woolhope formation, just below the Wyche ; 
thence onward to examine a finely stratified mass of nodular Wenlock lime- 
stone in the vicinity of some lime-kilns. From here a walk through the 
woods brought the party to the fine Brockhill section, where attention was 
given to a most interesting series of rocks, comprising the Upper Ludlow, 
the Downton Sandstone, the situation of the unfortunately now extinguished 
Ludlow Bone Bed, and the junction therewith of the Old Bed Sandstone. 
From thence the road lay over Malvern Hill, by St. Ann's Well, into 
Malvern. 
At the kind invitation of Dr. Grindrod, the whole party then proceeded 
to inspect his magnificent, and in some respects unique Museum of Fossils, 
the contents of which Dr. Wright, at the earnest request of the Members, 
explained in a very clear and interesting Address. 
On their return to Bristol, all Members agreed, that this had been one 
of the most enjoyable and successful Excursions of the Society. 
At the second Excursion, the Members of the Bristol Naturalists' Society 
joined the Members of the Cotteswold Naturalists' Field Club,>t their third 
Field Meeting. This took place on Tuesday, July 20th, 1869. • 
The party proceeded to Frocester Station, thence walked to Frocester Hill, 
passing on the way the Old Barn at Frocester Court, an object of much 
interest, and carefully examined the well-exposed sections of the base of the 
Inferior Oolite and Supra Liassic Sands. Here also some rather rare plants 
were collected. 
From the Hill the route was through Woodchester Park ( W. Leigh, Esq. , 
having kindly given permission) to Nailsworth, a walk of singular beauty, and 
interesting alike to the Geologist and Botanist. From the Monastery at 
Nailsworth the party was conveyed by carriages to Stroud, where dinner 
was provided. 
It was the wish expressed by all who took part in this Excursion, that this 
£?f'/° . successful meeting of these Sister-Societies might be productive of 
still further and more frequent intercommunication. 
