80 Nature protected 
mologists, on account of the occurrence 
there of rare plants and insects, and 
of primitive fenland plant associations. 
The two strips of land, about four acres 
in all, were obtained in 1899. The 
first was purchased from Mr J. C. 
Moberley of Southampton, and the 
second given to the Trust by the Hon. 
N. Charles Rothschild, of London. 
It is hoped that the whole of Wicken 
Fen, which is only of comparatively 
small extent, will eventually be acquired. 
In 1902, the Brandlehow Park 
Estate on the western shore of Der- 
wentwater, was purchased for ;^6,500 
raised by means of public subscrip- 
tions. Hitherto the shores of Der- 
wentwater had been open to the public 
on sufferance only ; but now a large 
area is made accessible both by land 
and from the lake. It is a varied 
tract of meadow and woodland, about 
108 acres in extent, where the public 
