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Preservation League ; the Society for 
Preserving the Natural Beauty of 
Criccieth, Port Madoc, Harlech and 
neighbourhood ; the Society for the 
Preservation of the Beauty of Hythe 
and neighbourhood ; the John Evelyn 
Club for Wimbledon ; the Beautiful 
Oldham Society ; the Hampstead 
Heath Preservation Society ; the 
United Devon Association and, con- 
nected with it, the Western Counties 
Ferns' and Wild Flowers' Preservation 
Committee ; and a great many Natu- 
ralists' and Field Clubs. 
For example, the Yorkshire Natura- 
lists' Union, with over 4,000 members, 
and over 40 affiliated societies, en- 
courages the preservation of natural 
monuments in many ways. The 
Union's official organ. The Naturalist ^ 
also advocates the preservation of 
plant and animal life, in their natural 
condition as far as possible. The Wild 
