BOOKS AND MAPS.— The whole area is included in Sheet 86 of the 
One-Inc'n Ordnance Map, whicli may be obtained geologically coloured. 
For information concerning the geology of the district, see Canon Cross's 
"Geology of North West Lincolnshire," O.J.G.S., Vol. xxxi, No. 122, 1875, 
p. 116.; "Geology of North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire," and "The 
Water Supply of Lincolnshire " (Cieological Survey Memoirs). 
THE DISTRICT to be investigated is full of interest to all sections. It is 
situated on the Oolitic and Liassic Escarpments, and offers a rich and varied 
Fauna and Flora. There has been little systematic collecting and recording done 
in the district, but, owing to its varied soils, woods, sandy wastes, and water 
ditches, there is a good covering for many species of animals and plants, and it will 
well repay the trouble of the naturalist, whether he be colleccor, observer, or 
photographer. The district is well known for its neolithic remains which are 
frequently found in the blown sand. The ironstone, which is extensively worked 
and offers splendid sections to the geologist, is a Ferruginous Limestone and 
contains an abundance of fossils, which include large pieces of drift wood, and 
vertebrae of saurians. In some of the ironstone mines is a fine bed of peat, 
in which horns of deer have been found, and with oak, birch, and hazel (from 
plentiful supply of nuts found) as the chief trees. 
HEADQUARTERS.— Swaby's Blue Bell Hotel, Scunthorpe. 
ROUTES : — The party will leave the station at 10-30, after the arrival of the 
trains from Doncaster, Lincoln, Gainsborough, Hull, etc. 
The geologists, under the leadership of Mr. A. C. Dalton will proceed via 
Dawe's Lane to Appleby Clay- Pit and Santon Limestone Quarry. Connected with 
the exposures to be seen on this route, which have been described in Canon Cross's 
"Geology of North-West Lincolnshire," are some interesting geological problems. 
The district is rich in fossiliferous strata. 
The botanists, entomologists, etc., under the leadership of Mr. A, M. Cobban, 
will proceed via Dawe's Lane to the Trent Ironstone Mine, thence to Rifle Hill, 
where the gull ponds can be visited, and towards Bagmoor. The route passes 
through woods, moerland, and marshy ground, and will prove rich in plants, insects, 
rtc. 
Later arrivals can meet or overtake the earlier party by proceeding along 
Winterton Road to the ironstone mines, but, as far as possible, leaders will be 
appointed, and particulars of the routes taken will be posted up at headquarters. 
PERMISSION to visit their properties has been kindly granted by Sir 
Berkeley Sheffield, Bart., Gervase Elvves, Esq., John Long, Esq. (Midland Ironstone 
Mines), W. Langbridge, Esq. (Lord St. Oswald's Ironstone Mines), Frodingham 
Iron and Steel Co., Crowle Brick and Ti'le Co. (Clay-pit, Santon), and the Trent 
Iron Co. 
GEOLOGY. — Tlie Geological Section will be represented by Mr. J. J. 
Burton, F.G.S., and Mr. T. Sheppard, F.G.S. 
Mr. A. C. Dalton writes : — The geology is dealt with in the Geological Survey 
Memoirs for Sheet 86. • 
There are several interesting problems in connection with the geology of the 
district. The survey found it necessary to make the junctions of the divisions 
from local peculiarities which have not in erery case their counterpart elsewhere. 
Palaeontologically the area embraced in sheet 86 is somewhat exceptional. We 
find forms elsewhere regarded as zonal here exhibiting a wide range as, for instance, 
Am. capricornus. The following are some of the fossils recorded in the survey 
list for the Frodingham Ironstone : — Am. semicostatus, Am. Bticklandi^ BeUtnnites 
acutus^ Pleurotomaria an^lica^ Trancredia^ Cardium giganteum, C. crassissima, 
C. Listeria Pholadomya ambigua^ Modiola, Hippopodium, Lima gigajiiea, Fecten 
aequaliSy P. aequivalvis, Gryphaa incurva^ Spiriferina Walcodi, Crinoids and 
Serpula. 
BOTANY. — The Botanical Section will be officially represented. 
Flowering Plants — A complete list of the plants recorded for the district has 
been compiled by Miss Hawkins. This can be consulted at headquarters. 
