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i)l)scure problem of the movements thai determined the bt)undary »)f the Upper Car- 
boniferous rocks in the southern i)arl of the county. Recent evidence lias rather 
shaken the older view that those movements were post-Carboniferous. 
(Geologists will have a rare treat in examining Mill Gill. This is the section 
which I'rof. Phillips selected for his typical Yoredale series in 1835. It contains 
•all the known \^oredale fossils. The Boulder Committee will have some fine 
ij^ sections to examine. 
BOTANY.— The Botanical Section will be otticially represented by Mr. A. II. 
I'awson, j.P., F.L.S. 
Mr. J. Hartshorn writes : — (liven fine weatliev the botanists will find much to 
interest them. The natural wood under Whitfield Crags is generally considered one of 
the highest in the county, whilst a solitary Juniper Bush (now decadent) near Askrigg 
-Station is one of the very few specimens known in Wensleydale. An excursion not to 
be omitted is one to Ellerbeck, al)out 2h miles east of Askrigg. Here Armciia 
maritima abounds and llilaspi occiiaiiiini and Ophrys muscifera may be found. 
Butterwort and Scurvey Grass are also very plentiful, and Pritniila farinosa is a 
favourite much gathered in the rabbit warren adjoining. The following are 
perhaps the most interesting plants recorded for the district to be investigated : 
Actaea spicata, Dniba incana, Viola lutea^ SteHaria )ienionim^ Rhanmns 
■(atkardciis, Vida sylvatica^ Poteiitilla verna, P. paliis/ris, Sax/fra^i^^a aiioidei\ 
S. hypuoi-des, Seditin riipesire, Drosera rotuiidifolia, Hippuiis vulgaris, Crepis 
s It ccistc folia, Ilieracium crocatum, H. prenaiiihoides, Pyrola iiiii/or, Utriciilaria 
miiio)\ Ayjueria jnarilima, Priiiiiila fayinosa, Ruviex dofuestirus, Jtmipenis 
1^ commiDiis, Habeiiaria allu'da, //. rhloranfha, Listera cordafa, Paris qitadrifolia, 
Elisma nalai/s, Potaniogetou pectiiiatus. 
Mosses and Hepatics. — The ^'orkshire Bryological Committee will be 
officially represented. 
Fungi. — The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially represented 
by Mr. Chas. Crossland, F.L.S. 
\ There are no records of Fungi for this district. The nearest locality which has 
been investigated is Langstrothdale in Mid-W. about 1890, when Rev. C. H. B. 
Woodd recorded many uncommon species. 
, Botanical Survry Committee. — A survey of some area will be carried out 
I -during this meeting. Arrangements will be made, of which members will receive 
notice. Others wishing to join in survey work are invited, and may join the party 
at Askrigg on Saturday morning. 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Yertebrale Section will be ofiicially 
represented. 
I Mammalia. — Foxes are numerous, and Badgers rare. Otters are not uncommon 
in the streams. Stoats, Weasels. Hedgehogs, Bank Vole, Field Vole, Water \ ole, 
Sfjuirrel, Dormouse, Longtailed Field Mouse, Longeared Bat, Noctule, Pipistrelle, 
and Mole also occur. 
\ Birds.— Mr. j. G. Lodge writes : — The birds found in the district include tiie 
Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, Buzzard, Peregrine, Grey Crow, Carrion Crow, Tawny, 
Barn and Little Eared Owls, Redshank, Heron. Sandpipers, Dipper, Coot, Water- 
hen, Dabchick, Kingfisher, Solidary, Common and Jack Snipe, Curlew, Golden 
and Green Plovers, Grouse, Blackgame, Redstart, Warblers, Whitethroat, W^iglails, 
Bullfinch, Flycatcher, Waxwing, Crossbill, etc. In the winter time the Lake is 
frequented by many water fowl. Ducks, Geese, and Swans having been shot there. 
About twenty-five years since a pair of black-headed gulls came into the \ alley, 
and every year since have come in March in increasing numbers, going away in 
November. 
Fishes and Amphibia. — Mr. J. Skidmore writes that the following are found 
in the waters in the neighbourhood of Askrigg : Trout, Grayling, Eels, Bieam, 
Rudd or Redeye, Minnows, Stone Loach, Miller's Thumb or Bullhead, Newts. 
