BOTANY. — The Botanical Section will be officially represented by its 
President, Mr. W. G. Smith, Ph.D., and Mr. T. W. Woodhead, Ph.D. 
Flowering Plants. — An account of the botany of Littondale was published in 
the " Yorkshire Naturalist " for February, 189 1, by the Rev. W. A. Shuffrey, Vicar 
of Arncliffe. Since then he has found a few additional specimens. This Dale has 
a very rich flora considering that there is no arable land in the dale. The Dryas 
octopetala grows here (the only station in the West Riding). The Cypripedium 
Calceolus once grew in the dale, but is probably now extinct. Specimens have 
recently been found a few miles away, and it may probably turn up again in the 
valley. Of Saxifrages we have S. oppositifoUa, S. aizoides, S. granulata^ S. 
nmbrosa, and S. hypiioides in abundance. Geraniums are plentiful, the G. phaum 
grows wild in one spot. Serraiula Hncloria, Tragopogon praiensis, Polemonium 
ccEfuleum, Plantago maritima, Pittguicula viilga7'is, Polygonum viviparum^ 
Daphne Alezereum, Colchicum auiu?nnale, Ophrys ?miscifera, and Primula 
farinosa can be found in the valley or in the woods on the slopes of the hills. 
On the moors and hills botanists may look for Rubus ChamcB/norus, Thlaspi 
alpestre, Melampyrum pratense^ Triglochin palustre, Boirychium Lunaria, Polysti- 
■chum Lonchitis, and Nartheciu?}i ossifragtim. In August many of these flowers will 
have ceased to bloom. 
Mosses and Lichens liave not been thoroughly explored. Mr. Shuffrey has 
found Hypntim iafuarisciniun plentiful, Hypnum triquetrum^ Bartratnia fonta7ta, 
Hypniim filiforme, Bryuvi jnitans, Neckera crispa, Aladothica platyphylla, Hypnum 
splendens, Dicrajiiim scoparium, etc., etc. Marchantia polyjnorpha. 
Fungi. — The Yorkshire Mycological Committee will be officially represented 
by its Secretary, Mr. Chas. Crossland, F.L.S. 
Mr. Crossland writes :— Very few Fungi are recorded for the immediate 
neighbourhoods of Kettlewell and Arncliffe. There will be plenty, no doubt, if 
sought after, and the week-end will afford facilities for doing this. 
BOTANICAL SURVEY.— The greater part of the district is included on the 
Harrogate and Skipton Vegetation Map, by Messrs. Smith & Rankin (Geographical 
Journal, August, 1903); this may be purchased. Copies of the paper (without 
map) may be obtained free of charge from Dr. W. G. Smith (University of Leeds), 
or from Mr. Sheppard, at Arncliffe ; this contains lists of plants and other 
observations on the vegetation of the Limestone and Grits, and will be useful to 
those interested in plant distribution. 
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY.— The Vertebrate Section will be officially 
represented by Mr. H. B. Booth, who writes : — 
Mammals. — The Stoat and Wtasel are almost too numerous. Rabbits are 
common, but hares are becoming scarce. No doubt manv species of "small deer" 
occur, but I have only identified the Common Shrew, the Long-tailed Field Mouse, 
and the Mole in this dale. The mounds of the latter may be seen almost on the 
summits of the surrounding moors during the summer months. Bats occur in small 
numbers, and their identification would be of interest. The Rev. W. A. Shuffrey 
states that on rare occasions Otters have been seen on the stream near Arnclifte. 
.A few Goats live on Kilnsey Crag (at the foot of tne valley) almost in a feral state. 
Birds. — The usual birds of the higher dales ot North-west Yorkshire will be 
found, and fairlv plentifully too, with the exception perhaps of a few strictly wood- 
land species. The characteristic birds of this almost isolated dale are the Curlew, 
Carrion Crow, Lapwing, Snipe, Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Yellow Wagtail, Wheatear, 
Redstart, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Wren, and Sandpiper. The Kestrel and the 
Sparrow Hawk breed there in comparative abundance, and a few pairs of Merlins 
nest on the surrounding Moors, On Penyghent the Peregrine Falcon attempts an 
eyrie almost every year, and is protected by the landowner and the law ; so perhaps. 
In the future, our Wild Birds and Eggs Protection Acts Committee may be 
'instrumental in bringing any offenders to justice. The Raven is not uncommon on 
