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her garden at Loughton but they disappeared. In Epping 
Forest there are alien squirrels of another species, as reported 
in Mr. F. J. Stubbs’ note appended. (See Appendix C.) 
HERTFORDSHIRE.—In Ashbridge park (partly in Herts and 
partly in Bucks) the grey squirrel is well known; I saw one 
in the year 1916 and it is now plentiful. It occurs on Berkhamp- 
sted Common and elsewhere on the North side of the valley there 
but has not been seen yet on the south side.2 At Tring Park 
stray specimens had been reported previous to 1914 and there 
seems to have been no increase, as at present it is still rare and 
is seen only now and then, singly or in pairs. These are genuine 
wanderers, as it was never introduced at Tring.9 Another 
locality where a fine specimen was obtained in 1919 is Oxhey 
Wood, near Watford, and it is said to exist in Knebworth Woods, 
but this requires verification. In North Hertfordshire Mr. 
Ray Palmer writes that he has not seen more than three indi- 
viduals, one of which was dead, and Mr. W. Percival Westell 
tells me that it is unknown in the Letchworth area. 
MIDDLESEX.—Bushy Park, as already remarked, has the 
distinction of being the first place into which grey squirrels were 
introduced into England in the year 1890. Although unsuc- 
cessful then, they reappeared about twenty years ago and are 
increasing in numbers. At Hampton Court they have been 
known for about seven years but are only in small numbers, 
about fifteen. F‘urther down the Thames at East Twickenham 
and St. Margaret’s, specimens are believed to have been brought 
from the Regent’s Park and liberated in gardens, from whence 
they wandered, one appearing in Major G. Hurlstone Hardy’s 
garden at Twickenham in 1914. They are not increasing in 
numbers and Major Hardy does not believe that any colony 
has been established. 
SURREY.—In Richmond Park grey squirrels were first seen 
about twenty-five years ago (1898) at the Kingston end, probably 
turned down by someone, and there they found a congenial home 
and flourished. : 
Since 1915, when a bird-sanctuary was formed, they have 
been systematically shot down by order, as they were over- 
running the place. They continue to exist, and are estimated 
8 fide Mr. Chas. Oldham. 
9 fide Dr. E, Hartert. 
