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o • • TRANSACTIONS OF THE WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. [ESTABLISHED 1851.] 1905, 1906, 1907. " HOPE ON." " HOPE EVER." HEREFORD: PRINTED BY JAKEMAN AND CARVER. ISSUED APRIL, 1911. EDITOR'S PREFACE. Owing to various circumstances the issue of the present Volume of Transactions has been unavoidably delayed, much to the regret of the Editorial Committee. The death of the late accomplished Editor, Dr. Cecil Moore, deprived the Club of the services of one whose long experience and extensive acquaintance with the subjects which engage the interests of its members made him a difficult man to follow, and some time elapsed before arrangements could be made to take up his work. A great quantity of matter, manuscript and printed, had accumulated in Dr. Moore's hands, and at his death was deposited in the Woolhope Library. To sift and prepare for the press what Dr. Moore had intended for publication has been necessarily a work of time, but it is hoped that the Volume now in the hands of members will justify the delay in publication, and prove not altogether unworthy of its predecessors. Owing to the size of the present Volume several interesting papers are held over to the next Volume. For the carefully prepared Index to the Volume the Club is indebted to Mr. Sledmere. V. TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEARS 1905, 1906, 1907. TABLE OF CONTENTS. Editor's Preface Table of Contents .. Titles of Papers and Contributions .. Illustrations, Diagrams, Tables, &c. Officers for 1905, 1906, 1907 Presidents of the Club since 1851 List of Honorary Members .. Corresponding Societies List of Ordinary Members .. Members elected in 1905, 1906, 1907 Obituary Rules .. • • Honorary Treasurer's Accounts .. In Memoriam, Mrs. Emma Sarah Hutchinson 1905. PAGE An Outline of the Geology of Herefordshire, by L. Richardson, F.G.S. I Notes additional to the Flora of Herefordshire • • 69 Spring Annual Meeting, April 27th, 1905 .. • • 153 Retiring President's Address .. .. • • 155 FIRST Field Meeting, May 30th, Letton, Bredwardine, &c. •• ••o7 g Notes on the Grey and Red Clay at Bredwardine .. Letton Church, by Robert Clarke • • 168 Bredwardine and the " Wardines " of Herefordshire .. .. .. .. 171 SECOND Field Meeting, June 27th, The Great Scyrrid and Llanvihangel Court 183 Llamihangel Crucorney Church, by Rev. A. R. Blundell .. .. .. 189 , and the Skirrids, by James Wood, M.A. 192 THIRD Field Meeting (Ladies' Day), July 27th, Symonds Yat 197 The Florula of the Doward Hills, by Rev. A. Ley .. 201 List of Plants additional to the Florula of Doward Hills • . 205 FOURTH Field Meeting, August 31st, Forest of Dean .. 215 Navigation of the Wye, by Dr. Moore .. 217 Editorial Note .. .. .. .. .. :.. • 22214 Reports of Delegates to British Association, 1905 . • 225 Annual Meeting, December nth • • 232 Wild Birds Protection Act .. • • 232 Ravages of Starlings .. .. • • 233 Craswall Priory Excavations .. • - 234 British Association in South Africa .. 235 Rare Birds in Herefordshire .. • 237 Collecting Epitaphs .. • • 239 1906. Spring Annual Meeting, April 26th .. .. .. .. .. .. 24o Some Domesday Place-names in the neighbourhood of Dean Forest • - 244 Notes on Rare Birds in the Ross District, by William Blake .. • . 251 Earliest appearance of Birds this year .. .. .. .. • • 251 Forms of Mote Castles in Herefordshire, by E. Downman .. • • 252 vi. CONTENTS (Continued). PAGE FIRST Field Meeting, May 29th, Walterstone and Ewias Harold .. 257 The Keltic Lanes of South Herefordshire, by Rev. M. G. Watkins .. • • 269 SECOND Field Meeting, June 28th, Birtsmorton and Tewkesbury . • 273 ILLUSTRATIONS, DIAGRAMS, TABLES, &C. Birtsmorton Court, by Rev. R. Hyett-Warner • • 279 PAGE THIRD Field Meeting (Ladies' Day), Llangorse Lake . 287 IA Black Mountains, Escarpment at Pen Henalt, Hay, show- Additional Notes by Editor .. .. • • . 289 ing junction of Sandstone and Limestone .. .. to face page 3 Botanical Notes, by W. P. J. Le Brocq . 291 r. Mary Knoll and High Vinnals . to face page 23 The Allt .. • • • • • • . • • • 292 Some Observations on the Protective Habits of Birds - 294 2. The Temeside and Bottom-beds of the old red sandstone FOURTH Field Meeting, August 28th, Wigmore, &c. 300 in the approach-cutting to the Ledbury Tunnel to face page 29 . 307 British Association, Report to Woolhope Club 3. (i.) Scutterdine Quarry, near Mordiford, in the Woolhope Visit to the Forest of Dean, by C. 0. Hanson, Instructor . 309 district. (ii.) The Rock quarried in Woolhope Lime- Annual Meeting, December 13th • • 315 stone to face page 33 Victoria History of Herefordshire . • 321 4. Scenery in the old Red Sandstone Tract around Crasswall Priory, near Hay .. .. to face page 43 5. 1907. Fig. I., Bartestree Quarry, View of the igneous rock .. Fig. II., View of one side of the Bartestree Quarry, show- to face page 49 JJJ Annual Spring Meeting, Thursday, April 4th .. •• 325 ing the old-red-sandstone beds .. FIRST Field Meeting, May 28th, Newnham . • • • - • • 335 (vi.) Fig. I., River Development. The supposed original Dip- The Garden Cliff of Westbury-on-Severn, by J. G. Wood, M.A., F.S.A. •• 341 Streams or Consequents on page 58 St. Augustine's Oak •• 345 (vii). Fig. II., A supposed later stage of River development than Duxmere, by James G. Wood, F.S.A. .. 35o that shown on Figure I. on page 59 Baker's Oak, by James G. Wood, F.S.A. •• 353 Newnham-on-Severn, by James G. Wood, F.S.A. • •• 354 6. Landslip near Putley Cockshoot, Woolhope District, on A Correction, by James G. Good, F.S.A. .. 358 February 17th, 1904 .. .. • • • • • • to face page 68 The Tidal Wave or " Bore," by E. W. Prevost, F.R.S.E. •• 5 9 7. Bredwardine Church, Carving on North and South Doors to face page 162 SECOND Field Meeting, June 27th, Stanner Rocks, &c. .. 3366 Radnor as a Place-name, by James G. Wood, F.S.A. .. 367 8. Contoured Map to illustrate Rev. H. E. Grindley's paper THIRD Field Meeting (Ladies' Day), July 18th, Brecon • • • .. 370 on the Glaciation of the Wye Valley .. to face page 164 Newton, Notes by R. D. Garnons Williams • • • 371 9. Letton Church, South Door to face page 169 Notes on Hailstorm on July 22nd, 1907, in the Honddu Valley, by J. T. ro. Staunton Church, Glos., Stone Pulpit and Stairs .. to face page 198 Hereford .. .. • • • •• • • • • 374 FOURTH Field Meeting, August 29th, Risbury Camp and Hampton Court 376 1. Map of the Royal Forest of Dean and surrounding district to face page 242 Short Notes on Hampton Court, by R. H. George .. • • • 377 12. Walterstone Church, Stained Glass, supposed Cecil Arms to face page 258 Useful and Injurious Insects, by Walter E. Collinge 381 University of Birmingham (read by Sir J. Rankin) .. 13. Rowlestone Church, Exterior .. to face page 264 Report of British Association at Leicester, by Rev. J. 0. Bevan, Delegate 14. Rowlestone Church, Tympanum .. to face page 265 from Woolhope Club .. 386 The Pennines, by T. Howse, F.L.S. .. • • •• 390 15. Rowlestone Church, The two Iron Brackets in the Church to face page 266 Insect Pests in the Midlands, by Mr. Walter E. Collinge •• 391 16. Rowlestone Church, Chancel Arch to face page 267 Nature Study, by Walter White .. .. • • • • •• 394 Rowlestone Church, photograph from sketch to face page 168 The Black Currant Gall Mite, by Walter E. Collinge •• 395 17. Annual Meeting, December 17th .. • • .. 396 18. Wigmore, Village and Church to face page 301 Field Meetings and Dates of Annual Meetings .. • • .. 398 19. Wigmore Castle .. to face page 303 List of Meetings arranged alphabetically •• 399 Contributors of Papers, &c. •• 400 20. Wigmore Grange, Gateway .. to face page 305 General Index .. •• 402 21. Chapel Farm, Deerfold to face page 306 22. Oak Tree within a tree . to face page 311 23. Transplanted and untransplanted oaks to face page 312 24. Bore, The, at Minsterworth to face page 364 25. Old Radnor Church, ancient carved Screen to face page 368 26. Old Radnor Church, Screen and Organ .. to face page 369 27. Hampton Court, photo from a print of 18or • • • to face page 379 Plan. A Survey of the River Wye from the City of Hereford to Bixwear • • • • at end of Vol. 1 IX. OFFICERS FOR 1906. President :—REv. R. HYETT WARNER. Vice-Presidents :—MR. PHILIP BAYLIS. REV. C. H. BINSTEAD. MR. J. CARLESS REV. DR. E. HARRIS. Central Committee and other Officers were re-elected as in 1905. OFFICERS FOR 1905. President :—MR. PHILIP BAYLIS, LL.M., F.Z.S. OFFICERS FOR 1907. Vice-Presidents :—MR. R. CLARKE. President—SIR JAMES RANKIN, BART. MR. T. HUTCHINSON. MR. C. J. LILWALL. Vice-Presidents—MR. HERBERT E. JONES. REV. R. HYETT WARNER. MR. R. A. SWAYNE. REV. R. HYETT WARNER. Central Committee :—MR. C. P. BIRD. REV. PREB. H. TREVOR WILLIAMSON . MR. J. CARLESS. Central Committee—MR. C. P. BIRD. MR. R. CLARKE. REV. PREB. WILLIAM H. LAMBERT. MR. J. CARLESS. MR. CLARKE. MR. A. WATKINS. R. REV. PREB. WILLIAM H. LAMBERT. Editorial Committee :—REv. A. LEY. MR. A. WATKINS. MR. H. CECIL MOORE. REV. M. G. WATKINS. Editorial Committee—REv. A. LEY. MR. H. CECIL MOORE. Honorary Treasurer :—MR. H. C. BEDDOE. Honorary Treasurer—MR. H. C. BEDDOE. Honorary Auditor :—MR. JAMES DAVIES. Honorary Auditor—MR. JAMES DAVIES. Honorary Secretaries :—MR. THOMAS HUTCHINSON. Honorary SecretariesL—MR. THOMAS HUTCHINSON. MR. H. CECIL MOORE. MR. H. CECIL MOORE. Assistant Secretary :—MR. JAMES B. PILLEY. Assistant Secretary—MR. JAMES B. PILLEY. X. Xl. WOOLHOPE NATURALISTS' :FIELD CLUB. LIST OF MEMBERS DECEMBER 31ST, 1907. PRESIDENTS FROM ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 1851. 185x Club formed in the winter months. HONORARY MEMBERS. 1852 Lingwood, Mr. R. M. Bevan, Ven. W. Latham, M.A., Archdeacon of Brecon, Brecon. 1853 Lewis, Rev. T. T. 1854 Symonds, Rev. Wm. S., F.G.S. Bevan, Rev. J. 0., M.A., F.G.S., F.R. Met. Soc., Chillenden Rectory, Dover. 1855 Crouch, Rev. J. F., B.D.