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"could run about in the shrubberies or up the trees, one was seen
"running across the middle of the Wellington Road, just in the
"front of the motors, where it was soon seen at the top of a tall
"tree by all that passed."28
Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.—Enquiries have
brought only negative replies.
Cheshire.—Mr. T. A. Coward gives an exceedingly interest-
ing and specific account for this county, naming three centres
of introduction, Lyme Park (about 1910 or 1911); Dunham
Park (two pairs released at different dates about 1912, common
by 1916); and Bramhall, near Stockport (previous to 1919).
Records are also given for Alderly Edge (common by 1918, not
introduced there and probably came from Lyme or Bramhall);
Old Alderley, Chelford and High Legh. Also at Knutsford and
Bowden, where one has visited Mr. Coward's garden and in
1922 there was a drey in a garden close to his house.
Lancashire.—South Lancashire is mentioned by Mr. Coward,
and "near Manchester" is one of the places to which speci-
mens were sent from Woburn, but I have no particulars. One
seen by Mr. Coward in 1916 at Withington was probably an
escape.
Yorkshire.—In this large area there are two colonies fairly
well established and stragglers in another district. At Scramp-
ston Hall, Rillington, near York, Mr. W. H. St. Quintin received
thirty or forty from Woburn in June, 1906. For a year or two
they did not appear to breed much; then they began to increase
rapidly, one nest being found with nine young in it. They be-
came so destructive as to be a real nuisance and it was necessary
to reduce their numbers. This was done by shooting and trap-
ping and they were got down. A few are now tolerated, and
when they become too numerous and complaints are made the
culprits are soon removed. Mr. St. Quintin gave an account
of this in Country Life for 17th October, 1914, p. 532, and has
also very kindly given me later information.
In the West Riding, near Bingley, three or four pairs were
liberated about ten years ago and stray individuals used to be
seen, but they appear to have died out or disappeared. One
28 Letter December, 1922, from Miss M. H. Steeple to Mr. Frank Morey, who kindly for-
warded it to me.