130 THE ESSEX NATURALIST R. Stort, nr. Roydon, 1959; by pond in Quendon Wood, 1958; abundant by Pincey Brook, north of Matching Green, 1960; on beech tree roots, Ring Hill Camp, Audley End, 1960, E.S.; nr. Hoe Mill, Ulting, 1967, P.J.W. Thuidiaceae Anomodon viticulosus (Hedw.) Hook & Tayl. 18: Chigwell; Roxwell; Little Boyton Farm, 1845, A.G.; Epping Forest, 1885, J.L.E.; Epping Forest, 1931, W.R.S. 19: Hale End; on birch in a lane nr. Nazeing Church, 1800, E.F.; Kelvedon; Pleshey, 1860, E.G.V.; on willows nr. the ground by stream, Wicken; waterfalls, Debden Park, (c.fr.); on a tree in the Rookery, Wimbish Hall, 1874, F.Y.B.; Hatfield Forest, 1890, E.M.H.; Chelmsford; Broomfield, 1898, H.N.D.; on wall by R. Stort, Clavering, 1960; base of trees, edge of wood, Peyton Hall, nr. Manuden, 1960, E.S.; bricked base of stream, south of Deb- den Lake, 1960; concrete wall by roadside nr. Wimbish (c.fr.), 1961, E.S.; Great Bendish Wood, 1967, A.J.H.; by Pincey Brook, Hatfield Heath, 1967, K.J.A. Thuidium abietinum (Brid). B.S. & G. 19: (chalk bank by railway nr. Ring Hill; chalk pit by How Wood; side of London road about a mile from Saffron Walden; by roadside, a little past railway tunnel between Littlebury and Littlebury Green, 1874, F.Y.B.). Thuidium tamariscinum (Hedw.) B.S. & G. 18: common in Epping Forest, 1800, E.F.; nr. Chelmsford, 1845, A.G.; Little; Woodham Walter; Lingwood Common, 1860, E.G.V.; Epping Forest, 1885, J.L.E.; Loughton; Hazeleigh, 1890, E.M.H.; Mill Green, 1898, H.N.D.; Epping Forest, 1931, W.R.S.; Ongar Park Wood, 1967, S.T.L. 19: Braxted, 1860, E.G.V.; How Wood; Pebble Wood; Ring Hill Wood, 1874, F.Y.B.; Earl's Colne; Hatfield Forest, 1890, E.M.H.; Epping Lower Forest, 1958, E.S. Thuidium philiberti Limpr. 19: (short distance past the tunnel on road from Littlebury to Littlebury Green, 1874, F.Y.B.). Hypnaceae Cratoneuron filicinum (Hedw.) Spruce 18: (Epping Forest; Coopersale, 1885, J.L.E.). 19: nr. Springfield; Queen's Wood, Great Leighs, 1845, A.G.; Kelvedon; nr. Braxted; Messing, 1860; banks of Colne, nr. Yeld- ham, 1865, E.G.V.; by the bridge at foot of waterfall, Debden Park, on large stone by side of road to Radwinter; in the high beech plantation between Debden road and the keeper's Lodge,