attention must be paid to conserving our
limited but very interesting British reptile
population.
On the practical side the students have
again made three trips to Fingringhoe Wick
Nature Reserve to complete the construction
of a freshwater lagoon for waders. On one of
these trips we were fortunate enough to observe
a bearded tit around our diggins.
The bird survey on the college farms is
being planned for the summer term (1974) and
the Society has offered to undertake the
maintenance of the three wild gardens in the
village of Writtle which were in danger of
being lost because lack of maintenance was
making them a nuisance to local gardeners .
We look forward to the continued
support of Field Club members at our future
meetings.
Many of our indoor meetings are included
in the Club programme card and details of
our other activities may be obtained from
the Secretary of the Natural History Society
c/o The Students Union, Writtle Agricultural
College, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3PR.
Graham Watson N.D.H.
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REPORTS OF PAST CLUB MEETINGS.
Mycological Report 1973.
The Main foray was held in Epping Forest on
August 7th and placing this at an earlier than
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