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field by all or most of us, with the exception
of myself, not keeping to the footpath at the
field edge, but walking wide on the crop,
almost all of which was sown but not yet
showing.
The Field Club, being the senior naturalists'
organisation in the county, ought to be setting
a good example. I do, however, readily accept
my fellow members are not aware of the damage
they are doing to crops on the land where crops
are to be grown.
All of us who are gardeners are aware of the
harm we do to soil by walking on it before we
even prepare it for planting or sowing.
Yours sincerely,
David L. Bloomfield
P.S. I hope, despite writing this letter, I
shall still be welcome at meetings. I have
taken the precaution of making sure my
subscription is paid for this year."
BIRD GROUP MEETING. FISHERS GREEN.
24TH JANUARY, 1988
Thirteen members assembled for the group
meeting hoping to equal our own previous year's
sightings. However, because of the
unseasonably warm weather, no Long-eared Owls
or Shrikes have been reported in the area.