CONTENTS
EDITORIAL 5 Mosses 44
INTRODUCTION 8 Liverworts 45
WOOD-PASTURE 8 Lichens 45
PRE-DOMESDAY HISTORY 9 Fungi 45
HISTORY 1086-1700 10 THE FAUNA 47
HISTORY 1700-1900 11 Slugs & Snails 48
HISTORY 1900 —present day 14 Centipedes & Millepedes 48
PHYSICAL FEATURES 14 Woodlice 49
Geology 14 Butterflies 49
Topography and aspect 16 Two-winged flies 50
Drainage 16 Bees, Wasps & Ants 54
Soils 16 Miscellaneous insect records 56
Surface features 16 Amphibians & Reptiles 57
THE FLORA OF LORDS BUSHES 17 Birds 58
HISTORY OF THE FLORA 18 Mammals 62
PRESENT DAY FLORA 20 DISCUSSION 63
CHECK-LIST OF VASCULAR CONCLUSIONS 66
PLANTS 25 SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER
NOTES ON TREE & SHRUB WORK 66
SPECIES 30 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 67
PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES 33 REFERENCES 68
THE LOWER PLANTS 44
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