• - [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sin,—Quite recently I had the distress of witnessing the felling of-forty-five of the most beautiful trees upon a little farm of about a hundred acres, and now with the advent of spring will come the uprooting of the ferns and smaller flowering plants, and wanton destruction of nests and eggs. There arc laws and by-laws, -but those whose duty it is to see to their enactment are apathetic, and a letter suggesting their enforcement meets with the stereotyped reply "communication received and contents noted."
I was instrumental, some years ago, in securing by-laws
prohibiting the destruction of plants of the countryside within the area of the borough of Colchester. The Local Government Board hesitated, but eventually granted powers when they had been apprised of the number of species which, in recent years, had become extinct.. I doubt whether there are now many persons who even know these by-laws exist. "My wife and I live in this quiet corner of Essex in delightful intimacy with the flowers and the birds. We enjoy their confidence and friendship and should warmly welcome and willingly assist in the establishment of a bird sanctuary here ; but advice and guidance arc necessary. Your columns tell of a bird sanctuary at (icy, and the Royal Society for the Protection of Bird Life. Can I obtain more detailed infor- mation respecting them through the medium of the Spectator and your courtesy ?—I am, Sir, &c.,'
ERNEST II. BARRITT, Ex-Mayor of Colchester.
White house, Layer Breton, Essex.
Previous page
