This book or survey is the latest of a succession
of efforts to save—as Lord Astor well says—" for posterity some of the scenery, peace and amenities of an accessible, historic and beautiful part of England." A Thames valley branch of the C.P.R.E. was started some two years ago. It represents local authorities, landowners, public bodies, private individuals and societies. Some of the landowners have already scheduled their land as spaces to be kept free from building, in perpetuity. It is a pioneer branch, giving to any group of persons any- where an example of the right way to go to work if they wish to preserve their country scenery. We shall probably soon see the formation of a number of similar branches. Indeed, during last week alone lovely stretches of country in shires as remote as Dorset and York have been saved from disfigurement, under the guidance of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, by co-operative local effort.
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