7 DECEMBER 1912, Page 19

Saturday's Times contained the gratifying announcement of the gift to

the National Trust of Blakeney Point. The property, which extends for three and a half miles along the North Sea from Cley to Blakeney and covers an area of about a thousand acres, consists of shingle spit, sand dunes, and salt marshes, which are not only of remarkable interest from their physical structure, but are rich in vegetation and famous as the haunt and breeding-ground of birds. Lastly, the attractions of the spot are enhanced by the neighbourhood of the splendid churches of Cley and Blakeney. It is under- stood that the property has been acquired for the National Trust by the generosity of the Fishmongers' Company and a few private persons who prefer to remain anonymous.