21 MAY 1927, page 13

Multiplying Migrants.

Among the migrant birds that have been arriving in their tens of thousands, swifts have been very conspicuous. They are among the class of late arrivals, though not so late as......

Ax Oxford Bi-kchbird.

An oddit y of natural history has been engaging the attention of some bird-lovers in an Oxford garden. A blackbird built against the house behind a trellis where it was forced a......

The Face Of England.

It is extraordinary how little evidence there is to the general gaze of the depression on the farms. England never looked lovelier. Even the fruit blossom externally showed......

Country Life And Sport A Playing Pamphlet.

ONs: of the most charming and original pamphlets that ever vet were seen is being posted to every village in England. It is of a size to fit the waistcoat pocket, contains two......

Village Prremas.

The subject is almost as important in the villages as in the towns, which perhaps will chiefly be affected by the very intensive campaign now set afoot by the Playing Fields......

Depressed Farms.

A great deal has been said and written of late about the plight of the British farmer. Unquestionably a great number have been losing money ; and it is proving very difficult......

The Month Of June Is To Be Given Up To

a concerted endeavour to popularise " the Playing Fields Movement and to collect money. The movement is not uninteresting historically. It has a double origin. Very good work......