A Tryst in Snowdonia
A nature lovers' conference " has been organized by two quaintly yet admirably associated bodies. It is summoned for the week beginning September 22nd by Mr. Patrick Abercrombie, chief author and begetter of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England, and Mr. G. P. Baker, president of the energetic Alpine Garden Society. Their common ground is Snowdonia. Snowdon is of course a mine of wealth for the Alpine botanist, and the district is a favourite choice with those who wish to reserve a few national parks. So there will be alternate lectures and talks on scenic and botanical treasures. You may listen to Mr. Clough Williams- Ellis, whose scenic, architectural and economic accomplish- ment at Port Meirion is not far distant ; or both seek out and help to preserve wild flowers with Sir Maurice Abbot Anderson. The idea is a good one ; and Llanberis should prove a fruitful centre for their allied interests. The C.P.R.E. will hold their own proper conference at Southampton from October 25th, and several subjects of great interest to all countrymen will be discussed, including the appointment of countryside wardens. Here, too, a new and useful association will be celebrated, for a visit to the New Forest, now being newly afforested, is being organized on behalf of the C.P.R.E. by the Forestry Commission itself.
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