COUNTRY LIFE
Country Wardens A new body of protectors of rural England is being organized by the C.P.R.E. from Great Marlborough Street, though the members of the force are to be all country dwellers. They are to be known as. country wardens. Now we have in country places three sorts of protectors of different things : we have keepers (who are sometimes chiefly distinguished as destroyers and named on the tutus a non lucendo prin- ciple), water wardens (who also on occasions should destroy heron, kingfisher and otter) and watchers. I have known even a watcher in a sanctuary rather more fond of his gun than he should be ; but in general the watchers are a small aristocracy whom it is difficult to praise too highly ; and it would be a welcome advance if more of them could be appointed. They will certainly be needed in the National Park when it comes into being.
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