Maligned Magpies?
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, which has been the target of some highly displeased critics, issues a seasonal quarterly that is always of interest ; but in its......
Rural Rulers
It is worth while remembering that an ambition of this sort was the motive of the gift of Chequers to the nation. Lord Lee of Fareham, as he told me before the gift was made,......
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" Ellum " A vigorous attempt is being made by the Timber Association to encourage the wooden house in Britain. The timber houses of the United States are held up as a model, and......
Sulphur Butterfly Last Week I Came Upon A Singularly...
sulphur butterfly ; and the pleasure its appearance gave emphasised the impression that never before had I seen so few autumnal butterflies. The odd thing is that this general......
A Garden Guild
An organ and an organisation of which more ought to be known is the Guild Gardener, an excellent monthly magazine, published by the Guild itself. Now this Guild, which spends......
Country Life
Salving England Salvation proceeds at an accelerated pace. Bits of the soul of the country are made safe week after week. The National Trust has just secured a most essential......
A New Authority That Charming Historian, And Ardent...
the National Trust, Mr. George Trevelyan, launched a very definite campaign at the annual meeting of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England. The Government is to be......