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Nature Notes by Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, 1967

Nature Notes by Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke, 1967
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In Report No 31 of The Friends of Lydiard Tregoz, Canon Brian Carne draws together a selection of Nature Notes that Vernon St.John wrote for the Ringwood and Fordingbridge Journal in 1967.

They comrise:

11th January- Jacob the Thrush

8th February- Chelifers

8th March- Perdis Perplexed

29h March- Easter by the Wildbrook

12th April- Fickle April

26th April - Exultant Swifts

10th May - Blythe May

24th May- Climax of Song

7th June- Pipes of Pan

28th June- Roaming the New Forest Heathlands

2nd August- Spindle and Pine

16th August- A Bird at its Best

13th September- Pirate Moth

27th September- September's Saints

11th October- October's Changes

25th October- After the Butterflies Ball

8th November- Seasons of Mists and Magic

27th December- Pilgrimage in December


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Year:
1967
Creator:
Vernon St.John, 6th Viscount Bolingbroke
Type:
Research Report
Reference:
Report 31 Friends of Lydiard Tregoz (1998)
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
Salisbury Journal Newspapers Limited
Last updated on:
Friday 5th July 2024

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