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THE ESSEX NATURALIST
Club's Recorders. Suitable references will be made in the pro-
gramme and general notices to meetings at these sites.
Mr F. J. Speakman has been unable to continue as the Club's
representative to the Council for Nature and Mr W. R. S. Budge
has agreed to take over from him.
There were six entries for the prize essay competition and for
the 16-19 years group no award has been made. For the junior
group the first prize was awarded to C. Moore for a study of Puss
Moth Caterpillars; a second prize was shared between R. Farn-
ham for a study of House Martins and D. Mead for a study of the
Red Campion. An entry by C. Foreman also on House Martins
was commended.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE GEOLOGY GROUP, 1965
The success of the Group as a whole is probably due to the
informality and the friendly atmosphere which is very much in
evidence at all our meetings.
The departure of the Group's Chairman, Mr R. J. Taylor to
the field of geological exploration, which we hope will be only a
temporary absence, was marked by the Group holding a private
dinner party.
The Whitsun week-end field trip to Charmouth was another
success, as also were the meetings held at Purfleet, Stutton and
Harkstead. I would like to thank the leaders of these for giving
us a most interesting time on all these occasions.
Perhaps the most important event next to the Whitsun trip
was the decision to hold a dinner. The support which this new
venture received was most gratifying and, like the week-end,
seems to be one of the Group's annual events.
Finally, I should like to thank all those who attended our
trips, and especially thank the car owners without whose co-
operation we could not have visited the places we did without a
lot of difficulty.
R. E. Coates, Secretary.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MAMMAL GROUP, 1965
The Mammal Group held its Annual General Meeting on
February 11, 1965. The business meeting was followed by mem-
bers' notes, Miss R. Tilley described mammal trapping in the
Hebrides, and Mr W. Page gave notes on trapping in the Mar-
garetting area. Mr D. Corke also spoke on mammal records
obtained from the Fingringhoe Wick Nature Reserve. Mr K.
Byrne then gave a description of his observations of the Badger in
South Essex.
Group meetings during the year included outdoor visits to the
Zoological Gardens at Regent's Park; live mammal trapping in
Epping Forest; a mammal study week-end at Fingringhoe Wick
Nature Reserve and a Deer and Badger watching afternoon and
evening in Hatfield Forest. An indoor meeting entitled "Island