Enough has now been said to show that the visitor to Woodhall Spa, who has a taste for “the contemplative man’s recreation,” {81} may find some employment in its vicinity. Most of the ponds can be fished on asking the farmers’ permission. As to the Witham, although there are angling clubs at Boston and Lincoln, the river is practically open to every one, in the season. It may be added that close to Tattershall station there is a large “ballast pond” containing good pike, and a letter to the shooting tenant, or to Lord Fortescue’s agent, would probably obtain permission to fish. At Revesby there is a reservoir, the source of the water supply of Boston, a large piece of water, which abounds in fish of various kinds. Bream, both of the silver and the carp kinds, are plentiful, running up to 4lb. in weight. Very large eels are taken there. Roach are of a fair size. Rudd are numerous; as also are perch, but small. Gudgeons are plentiful, serving for bait. Pike are abundant. In one case three were taken by the same rod within twenty minutes, one of them weighing 13lb. Another rod took two of 16lb. and 10lb., and it is commonly said that there is one occasionally seen “as long as a rail.” Permission may be obtained to fish here from the agent of the Hon. Mrs. Stanhope, Revesby Abbey. There is good accommodation at the Red Lion Hotel. As, in the next chapter, I am to enter upon a different branch of my subject, passing roughly speaking, from the organic to inorganic—from the living to the dead—I will here give a few particulars, recently received, which may interest the entomologist. In the month of August, 1898, I conducted the members of our county Naturalists’ Union from Woodhall Spa to Tumby, through a varied tract of country. The following is a list of the Lepidoptera which were found by one of the members:— Pieris brassicæ E. hyperanthus P. rapæ Thecla quercus P. napi Polyommatus phlœas Colias edusa Lycœna icarus Argynnis aglaia Hesperia thaumas A. paphia Spilosoma mendica (two larvæ) Vanessa io V. atalanta Psilura monacha Apatura iris Plusia gamma Pararge megæra Geometra papilionaria Epinephele janira Cidaria immanata E. tithonus Eubolia limitata Two other members collected the following:— NEUOPTERA Sympetrum sp. HYMENOPTERA Vespa germanica Crabro cribrarius V. vulgaris C. albilabris Bombus lapidarius Halictus leucopus Bombus hortorum Apis mellifica Formica rufa DIPTERA Platychirus clypeatus Calliphora vomitoria Scatophaga stercoraria COLEOPTERA Geotrupes spiniger Otiorrhyncus picipes G. stercorarius Psylliodes cupro-nitens Coccinella 7-punctata Ragonycha fulva C. variabilis Meligethes æneus