LQ:Staffordshire - Ancient Oasis by Dibbler + Dulin
http://coord.info/GC154YC
All the way up the M6 on the way to this one it was really foggy but thankfully it cleared just before we arrived around 8am at suggested parking.
It was a pleasant walk in Hem Heath & Newstead Woods and the pond area close to GZ looked really nice with the early morning mist over it.
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| Eerie pond! |
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| Jules with the cache! |
Well that was our first cache out the way and a thoroughly enjoyable one too. Now it was time to head back to car park and head off to first series of the day.
Betley Wander by browni
http://coord.info/GC2HG1Z
A nice little series of just over 3 miles around the village of Betley. There are 15 caches in the series and another one to pick up on the route.
There are a few stiles and also cattle on the trail although we didn't see any cattle today.
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| Along the way. |
We parked up at the pub the Hand and Trumpet and began the series at cache 7 walking the route in ascending order. All the caches were pretty easy to find except for one hidden in a gorse bush and cache 13 which we knew before leaving that it wasn't there as I had arranged with the C/O Ian that I would help out and place a temporary cache and log for him.
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| One of the stiles close to the boggy ground. |
The walk was generally very easy but it will be very muddy at certain times of the year in low lying places around a mere between caches 10 & 12.
We had a coffee break once back at the car and a bite to eat to keep our energy levels up. It was then time to take a short drive to our second series of the day.
'Old Macdonalds Farm' by peteann
http://coord.info/GC2WDPG
A series of 17 caches which are made up of 16 traditionals and 1 bonus. We also took in an extra 5 caches which were sort of on the route or needed a slight diversion, a few of these were picked up by moving car.
The walk was mostly easy going but can be muddy at certain times of the year, we passed cows and horses at times but didn't encounter any trouble.
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| A lovely sunny day, just a little hazy. |
The walk was very enjoyable especially at side of woods where we stopped for a chill and drinks break, all the caches were relatively easy.
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| The Magic tree! |
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| Lovely area! |
So after enjoying the second series and having a bag of chips in the village, it was time to move on to the last series of this sunny Spring day.
Hanchurch Hills by Cannonedwards
http://coord.info/GC2FTF5
A series of 12 caches with another 4 a short diversion away or on route. Picking up all 16 caches will take you on approximately a 4 mile walk and take around 2 hours..
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| A bit hazy, but Newcastle & Stoke are over there somewhere! |
The walk is through some lovely woods and was very much enjoyed by both of us, the caches were in good state of repair and mostly easy to find.
One of the caches on route but not part of the series was the 6 year old Tree's a Crowd by The Beady Bunch (adopted by Hampk) which we both thoroughly enjoyed.
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| Feeding the birds? |
Another cache in interesting surroundings was Little Man Guarding Tower by The Wotsits. There was a nice old tower nearby.
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| The tower! |
Well thats pretty much it. Another fun filled days caching in the lovely sunshine.
Total smilies bagged today = 58
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