NB Cache recently replaced with slightly different
co-ords....
The Tree Pipit is a summer visitor to the UK. It can be found in
open woodland, heaths, scrub and other areas with scattered trees.
It's quite a non-descript bird, a bit like a smaller, slimmer
version of a song thrush. (For that description I'm sure to get
drummed out of the RPSB!)
At this location the easiest way to see one, is just to sit and
listen. During the breeding season, the pipits engage in an aerial
song flight. Starting from the top of a tree or bush, they fly up
into the air and then spiral back down - their song spiralling down
too.
The area that the cache is hidden in, is usually enclosed. The
Epping Forest Longhorn cows (see
'Mind the Longhorns') graze here to help make the forest more
'open-plan' if that's the right expression. The work of the cows
has improved the habititat for the pipits.
An electric fence is sometimes used to
keep the cows in check and an adder has been seen close to the
cache site. Mind your fingers and your pets!
You are looking for a cache 'holder' that is 10"ish long by
4"ish in diameter. To remove the cache - wiggle it from side to
side.....lets see who is the most heavy handed cacher!!
Suggested parking is at N51° 40.622', E000° 04.485'
AS WITH ALL THE OTHER CACHES IN THIS
SERIES, YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRAMPLE ANY VEGETATION OR DISTURB ANY
WILDLIFE TO FIND IT.