History of Clarawood Park
This site was originally a sand/gravel pit and during World War II unexploded bombs from the German blitz on the City were brought here for detonation. Before refurbishment in 1998, Clarawood Park was used for football pitches by Belfast City Council and Belfast Education and Library Board.
Amenities
Clarawood Park provides the following amenities for use by all:
- Five-a-side grass football pitch with goalposts
- Play areas with equipment
- A system of paths with seating
- Open play areas
- Tree and shrub areas
- Areas of wild flowers
- Views across the city
- Local wildlife
Trees found in Clarawood Park include Beech, Oak, Willow, Ash, Alder, Rowan and Birch.
Wild flowers in the park include Knapweed, Foxgloves, Sweet Woodruff, Wood Avens, Wood Sorrell, Greater Stitchwort, Wood Sage, Wood Speedwell, Pale Wood Violet, Bluebells, Wood Anemone, Wild Garlic and Ferns.
Local Climate at Clarawood Park
- Average daily temperature: 9.1 C
- Average daily sunshine: 3.6 hours per day
- Average rainfall: 933 mm per year
- Average number of rain days: 202 per year
- Average number of days of ground frost: 107 per year
- Average number of days thunder heard: 6.8
Clarawood Park Refurbishment has been funded by:
- The Millennium Commission
- Making Belfast Work
- European Partnership Board
- Belfast City Council
The MournesRambler series
I have decided to drop this cache from the MournesRambler I Series since it is now considered to be too much of a digression, but if you liked this cache I recommend you try both series. For further information see the Gregg's Quay cache page.
The Mon Beau Sapin cache
The cache itself is a bison hanging in a fir tree behind sculpture.
This park is used a lot by muggles, especially dog walkers, and is overlooked by a number of houses so please be surreptitious and don't give away the location of the cache (it has been muggled several times already).