This daughter went to pick apples Traditional Cache
Lukey Spooky: Gone AWOL a second time so time to go. Many thanks to all who visited and left interesting logs and to those alerting us with their DNFs.
This daughter went to pick apples
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A daughter from the Mother Cache (GC15RYZ) set by Team Marzipan in North Wales. It is hidden in Beverley’s Millenium Orchard. Park at N 53º 49.126´ W 000º 25.173´ .
The Millennium Orchard, located at Beverley Parks, planted it's first trees in 2000. It has now developed into what is believed to be one of the largest non-commercial orchards of northern varieties in England.
The Women's Institutes of East Yorkshire came up with the idea and raised funds for the apple trees, while the East Riding of Yorkshire Council provided a prime site for the trees to thrive. The Northern Fruit Group cast an expert eye to provide assistance with species choice, planting, pruning and management.
The orchard was created to celebrate the millennium and it is hoped that it is still in existence for the next millennium. Its aim is to conserve traditional northern apple varieties, provide a focal point to celebrate National Apple Day and to demonstrate traditional orchard management. There was even a charcoal burner there when we visited.
Some of the 34 apple varieties thriving in the Orchard include Yorkshire Beauty, Yorkshire Aromatic, Keswick Codling, Fillingham Pippin, Hornsea Herring, Beverley Pippin, Cockpit, Dogsnout and Bloody Ploughman which dates back to about 1880. It was named after a ploughman who was caught stealing the apples and was promptly shot by a gamekeeper!
May thanks to the ERYC Countryside Access Team for granting permission for this cache.
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