Ashdown Forest Beaver Scout Hunt is a series of
eight caches arranged around a short circular walk (3-3½ miles) on
Ashdown Forest. The walk was designed with the local Beaver / Cub /
Scouts in mind, and can be completed within 2-3 hours with
appropriately aged kids (kids optional though!)
There are seven traditional caches and one micro.
All the traditional caches are small Tupperware boxes, with some
small swaps, logbook and pens. The Micro is a black 35mm film
canister and number 8 is a full blown ammo box, complete with 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 4th to find certificates.
Plenty of parking can be found at N51°03.433 E00°06.098, and if
you do the circular walk, it’s worth noting that there is a
bridge across the small stream at N51°04.104 E00°06.181
When we set the caches (January), the area was quite waterlogged
/ muddy, so you’ll need decent footwear.
The co-ordinates published are for the cache itself. The
recommended order for the series is
No.1,
No. 2,
No. 3,
No. 7 (the micro),
No. 4,
No. 5,
No. 6,
No. 8 . You can get a rough map of the route
here
If you're in the area for a while, you could also try our nearby
Owens cache, and our two micros on the outskirts of nearby
East Grinstead -
Sackville College and
Meridian.
