Summerfield Search Multi-Cache
Long Man: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache, I'm archiving it.
Andy
Long Man
Volunteer UK Reviewer - Geocaching.com
Geocaching.com Guidelines
Geocaching.com Help Centre
UK Geocaching Information
-
Difficulty:
-
-
Terrain:
-
Size: 
(small)
Please note Use of geocaching.com services is subject to the terms and conditions
in our disclaimer.
This is a Multi-Stage cache, which involves visiting 2 locations.
Parking for the cache would be best in Horntye Rd, then walk along Briscoe's Walk to the start co-ords or park in Amherst Rd near Pashley gardens and walk along the Greenway Path..
I would avoid School drop off and school pick up time as the area becomes very busy..
The 7.3 hectare area of Summerfields Woods spans a central position between Holmesdale Gardens in Hastings town centre and Horntye Cricket Pitch in the Bohemia area of St Leonards. There are numerous access points around the woods and a stream runs through the centre of the woods to two ornamental ponds at the lower (town centre) end. Brisco Walk runs the length of the Northern side of the woods and forms part of the Hastings Greenway Project.
Originally the site of Bohemia Farm, which was demolished in 1817 to make way for Bohemia House, constructed in 1824. The estate was purchased by Wastel Brisco in 1831 and remained in the Brisco family until 1901. In 1903, Dr G E Williams of Oxford extended his boys prep school to the building and it became known as Summer Fields
During the war the house was used as Hastings town hall and was returned to a school post war. In 1966 the school was closed and the furniture and fittings were sold off. The house and grounds were purchased by Hastings Borough Council for £170,000. During 1970/71 the new police station and fire brigade HQ were built and in 1972 Summerfields House was demolished.
The upper woodland consists of mainly mature sycamore with some ash and elder trees. Rhodedendron and cherry laurel are also growing in the lower end of the woods. Holly, bramble, ivy and enchanters nightsghade make up the ground coverage, together with ferns, red campion, wood evans, cuckoo pint and dog violet that can also be seen growing on the woodland floor.
The two ponds are under a dense canopy of trees and Himalayan balsam, hogweed, flag iris and various ferns can be seen growing at the waters edge. The steep banks of the stream that supplies the ponds are also densely vegetated. The upper part of the woods has a carpet of bluebells in the spring.
The two ponds in the lower part of the woods were constructed during Victorian times and are fed by a stream which runs down the central part of the woods. A third small pond is located further up in the centre of the woods and forms the start of the stream with water from local land drains.
Summerfields Woods are home to one of the largest populations of badgers within the town.
The woods also form an important habitat for both migratory and nesting indigenous birds.
WHAT IS THE CACHE?
At the first location it is a 35 mm camouflage film container.
At the final location the Cache is a small camouflage container ,this will take Geocoins and small TB's
Please make sure you replace both cache containers upright please...
At the above Co-ords you will find a camouflage 35mm film pot with the numbers needed to solve the equation.
By solving the equation of A=* B=* C=* you will be able to solve the final Co-ords..
THE FINAL CO-ORDINATES ARE
N50 51 (B+C) B (A+C) E000 3(B+B) B (A+B-C) (BxC) + A
When entering the woods there are a lot of trees which will interfere with GPS reception!!
Enjoy your walk in the Woods....
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
SVEFG YBPNGVBA..Ybbx sbe gur gjb gehax gerr..
SVANY...Ng gur onfr bs n gnyy gerr arkg gb gur cngu
Treasures
You'll collect a digital Treasure from one of these collections when you find and log this geocache:
Loading Treasures