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Starbug 1 Traditional Cache

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Dalesman:
This cache appears to have been unavailable/in need of attention for some time. Would the owner please check this cache and repair it or give an indication of when it may be sorted out. Otherwise it should be archived.
If there is no response to this log after 30 days I will archive the cache. If this is done then it will not be undone, except in very exceptional circumstances.
In the meantime I am disabling it.
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DalesmanX - (Email address)

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Hidden : 6/10/2007
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Microcache - 35mm Film Cannister.
Cache is in area of hard-packed ground/gravel.

Road Bridge over B1325 - The B1325 also know as the 'Beehive Road' because of a local pub, crosses over this old stone bridge. The local authority have done a superb job resurfacing this old railwayline. On a bright, winter's afternoon (or any afternoon, especially the weekend) it is used by walkers, joggers, cyclists and (unfortunately)quadbikers, so please watch your back.

Holywell Dene is a short walk/drive away.

The Holywell Dene local nature reserve encompasses areas of ancient semi natural woodland and salt marsh with some areas of scrub and wetland. There is a great public interest in the Dene, being exceptionally well used for informal recreation.

Conservation
The majority of the area also has Special Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI). The woodland area is also subject to a Forestry Authority Woodland Grant Scheme contract and is successfully regenerating after years of cattle damage.

Holywell Dene is a steep sided wooded ravine through which Seaton Burn flows. The dominant trees are now beech and sycamore but were once thought to be oak and ash. The ground flora consists of species typical of ancient oak-ash-elm woodlands, it includes bluebell, ramsons, sanicle, moschatel and goldilocks buttercup. Pipistrelle and noctule bats have been recorded in the area and it is therefore hoped that some of the mature trees may provide roosting site for these protected species. Other protected species occurring in the Dene are badger, red squirrel, barn owl, otter and kingfisher.

The Future
The management aims are to maintain and increase public usage while continuing to improve the biodiversity of this already diverse area. The Friends of Holywell Dene are very active and carry out a wide variety of work from surfacing paths to education and working with schools.
BAP priority species
Bullfinch, Linnet, Song Thrush, Tree Sparrow, Pipistrelle Bat.

See the following link for photos of other places to walk nearby.
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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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