Woolbridge Traditional Cache
S+B: Time for this one to go, it was set up for the Wareham camping event in 2008 but was so popular we left it in place. It seems to have now become a little too difficult so Bye Bye - open to someone else to place a cache in the vicinity.
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Parking for this cache and dash can be found at either N50 41.048 W002 13.293 or N50 41.008 W002 13.287. The cache is a contact lens pot slighly smaller than a film canister.
The river Frome rises in the Dorset Downs at Evershot, passes through Maiden Newton, Dorchester, West Stafford and Woodsford. At Wareham it and the River Piddle, also known as the River Trent, flow into Poole Harbour via the Wareham Channel. The catchment area is 181 square miles (454 km²) approximately one sixth of the county.
East of Dorchester the river runs through unresistant sands, clays and gravels, which would have originally been capped by chalk which is still extant in the Dorset Downs to the north and Purbeck Hills to the south. The valley has wide flood plains and marshes and gave the name to the Durotriges, water dwellers, the Celtic tribe of Dorset. The river forms a wide, shallow ria at its estuary, Poole Harbour.
The River Frome supports one of the largest populations of Water Voles in the Country and the Upper stretches of the river support rare Fen plant and invertebrate communities.
The bridge was in use until recently but was proving a rat run. It now has bollards to prevent cars and motorcycles using it but is part of a cycle route. It is a tranquil spot.
Please take great care when retrieving and replacing the cache – Thank you.
Additional Hints
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Va gur vil ba gur jnyy.