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Queens Copse Stroll (Dorset) Mystery Cache

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t.a.folk: Have removed cache container today.
Thankyou to all who did the long walk there and back to this cache .

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Hidden : 6/30/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A cache in Queens Copse,Holt,Dorset.
The co-ords given at top of cache sheet are for the car parking location .The answers to the questions below reveal the co-ords for the cache location. From given parking co-ords the walk to cache is just under 1K each way following firm Forest track that is buggy friendly .

The route to cache from parking co-ords is along a nice wide gravel track bordered by vegetation liked by butterflies. There is a mixture of trees (not all pines)From one section of the track there are glimpses through the trees over Wigbeth fishing lake. Near cache site there are many coppiced Sweet Chestnut trees .

Cache placed with the knowledge of the Forestry Commission and in accordance with the GAGB New Forest and East Dorset Permissions Agreement GAGB Agreement
N.B. as part of this agreement it is not permitted to seek this cache during the hours of darkness.
Please do not leave any edible items

The published co-ords above are for a gravel pull off by the Forestry Commission ”Queens Copse” sign at North East end of Queens Copse near Wigbeth. There is usually room for two or three cars to park carefully on the left side of the gravel to avoid blocking either the Forestry Commission gate or the residential gate.

*Note The cache is not hidden at the parking co-ords .

Answers to the following questions will reveal the cache location.

Queen Elizabeth II has A children .
Lady Jane Grey is known as the “B days Queen”
The number of Years Elizabeth I's reign spanned 4C years.
Queen Mary I reigned until 15D8.
Queen Victoria was EF years old when she was crowned.

Cache located at N 50 51.ABC W 001 56.DEF


Check Sum for all the digits for final co-ords = 56

The 450 ml cache container is fully covered with bark & leaves and is retrievable without leaving the track.
Please leave cache discretely hidden.

After you have done the cache you may be interested in this link.
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If you need to contact us please use email which we regulary check and not the new message thingy which we find difficult to use and rarely check (added November 2016)

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Crepurq oruvaq sne fvqr bs purfgahg fghzc orfvqr abegu fvqr bs genpx 20 cnprf cnfg fgneg bs pbccvprq purfgahgf.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)