Thames Chase Forest Centre::
Stumpy
We are in Thames Chase Forest
Centre woodlands near Upminster. The woodland is part of the
Thames Chase
Community Forest. An info leaflet from the Thames Chase web
site covering this and adjacent bits of green can be found
here.
The area provides hard surfaced /
accessible path to many areas, however to collect all the caches in
this set to get the bonus you will walk into the surrounding area
as well as the Wood so this series can not be considered fully
accessible throughout.
There are some interesting play
features for children scattered about as well as open grass land
for fun and games.
The parking area is open as you
would expect, the gates are locked around dusk, but the forest
itself is open all hours. A fee of £1 is charged for parking. There
is no charge to use the grounds.
Park at N 51 33.136 E 000 16.899 –
check the closing time if you’re coming late.
A
bonus cache (GC1FKGV)
has been placed in the vicinity, collect information from this
cache and as directed on the bonus description to find
it.
The cache
Any young children with you will
enjoy playing in the adjacent Discovery Den play area. A small clip
lock type box is what you’re looking for.
This cache is hidden in a spot that
was part of the original field boundary hedgerow. Please be careful
to cover it up with both layers of camo (a hint!) to reduce the
chance of it being found be those who shouldn’t.
The cache stash note has a
letter/number to collect, write this down as you will need this for
the
bonus cache
(GC1FKGV).