No Prickles On Me - RW1 Traditional Cache
BOG BEARS: Think this one has served it's time, nearly 10 years isn't bad. Thanks for all the appreciative logs.
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This is one of seven caches set on a circular route Round Whitbarrow (RW). The route takes you on footpaths through woodland and near the summit Whitbarrow. We have numbered the highest point on the route as cache one RW1.
There are many starting points and we suggest an anti clock wise route but there are many footpaths in the area so there are plenty of choices especially if you want to do shorter routes finding just one or two caches. For parking suggestion see waypoints below.
The name Whitbarrow means white hill.
The natural history of Whitbarrow reveals that is made from limestone which gives it the white appearance and hence its name. The fossils in the rock show that it was once a shallow seabed beneath warm seas. Then during the ice ages the rock was eroded and scoured to form the limestone pavement seen today.
There is evidence of early man settling in the area with bones and flint axes being found in caves on Whitbarrow.
When man started to keep livestock the raised land of Whitbarrow provided grazing for sheep and cattle as the surrounding area was very wet.
In 1815 the Heversham enclosure award divided the area in to allotments and on Whitbarrow these were named after farms or people – Flodder Allotment and Farrer’s Allotment are still on the maps today.
The limestone was quarried to provide building stone, conversion into agricultural lime in lime kilns and also grindstones. There is a limestone grindstone in Catcrag quarry in Township Allotment. Grindstones were usually made from gritstone but gunpowder makers preferred limestone grindstones which did not spark like gritstone so were a much safer option.
Tree planting began on Whitbarrow in 1919 to supply the demand for timber created by the war. In 1955 The Forestry Commission planted Corsican pine trees on Whitbarrow, which are now being felled to make way for native trees and open grassland. Another recent change to Whitbarrow is the introduction of cattle on Hervey Nature Reserve whose grazing prevents the expansion of woodland and bracken thus allowing flowers to flourish.
There is a rich variety of flora and fauna around Whitbarrow including, many flowers and plants, butterflies, deer, badgers and birds.
From Holly, Ivy and Oak follow the main path and climb the stile through the wall which takes you on to Hervey Nature Reserve. From here you can visit the summit of Whitbarrow and also Leaving Litter for Linda cache.
There are great views all around from Coniston to Ingleborough to Arnside and Morecambe Bay.
Our route now follows wall to its corner then follow it again as it heads downhill.
There is a small gift in this cache for the first to find
Additional Hints
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