History
The railway cuttings were excavated over 100 years ago and used
until 1966. Part of the site was sown originally as a hay meadow
for the railway horses. Woodford Halse was then a very active rail
junction, and many local people were employed there. After the
lines were closed by Dr Beeching, Northamptonshire County Council
acquired the site with a view to using the cuttings for the
disposal of domestic waste, and permission for this was granted in
1969. In the 1980s when Northamptonshire County Council proceeded
with its plans to use the site for landfill, a strong campaign to
oppose this was mounted by local people. Their perseverance paid
off and Northamptonshire County Council agreed that the site could
become a Pocket Park. Since then the project has received a Local
Agenda 21 Community Action award and has been proposed for Local
Nature Reserve status.
Special Wildlife
Twayblade, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted Orchid, Milkwort, Adders
Tongue Fern, Meadow Saxifrage, Common Dodder. Green Woodpecker,
Fieldfare, Whitethroat, Tawny & Little Owl. Marbled White,
Grizzled Skipper, Small Copper, Comma butterflies. Badger, Fox,
Harvest Mouse.
for more information on the park, visit:
http://www.pocketparks.com/locations/parkdetail.asp?action=l&id=66
There are several treats for children in this cache, and
hopefully a family with children will be the first to find it!
Dogs must be on lead, as there are sheep in the
park.
Please clean up after your dog!
The coordinates are for an information sign in the park. From
the sign, you will find all the information required to solve the
puzzle:
The Great Central Railway was opened in year:
ABCD
How many varieties of butterflies have been spotted here?
EF
How many mammals make this park a home? G
How many types of birds can you spot here?
H
The cache is located at:
N52.C.HF(D-E)
W1.AE.(B+A)G(A+E)