GC1KWVY Otters Tunnel and Patrick Wood (Traditional Cache) in North West England, United Kingdom created by Team Marzipan adopted by PhilPamandRob

This cache has been archived.

Sir PhilPamAndRob: Put on the wellies and came down with a replacement.
However the water was too deep and quite a bit of silt/mud.
Decided therefore to archive after almost 11 years
Thanks for all who paddled/waded and got wet going for this cache

GC1KWVY ▼

A cache by Team Marzipan adopted by PhilPamandRob Message this owner

Hidden : 1/18/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve. The Senior Warden has given us permission to place this Geocache in the reserve.
You now have another reason to walk around the 32 Hectares (81.1 acres) of semi-natural countryside along the river valley of the Dibbin. There is a detailed map at the carpark, but I do advise taking your own from the link below.

Freinds of Dibbinsdale web site. The range of different habitats in the reserve make Dibbinsdale a place of outstanding natural beauty.
Features of the river Dibbin.

The coming of the railway, Birkenhead to London, in 1840 created this bridge to cross the marshland of the Dibbin valley.
Otters were frequently seen here when the railway was being constructed. Numbers of otters have declined nationally in the 20th Century, but the population is now increasing.
The tunnel with the river flowing through was boarded up in 1990 as a bat hibernating roost. Kingfishers are also returning to the valley. Patrick Wood is owned by Cheshire Wildlife Trust.
Within this private wood is a petrifying well and a medieval chapel. The limestone water comes to the surface through the sandstone, leaving a limestone 'residue', hence petrifying.

PS - the cache is a nice little challenge!!
But please be extra vigilant retrieving and replacing the cache to avoid the cache being muggled. Thanks.
Muggles

Beware of Muggles!

Thanks again to the Senior Ranger, Mr Peter Miller, who has given us permission to set this geocache. Look out for the Nature Geocache Trail around this Nature Reserve coming out in early summer 2009.

Nearby cache in the nature reserve -
Dibbinsdale Nature Reserve (Twins)

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

QRSVAVGRYL gnxr n gbepu naq JRYYVRF :-)

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)