We think that the boundary stone may relate to the church. It's inscribed with NGD (possibly North Gosforth Diocese?) 1865, then No1. Any further info is very welcome.
It's surprising how close the town and countryside can be.
If you're unfamilar with them, areas that you think are built-up suburbs are often within a few minutes walk of open fields, woodland, lakes and a range of wildlife.
You are very likely to see deer here - sometimes just one, sometimes several - especially if you visit in the early evening. Herons are another regular sight, and of course there are often wildfowl on the pond.
The nearby Gosforth Lake is private, but they do have open days occasionally where the public can visit for free. There may be others, but September is a good time to check as they often coincide with the Heritage Open Days.
We had a couple of caches around here last year, but with the torrential and constant rain last summer they were swamped. It's remained dry over the winter, and fingers crossed there's no repeat of that this year so we're trying again since it's such a nice place.
There are many tracks but they are permissive paths and, except #1, are not marked on an OS map. This is agricultural land so please keep to the obvious paths (generally bordering the fields). The fields are planted with crops - it's not necessary to cut across any of them, so feel free to enjoy the area but please don't make your own way as the direct route is not always the best.
You can cycle to all of the caches but with #3 you will have to navigate a couple of ditches.