By seeking this cache or any other cache placed by us is under the sole understanding that it is at your own risk. Do not under any circumstances leave the paths in search of this cache it is not necessary, nor is digging, searching in surrounding vegetation or crevices etc. as there may be a risk of Adders between spring and autumn, it is also an offence to damage or disturb the breeding areas of ground nesting birds.
This section of Cannock Chase lies in an 'Area of Outstanding Beauty' (ANOB), is a Site of Special Scientific Interest' (SSSI) and a 'Special Area of Conservation' (SAC) so please respect it and help keep it that way.
The line of longitude, 2°W, is the only line of longitude that coincides exactly with one of the lines of the Ordnance Survey National Grid. It's line 400000 of the National Grid, also known as the Central Meridian, for those who like to know these things. It also runs the entire length of England: from just outside Berwick-upon-Tweed on the north-east coast to a couple of miles south-west of Swanage on the south coast - a total of 359 miles.
The author and television presenter, Nicholas Crane, whom you may have seen on BBC's 'Coast', once walked the whole line from north to south. He allowed himself a margin of just one grid square either side of the line. After the walk he wrote a very readable book called "Two Degrees West" which describes his escapades. The book is now out of print, but still available from second hand dealers.
The Original Two Degrees West cache placed by the Chens is GC19PEF
All "Two Degrees West" caches can be found here. This is our second and the sixteenth in the series and so far we have found three of them and had one DNF.
You are looking for a small sample bottle, unused of course !!.
We would like to thank Staffordshire County Council, Biodiversity Team for allowing this cache to be placed.