GC204HY Secret Santa (Traditional Cache) in North East England, United Kingdom created by thewardhouse

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GC204HY ▼

A cache by thewardhouse Message this owner

Hidden : 10/21/2009

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache will take you to a park in the middle of suburbia belonging to the Northumberland Wildlife Trust (NWT)- St Nicholas Park.

This information is taken from the NWT website. This park contains a pond, wildflower meadow, wildlife garden, woodland walk and stone circle. The varied habitats are managed for local people and visitors to enjoy. Although situated in an urban location, the park attracts a range of wildlife including butterflies, dragonflies, common frog and small mammals. Winter flocks of birds have included greenfinch, redpoll, brambling and waxwing. Educational groups and volunteer groups use the activity centre for a variety of activities, by prior arrangement. The surrounding grounds contain pond dipping platforms, play features and a demonstration wildlife garden.

We enjoyed having a wander round the park with the family when we were hiding this cache. The adventure trail / obstacle course should keep little ones busy for a while too! This is a follow on from our Fencerhill Wood cache as it's great to discover places like this that so many people live near to, but don't even know about. If you are driving, you can access the park from the busy St Nicholas Park entrance off Jubilee Road (near the Royal Mail depot) but we wouldn't recommend this during the week as the parking can be a real problem. We'd suggest parking in the Princes Meadow estate where there are a couple of designated spots for access to the park.

The cache is a small lock'n'lock with room for small swaps and trackables. Please ensure it's well hidden when you put it back, as this park gets quite a few muggles through it!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Va gur pbeare bs gur jvyqyvsr tneqra, onfr bs gerr.

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)