Go Nuts! Adventure Cache Traditional Cache
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My first GeoCache. I spent quite a lot of time up here in my younger years, especially when it was covered in snow. A fairly steep and muddy path leads up to the hill from the rear of the hotel.
Cache placed with kind permission from the Woodland Trust.
A short walk from the cache is 'Nut Hill 2' (GC1DZBE), which allows Geocachers to explore the other side of the hill.
Nut Hill is a 5.62ha site acquired in 1999 as part of the Woodland Trust's Woods On Your Doorstep initiative. This initiative created 200 new woods to mark the Millennium. It lies close to the commuter village of Upton St Leonards and is only 3 miles SE of the centre of Gloucester. As the name suggests, the site occupies a prominent hill and consists mainly of pasture land with two young woodland plantings and an area of mature woodland on the southern side.
Some veteran trees occupy the northern hillside, these are thought to be remnant of wood pasture. From the top of Nut hill superb views are to be had over the Cotswold Hills to the east. The site lies within the Cotswold AONB and is also locally designated as being of Great Landscape Value. The grassland itself is reasonably herb-rich.
Two structures occupy the very top of Nut Hill, remnants from the second world war. A five sided 'pill box' gun emplacement lies above-ground and is in quite good condition. An underground bunker lies adjacent with access shaft, flu and ventilation shaft. This is sealed for visitor safety reasons. A topography plate is mounted on a Cornish granite plinth at the highest point. Views over Gloucester, the Malverns, Forest of Dean and Cotswold escarpment are indicated by the topography. It was unveiled by the local Probus club on June 21st 2000 - the longest day in the Millennium year. It is the sites Millennium Feature.
Additional trees have been planted within the wood pasture area, enhancing this habitat type without spoiling the views, grassland or veteran tree impact. Nut varieties of trees have also been planted on the opposite side of the hill (south) in keeping with; and reinforcing the woodland name.
(Taken from the Woodland Trust website: www.woodlandtrust.org.uk)
The cache itself should be fairly easy to find. It is a standard Clip-Box
The original contents of the cache are adventure and scout themed:
Land Rover Toy
Boot Lace
Scout Gloucester District Badge
Scout Karibina (for the FTF!)
Scout Centenary Robinswood Hill Badge
Note: Please do not remove/open the Silica Gel, it is keeping the cache dry!
There are two ways onto the hill itself, the first way is to Park at the Gate (See Waypoint) and then make your way onto the hill. The second way, which is the route I would recommend, is to approach the hill from the Trailhead (See Waypoint).
GPS Signal may be poor due to the dense tree cover, but the 'very helpful' additional hint should lead you to the right spot.
Note: Parking at the Bowden Hall Hotel is for patrons only, and therefore, is only for Geocachers who wish to have a cup of tea or coffee after finding the cache!
Congratulations to Questor Thews for FTF! 11/05/2010
Additional Hints
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Jurer F.Z jrer?