The Willow Pattern Bridge Traditional Cache
The Willow Pattern Bridge
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The cache is a small clip top container with room for small objects. It is located close to but not at the bridge.
Please note : This is a working wood/forest, and you may come across work sites, workers and vehicles during your visit. Please avoid all working areas and obey any safety signs and instructions. You must not enter any areas where access has been restricted. Thank you.
If you are going to build a bridge - build an elegant one. I think whoever proposed this design had been drinking tea from a Willow Pattern Tea set recently as it reminds me of the classic oriental images in blue on white china that my Granny had.
This bridge is relatively new as I don't remember it being here on my visit in 2005 when I first walked up Ben Venue. The duckboard path and signage has made the access from the Ben Venue car park on the shore of Loch Achray much better. There is a small unofficial area for parking with a shorter walk in from the road to Loch Katrine but if you are doing the Venue circuit then the loch side car park is better.
The cache is placed away from the bridge because the area on the North side of the burn and the burn itself are just inside the boundary of the Ben A'an Woodlands Site of Special Scientific Interest. I saw a Dipper on the day I placed the cache and woodpeckers were drilling in the trees hereabouts.
Well done Norfolk Lass on being the First to Find.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Haqre pbeare bs ynetr ebpx