Gravel Pit Ponds Traditional Cache
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NOTE: PARKING CHARGES HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AT THE WELLHILL CAR PARK WEF 1 MAY 2012.
This cache contains a log and pencil, it is a film canister so no room for swaps. Once found please place back carefully.
The cache is best reached from the Wellhill car park which is signposted from the A96 outside of Forres.
This beautiful coastal pine forest has a unique and fascinating history, shaped by man and nature.
If you are looking for peace and quiet to enjoy easy walking through pine clad sand dunes, then Culbin is the place for you.
For centuries Culbin has been an ever-changing landscape, lashed by the sea and winds from the north. Long ago the area was occupied by tenant farmers who eked out a living, ever under the threat of invasion by sand. Local lore tells how all were finally driven out by an immense storm in 1694.
Taken over by the Forestry Commission in the 1920s, the vast area of bare sand dunes was stabilised bit by bit by planting with Scots and Corsican pine trees.
Today, this special forest reveals plants, animals and birds youd normally find only in ancient natural pinewoods. Look out for the more common roe deer, red squirrels and coal tits and with some luck and patience, the more elusive pine martens, crested tits and crossbills.
The gravel pit ponds were dug to provide a source of fresh water for the birds, mammals and insects. Although man made these channels now play a critical part in the natural balance of life here.
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