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Warnham Walk 5 - Horse Chestnut Traditional Cache

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Humber Rock and Gravel Horsham: Time to put this to bed and make space for something new. [;)]

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Hidden : 8/14/2010
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This is one of 12 caches set on Mrs HRGH's favourite local walk; approximately 4 miles in the countryside around the Sussex village of Warnham (some paths can get quite muddy at times). There is also a Church Micro in Warnham which can be included at the start of the circuit; the Sussex Oak pub opposite this might be a good place to end up!

Each cache is at or close to a different type of tree (hence the names). If your knowledge of trees is not great, the hides are still easy, or you can look at the Woodland Trust's British Trees web site to help identification.

There is free parking available on the road in the village near the church (although this tends to be busy) or at the Village Hall car park at N51 05.380, W0 21.000.

If doing the walk in late Summer, you may notice that the leaves of this tree (and pretty much all others of this type) are infested by a new type of moth (the aptly named Horse chestnut leaf-mining moth, Cameraria ohridella) which burrows in the leaves as a larva and then pupates there. But don't worry - although unsightly, the tree is OK and will recover again in the Spring.

Be careful walking from 4 to this one as cars go fast along here and the verges are narrow. After leaving here, cross the field along the footpath and you should get close views if the deer are out. Dogs should be kept on leads in the deer park.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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)