Bishop’s Way - Near The Meadow Traditional Cache
Hidden : 7/1/2011
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Bishop's Way: 7-9 mile walk through Ely, Chettisham and Little Downham along medieval lanes.

Green lanes, which form most of the walk, and the meadows at Chettisham are rich in wildlife. The lanes are bordered by trees and hedges which maybe 600 years old. They offer good and shelter to many common birds such as blackbirds and thrushes and to rarer ones like the wren. Look out for herons, kestrels, kingfishers, warblers and buntings. Field ditches provide wet conditions needed by bulrushes, water crowfoots and marsh marigold. In the summer you can see dragon flies over the water and butterflies feeding off the flowering plants of the grassy lanes. The meadows at Chettisham have to be specially managed to keep the variety of plants that can be found here. The meadows are regularly mown for hay and then grazed by cattle which is the traditional use of such meadows No fertilizers or herbicides are used.


Most of the route follows grassy droves which can become very muddy in the winter.

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