GC3N7GW Kingfisher Park - The Steep Bank (Traditional Cache) in West Midlands, United Kingdom created by Dogtanian.

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A cache by Dogtanian. Message this owner

Hidden : 6/9/2012

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Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The country park has an area of around 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) [1] and crosses the border between Birmingham and the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull. Within the original project, and now surrounding the country park, are several local nature reserves. These include Yorks Wood which was declared a local nature reserve by Solihull MBC in the 1990s after purchasing it in the 1980s. The Norman Chamberlain Playing Fields in Shard End were declared a local nature reserve in 2004 as part of a series of designations across the city by the city council. The local nature reserve covers an area of 90 hectares and is the largest local nature reserve in the city. Other nature reserves include Babbs Mill Lake and Alcott Wood. Cole Bank, Smiths Wood, Elmdon Nature Park and Elmdon Coppice are proposed local nature reserves. Flowing through the country park is the River Cole which forms the River Cole valley. The valley is home to different wildlife habitats and different types of landscape. The area contains a number of artificial lakes surrounded by plants ranging from grassland, wetland and woodland which dates back hundreds of years. Babbs Mill Lake in Shard End was dug to be a balancing feature in times of flooding at the river. Shard End Lake was created as a result of an old quarry being filled with water. The area is open to cyclists and walkers who can walk along the river towards other nearby country parks such as Shire Country Park and also walk to other places such as the Grand Union Canal, Coleshill, Kingshurst Brook, Meriden Park. and Sheldon Country Park This series is a link from Cole Challenge to Pandora's Trail and makes it all one big walk this cache can hold swaps Tb's Geocoins (etc) it has log book and a pen.