Haggis Highway: Balblair Wood Traditional Cache

Part of the Haggis Highway trail and part of a series of events as shown below, please do not look for or log this cache before Friday 5th October.

Thank you and happy caching from the Highland Haggi team.

To celebrate the creation of this section of the Haggis Highway events will take place on 5th, 6th and 7th October 2012.

The events are as follows:
Wick ~ Bar Blether GC3PQ71 - Friday 5th October from 19:00
Wick ~ Dinner GC3PQ89 - Saturday 6th October from 17:00
Dunbeath ~ Lunch GC3PQ8R - Sunday 7th October 10:00~12:00

Balblair Wood was replanted with Scots Pine in 1905 after a violent storm. It lies to the south of Golspie past the golf course. A series of nature trails though the wood offers pleasant walking in all seasons, but it is a special treat in summer.

The very rare One-flowered Wintergreen (or St Olaf ’s candlestick), creeping Lady’s Tresses and Twinflower are three botanical surprises to be found here in June.

Crested Tits and Scottish crossbills, Treecreepers and Great Spotted Woodpeckers may be seen in the woods here. Red Squirrels, Pine Martens and Roe Deer are also present.

Thank you to Nathan McLaughlan of SNH for permission to place this cache.