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Whitwell Woods Cache Traditional Cache

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Antheia: As the owner has not responded to my previous log requesting that they check this cache I am archiving it.

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Hidden : 2/24/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Whitwell Wood Cache A small clip lock box hidden in the centre of the wood.

Plenty of parking in the layby on the A619.


The freshwater Ginny Spring is located in the northern section of the wood.

The Ginny Spring is a small flush on the Magnesian Limestone. It has a very rich flora including species such as marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris, green helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes and broad-leaved cotton-grass Eriophorum latifolium which are rare in the north midlands and for which this is the only known site in Derbyshire.

Other plants present which are also rare in Derbyshire include common butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris, bog pimpernel Anagallis tenella, columbine Aquilegia vulgaris, fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea, few-flowered spikerush Eleocharis quinqueflora and bird’s nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis.

The flush is surrounded by woodland and scrub composed of alder Alnus glutinosa, birch Betula pubescens and B. pendula, ash Fraxinus excelsior and alder buckthorn Frangula alnus.

In a field bordering the eastern edge of Whitwell Wood is the Three Shires Oak, a tree where the county borders of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire meet.

Whitwell Wood's southern fence borders the A619 (Chesterfield-Worksop road), and is approximately 5km from Junction 30 of the M1.

Cache placed with the kind permission of the Forestry Commission England

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Onfr bs gur gerrf oruvaq gur cvpavp orapu.

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)