Community Woodland Multi-Cache
Team Hippo: My apologies to Amberel that I've not been able to check this and replace before his second visit. Sadly my circumstances no longer allow me to maintain this (and some other caches) so it is with regret I'm having to archive it.
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The cache is not at the published co-ords, but you will need to visit this place; it would also be a good idea to take a look on Google Earth. Some of the information you need to trace the cache will have to be obtained online, and some out in the field. Read on . . .
There are two elements to this cache. To locate the cache you will need to collect various information to give you certain values, some only available online, some only on the trail, some either.
You will need to visit the Michael Roads Memorial Community Woodland, which is also a Nature Conservation Area. This is bounded by a 2 meter deer fence with several access points, the handiest of which is noted below as an additional waypoint. Please close gates, keep to the marked paths, and keep you dogs on a lead within the woodland.
The best approach is from the east, where the recommended parking is at the end of the public road from Kimble Wick, then along a farm track and well-marked footpaths. This is the recommended approach; you can if you wish approach from Ford in the west, but parking may be a problem and the footpaths cross stock-filled and often boggy fields.
Online
At the published co-ords is a familiar feature, which can be identified in a number of ways. One such is a four digit number preceded by the letters TP. Let this number be ABCD
On what day and month did the Cache Owner first visit this place? In the format DDMM let these values be EFGH
What creature did he see here? Total of six letters – value each in the normal way (a=1 to z=6, ignoring the leading digit of double digit numbers), and add all these numbers together. Add the resulting digits together to give a single number, and let this be J
Online or at the location
Another way this familiar feature can be identified is by a four digit number preceded by the letter S. Let this number be KLMN
At the location
You will see a memorial to Michael R Roads, after whom this Memorial Community Woodland is named. In what year was he born? PQRS
Who is the memorial placed by? Number the letters as above, and let these be TUVWX
Close by is a concrete plinth inscribed Fly. How many sides has this got? This is Y
The cache can be found at:
N 51° 4 (J+N-R) . (A-C+G) (H+K-D) (V-B+Y)
W 00° 5 (M-X-P) . (Q+U-N) (L-S+E) (T+G-F)
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Nobhg 3 zrgref abegu bs gur cngu, pybfr gb gur tebhaq.
Treasures
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