Pinkery 18 - Barle Valley Traditional Geocache
Pinkery 18 - Barle Valley
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Pinkery 18 – Barle Valley
| This particular series of caches have been designed and placed to encourage individuals to enjoy the beautiful scenery Exmoor National Park has to offer. |
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Pinkery 18 – Barle Valley |
The Barle Valley contains extensive tracts of ancient upland Sessile Oak ancient woodland which exhibit variations in structure and species composition as a result of difference in past management, geology and topography. The diversity of the site is increased substantially by areas of valley mire, heathland and acid grassland. Eighty five woodland vascular plant species have been recorded including thirty one ancient woodland indicators from a single compartment. The meadows are one of the few sites for Great Burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis) on Exmoor. Springs emerging from the base of sandstone slopes generate nutrient poor acid mires dominated by Sphagnum and Polytrichum moss carpets. The lichen flora is exceptional both for its luxuriance and in the number of rare species. One hundred and sixty five taxa of epiphytic lichens are present containing a remarkably large proportion of ancient woodland indicators giving the Barle a very high index of ecological continuity |
| Cache Information |
This particular cache description is a medium size round clip and lock box with room for swaps and trackable items. |
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Onfr bs Gerr