Scarlett`s Cache

A nice Cache to find if you fancy a stroll. Redhill Park is a great place to stretch your legs. 

Parliament passed the Christchurch Enclosure Act in 1802, protecting Redhill Common from all building development.  

A great deal of forestry, mainly the planting of conifers on the former treeless heaths took place in the 19th century and the conifers of Redhill Common are a reminder that Bournemouth's famous pine trees are the result of an attempt to justify the enclosure of the common land.

During the Second World War a first aid post was erected in the park to be used as an A.R.P. First Aid Station together with the sinking of a static water tank. This was later converted to a children’s paddling pool in 1956.

During 1959/60, two football pitches were constructed on the park. The construction of a children’s playground on the southern end of Redhill Park took place in 1973, incorporating roundabouts, swings, etc.

A single storey Parks Department Building was erected in 1982 in the park, for use as a mess room, garage and office complex.

Until recently Redhill Park and Common was managed as an amenity area but in 1998 it’s potential ecological value was recognised. Old aerial photographs of the site show it to have been dominated by heathland until the 1970’s when activities such as regular mowing and tree planting started to degrade the conservation interest of the site.

There is now an opportunity to undertake a heathland restoration project on Redhill Common that will return a large proportion of the site to its original state. The result will be a more natural area with a much improved value from a wildlife and an aesthetic point of view.

The Cache Co-ordinates are as accurate as we could get them. With the forest cover it made this quite challenging.

Good Luck and enjoy the walk!!