This CITO will run between 11:00 and 13:00 on Saturday 13th September
This CITO will be run in conjunction with the Muiravonside Ranger, who is a supporter of geocaching and has given permission for caches to be placed in the park.
We will start at 11am in the visitor centre courtyard where we will have a short briefing on where needs clearing and the health and safety (of course).
Muiravonside Country Park is two miles south of Grangemouth and covers 170 acres of woodland and parkland.
Visitors can follow the River Avon Heritage Trail around the Park past the historic Avon Aqueduct and see the relics of bygone industry and farming. The Park offers panoramic views, a spectacular river gorge and several relics of industrial archaeology, linked by a network of paths through a diverse ground flora. Over 90 species of bird have been recorded.
The Countryside Ranger Service was established in 1980 to maintain, manage the woodland, its walks and provide a point of contact for information. Its other role, education, will try and steer you to experience Muiravonside and nature at its best.
Muiravonside Country Park has a small cafe on site for those who would like to purchase drinks and snacks.
As always with CITO, safety first - so bring your GPS units along and if you spot anything you cannot and should not handle, log the GPS coords and report it to us.
The terrain is quite varied in the park, so there are areas suitable for all cachers, from meadows to the river. As always please were suitable footwear and dress for all weathers.
If you have your own gloves and litter pickers then please bring them.
The GAGB
The Geocaching Association of Great Britain (GAGB). The Association was established in 2003 to provide a national geocaching organisation and serve as a UK point of contact for geocachers, landowners, the media and others with an interest in geocaching. As part of its 10th anniversary last year, it was decided to hold a CITO weekend which has now become an annual event. It would be great to see more of these icons pop up across the country and for other members to hold their own events where it is not feasible to attend one that a committee member has organised. There is a lot more information about what we do, including the landowner database, comprehensive event listings and forums at http://gagb.org.uk/ If you would like to get involved follow the link and find our contact details.
KEEP WATCH!
More information will come out as we get it, so either keep watch on the listing or log your "Will Attend" to make sure you receive the Announcement logs.
A huge thanks to Muiravonside Country Park and to the Falkirk Community Trust for supporting geocaching.
Thanks to Harveyjj all attendee's will receive the following badge for their profile page.
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