Strother Hills is a wondeful, peaceful little wood featuring some natural semi ancient woodland and meadows. It is unusual in that it has a reed bed in the centre of the wood, very rare in Northern England. Strother is a celtic word meaning 'dwelling by the stream'. It is now an SNCI (site of nature conservation interest). Since 1986 it has been an SSSI for its species diversity. Its a great place to see and hear Red Kites. The nearby meadow is full of flowers and butterflies.
From 1870-1962 a railway ran through the site from the colliery at Victoria Garesfield to the cokeworks at Highfield. From the cache site you can see the remains of the embankment
Walking up/down the side of the embankment will lead you to/from the other caches within Strother Hills.