PLEASE NOTE: Due to Moving out of the Area, I would like to put this Cache up for adoption. If you would like to Adopt it, please message me and I will send an adoption request. Thanks
Elms Farm Park was created in the mid 1990s as a new country park as part of a large housing development on the edge of Heybridge. The site is quite diverse consisting of meadow, rank vegetation, scrub trees, wet ditches and open water. The man-made lake and island make up about one third of the site.
The north east boundary is adjacent to the Blackwater Rail Trail which is managed as a linear country park by Essex County Council. Walkers can follow this path all the way to Witham or take the canal path which forms the south western boundary of the site giving walking options to Chelmsford (12 miles) or Heybridge Basin (2 miles). There are also good footpath links to Heybridge and Maldon Town Centre.
Facilities include all weather paths and a number of seats near the lake. A circular route is marked out with timber posts which have a yellow band. This route is just over 1000m long and starts and finishes just inside the main entrance gate. Distance markers have been installed at every 200m along this path as an aid to those taking part in fitness training.
Please respect this beautiful area and remember to pick up your dogs business, there are plenty of poo bins provided.
The cache is a small camo tin containing small swaps, pencil, sharpener, log.
Please note that there is very limited parking in the immediate vicinity of the site but it is only a 5 to 10 minute walk from a local store which has ample parking.