This is a lovely area to explore with its network of paths through woodlands and open fields. The village of Essendon also has a lovely church and a playground (located down the footpath adjacent to the school), some weekends you might even get to watch a bit of cricket at the big playing field. From Essendon you can walk to Little Berkhamsted across the golf course and this cache is part of the series that I am placing along this route which will eventually form a loop back to Essendon. In Little Berkhamsted you will find a few ammenities and a play park as well as a lovely church which will soon be the subject of a new church micro cache after the previous was archived in 2011.
You do not need to cross any fences to find this cache. Parking in Essendon in School Lane or by the church is pretty easy and serves as a good base for the rest of the caches as well as the two by "geocacheUK" in the local "Backhouse Woods". There is parking in Little Berkhamsted of course if you wish to approach from that direction.
Only micro-sized this one. Bring a pencil or pen.
About the cache's name sake....
Zebra Spider (Salticus scenicus) these small jumping spiders grow up to 7mm long. They are found throughout the UK from March to October, usually on walls and in gardens. They are so named because of the black and white stripes on their abdomen. The males differ from the females in having large forward pointing black fangs. Zebra spiders move in short, jerky bursts. They are jumping spiders and they catch their prey by leaping on it. Even though they are just a few millimetres long, they can leap a distance of up to 100mm.
