With its rakes cut into the limestone and deep mine shafts, Ubley Warren bears the scars of an industrial past. Lead mining here dates back to Roman times and continued until the late 19th century. Romans were mining the site in AD49, only six years after landing in Britain and mining continued in the area reaching a peak in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Today, the site has become an important wildlife haven and is an element of the Cheddar Complex SSSI, it is characterised by the uneven ground of old spoil heaps and worked out mineral veins or ‘rakes’, known locally as ‘gruffy.’
Please take care as the reserve has uncapped mine shafts and cliff faces. Climbing is not permitted and do not enter any mineshafts.
The caches is a small tuper ware container and includes some stickers and information on the project.
This geocache has been placed to celebrate the Magnificent Meadows in the Mendip Hills and there are 7 others which have been placed on Meadow nature reserves in the area.
Thanks for visiting Ubley Warren, we hope you have enjoyed your time here.
This cache is placed with the permission of the reserve manager at the Somerset Wildlife Trust.