This part of the park is very popular with dog walkers due to the easy access to the water. Most of the caches have been placed near the river at places where geodogs can easily reach the water for a paddle. Although the river depth can be quite shallow in places in others it can be deeper and caution should be taken near the water, especially with young children or after heavy rainfall.
Please bring your own pen and log removal tool for this one.
Henry of Blois, often known as Henry of Winchester was brought to England by King Henry I after being educated in France to be Abbot of Glastonbury. In 1129 he was also consecrated as Bishop of Winchester, but remained in charge of his beloved Glastonbury Abbey. He had ambitions to become Archbishop of Canterbury, but refused to abandon his work and obligations at Glastonbury to pursue these ambitions. Soon after his appointment at Winchester, Henry came to resent his subservience to Canterbury, so set out to build a power base by persuading the king to create a third, West Country, archdiocese with himself at the head. This scheme was unsuccessful however in 1139 during the reign of King Stephen, Henry’s brother, Henry obtained a commission as papal legate, giving him a higher rank than the Archbishop of Canterbury and making him the most powerful figure in the English Church. If his brother, King Stephen, was unavailable then it was Henry who was the most powerful man in England.
Henry contributed to the development of hundreds of projects including additions to Winchester Cathedral, the construction of the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester, Winchester Palace in London, and six castles; Bishop’s Waltham, Downton, Farnham, Merdon, Taunton and Wolvesey. Much of this work was undone in 1155 when King Henry II ordered that the castles be thrown down.
Henry’s legatine commission expired in September 1143, depriving him of much of his power. His efforts to renew the commission were unsuccessful, but in his later years Henry was appointed to preside over the trial of Thomas Beckett. Henry died on the 8th August 1171 and is now buried in Winchester Cathedral.