This is not a "cunning" geocache hide. It is not one that "requires stealth"; it is not "clever"; it is not a magnetic button attached to a pine tree in the middle of a forest.
It is at a great location and involves a longish walk leading to somewhere interesting with a fantastic view across the marshes. If that's your kind of thing then this is a splendid place to walk out to. A new bench was put in place in 2017 - it's not dedicated to Judit as the original, smaller and homemade bench was when I placed the cache. But it is an excellent bench and it's recommended to take some time to enjoy her view - although the trees are growing quickly and the view might be blocked off soon.
September 2025: the area of the forest south of the St Helena road is being felled in places. This will make access from the main car parks tricky and the St Helena Trail, which passes this cache, is technically closed, although the area around the cache is not in the area to be felled. You should be fine at the weekend, but access during the week may be problematic and you may find paths south of the road have been churned up by machinery.
The forest:
This part of Dunwich forest is going through a "rewilding" process aimed at creating a mosaic of different habitats. It is an area of open access land with a network of forest rides and paths. A map might be helpful if you plan on getting off the waymarked trail. You could come across deer, ponies and other mammals in the forest, and the cache location overlooks marshland across to a raptor roost on the road out of Walberswick.
Access:
Car parking areas can be found along the Dunwich road and at two large car parks, although these are a fair distance from the cache. Please do not park on the St Helena road - this is clearly signed as no entry for unauthorised traffic and is used by Forestry Commission vehicles as well as residents.
You could walk in from the west by following forest rides and tracks or from the St Helena road - the easiest way to do this is to follow the orange waymarking arrows which route the St Helena Trail. The cache is located just off the trail so if you follow the markers you should find your way here eventually. There's no need to bushwhack - the paths will get you here quicker. The forest may be muddy after it's been wet of course.
The cache:
The cache is a regular sized container. It should be reasonable to access, although thorns, brambles, bracken and the like might cause problems, particularly during the summer. There should be no need to push through gorse though.
The cache is located on open access land. The landowner (Forestry Commission East England) does not assess the suitability or safety of the cache location. The cache placer and the cache finder have a responsibility to take reasonable precautions to protect their own safety and the safety of others. Hazards observed at or on route to the cache location should be reported to the cache placer (that's me!)