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Ashclyst Forest - The start Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/12/2016
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

In the nineteenth century, Sir Thomas Acland planted this forest to provide timber for his Killerton estate.  Today, it's one of the largest woodlands in East Devon and a valuable habitat for many species of wildlife including the rare pearl-bordered fritillary butterfly, buzzards and roe deer.  There are also some beautiful ancient trees here - sweet chestnut, ash and oak. 


 

There are many different, well marked tracks - the caches we've placed follow the red route (numbers 1-7) and then the purple route (8-10).  The red route is approximately 2.5 miles and can get very muddy in places but is nice and quiet with some pretty pathways and views.  The purple route is approx 1.5 miles on good paths that don't usually require wellies and can be done with pushchairs.  There are some old caches here that are the remains of what was once a much bigger series... We've slotted ours around them. 

 Thanks to the National Trust for their permission to place these caches!

Note...... I would recommend doing these in order... The link from cache 7 to 8 is much trickier to find in reverse! To get from cache 7 to 8 is possible via a cross country path but I'd recommend passing the cottages then taking the first path on your right which links you onto the purple trail.

A couple of the caches from an old series that hasn't been maintained have been archived, which gives us space to add 2 new ones to make the route a bit clearer.  A pretty straight forward one here to start you off.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

pnzb ont oruvaq ybt gb yrsg bs cngu

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)