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Aberdeen CITO Week Event 3: Caring for Kincorth Cache In Trash Out® Event

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Hidden : Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Event 3 of Aberdeen's CITO Week - a gorse clearance to help the regeneration of heathland at the top of Kincorth Hill Local Nature Reserve, a place which gives excellent panoramic views across Aberdeen City & out Royal Deeside.

Event will run from 12.30 - 4.00pm

All equipment, including gloves, will be provided.

(Event taking place with the kind permission of the Countryside Ranger Service)


Kincorth Hill Local Nature Reserve is a very beautiful area just to the south of Aberdeen with a large mix of flora & fauna (and a good selection of caches too!). Unfortunately the heathland at the top of this hill is suffering from the encroachment of invasive gorse & broom plants.
The local ranger team have this site earmarked as an area requiring more attention, so why not come along and give them a hand in cutting/pulling/chopping/tearing back the gorse to help let the natural, native heather heathland regenerate across the hillside? (If we are lucky, we might just be rewarded with tea/coffee/hot chocolate & biscuits) :D

The main event will run from 12.30 - 4.00pm but myself and the ranger team will be there from about 10.00am, so do feel free to pop along & join us earlier if you want to - the more the merrier!
All tools (and gloves) will be provided by the Countryside Ranger Service, but if you do want to bring along your own gardening gloves, do feel free.
Please no additional tools though, thanks.

Parking is available nearby, as well as a regular local bus service with a stop just beside the main entrance to Kincorth Hill (see additional waypoints).

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Xrrc ba urnqvat hc (naq yvfgra sbe gur 'BJ' fbhaqf!)

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)