In 1913, Sir William Cooper gave the whole of the gully from Victoria Road, Bellevue Hill to Manning Road, Double Bay to the Council as a park, but the government was asked to purchase land from the cooper estate far back in 1885. It now covers 38 acres, and with a largely natural creek that runs through the park, that follows the line of a Jurassic age volcanic dyke. Traditionally, the area would have consisted of three main types of vegetation: Shrubby Open Forest; Tall Open Forest and Swampland Association. Currently, a range of different vegetation is supported, with dense native bush along the northern sides of the park, exotic and native species around the creek and in the valley and a range of less dense vegetation in the other areas. Sadly, weeds are becoming a large problem for the park, and native flora and fauna are being forced to compete for resources. The park is also home to possums, lizards such as blue-tongue, skinks or other large lizards (you might be lucky and spot some) as well as plenty of small insects. Cooper park is a dynamic and important piece of bushland, and offers a retreat from the busy city life, located close to the center of the city.
Reception is likely to be dodgy, but you can't miss the GZ - when you see the fig tree (that the cache is hidden in/around), you'll know you've arrived, and the title makes sense. It is important you approach from the right level though so stay low and cross the wooden bridge over the little creek past the playground and the stone bridge, then you can follow the gps to the cache. I definitely recommend you go to the level above the cache though as the view from the top of the rock face above GZ looks over the playground, tennis courts and a large area of the park. During the hotter parts of the year, spider webs tend to get in the way of searching around the GZ so just grab a stick from the ground and swat them away. Cache includes a pencil and has room for smallish swaps/trackables. The GZ is visible from the playground so stealth will be required if there are people in the playground.