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Fancy a Bath? - Garryduff Woods 7 Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 11/28/2016
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

You can park at the parking coordinates given for this cache, or use the ones for the other caches in the series. 

The cache is right on a well defined path, no need to go cross country, unless you can't find the path of course.


Oldcourt or 'An tSeanchúirt' as Gaeilge,  is a mixed woodland of approximately 26 hectares, located close to the southern suburbs of Cork city, namely Rochestown and Douglas and the village of Passage West.  It has historical links back to eminent families from Cork such as the Ronaynes, Goolds and O' Sheas.  

There are significant sections of old broadleaved woodland to be found throughout the property along with stands of conifer trees at the southern end.  The old woodland includes tree species such as Oak, Beech, Birch, Sycamore and Rowan. There are some wonderful mature specimen Horse Chestnuts and Sycamore along the verges of the forest tracks that traverse the woods.  The shrub layer includes; HollyHazel, and Bramble and the ground layer has a diverse range of species, including; Great Wood Rush, Bluebell, Herb Robert, Lesser Celandine and a number of varieties of fern.  Indeed the bluebell display at the end of April into the month of May is worth investigating.

Conifer species in the area include Western Hemlock, Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce and the deciduous conifer - Larch.  Mammals that frequent the area include a number of bat species, foxes, badgers and rabbits.  Bird species include; robin, woodpigeon, Dunnock, Blackbird, Chaffinch, and  Magpie.

Other notable features include walls and some old ruins associated with the adjoining estate and a number of small streams that flow through the woodland on their way out to Cork Harbour.  

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur gvgyr vf n ovg bs n tvirnjnl

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)