Bertie, my Cavalier Spaniel, and companion on many geocaching walks, does not realise he is in the Kennel Club's "Toy" Group. Â He is a real off-roader when on walks, exploring off piste and often disappearing for a wee while and suffering from spaniel deafness - but he always comes back in the end. Â He loves snuffling around where this cache is hidden.
Walking around Argal, which is close to where we live, is a great after work walk. Â although during late spring and summer, we tend to avoid as the reservoir often has blue green algae which is very hazardous to dogs. Â The dam at times has an impressive green glow due to the algae (partly caused by run-off from the many farmed fields nearby)
A little about Argal - the reservoir was built in 1949 and raised in 1961. Â It has a capacity of 1350 million litres of water, but has no direct water supply. Â The dam is 136.6m long, Â Â
There are often muggles fishing. Â There is a cafe situated close to the main car park and a picnic area (with childrens playground). Â There is a pay and display meter, but this is not enforced (at the time of hiding the cache).
There are a number of caches placed by others around the dam and a good caching walk can be created by combining with other series which can all be accessed from the area.