This is one of my favourite spots when out on my bicycle on the "Col du Steppey Lane", I know when I reach this spot that the steepest bit is done and the rest is relatively easier. From here it is possible to drop onto a couple of lovely footpaths. Head up the hill from the cache about 40 metres and on the right you will find a path that heads down into the woods and out into a meadow at the back of Atherstone Golf Course. In the summer it is full of Speckled Wood and Ringlet butterflies. Head up the hill from the cache a bit further and on the left, past the quarry entrance you will find another footpath that takes you around the quarry and up towards Hartshill Hayes Country Park. It is a recent path but over the last few years Silver Birch have seeded and sprung up to create a fabulous hidden gem.
The cache can be done as a cache and dash as there are a couple of parking spots close by, or as part of a walk incorporating the above paths but please be careful if you have geo-tots with you as the lane is quiet but narrow and twisty so when cars appear they appear quickly.
When you have the cache in hand twist to open and twist to close again. Replacing the cache in it's hiding spot can be fiddly but it does work, honest!
A prize awaits for the first-to-find :)
Congratulations to birder1951 and rr300tdi on a joint FTF and to DrunkNinjaHippo on STF
Please Note - Change of coordinates. The cache has been moved approximately 10 metres NNE from the original location. The log and cache remain the same though the method of hiding / retrieval has changed. New coordinates are - N52 33.654' / W001 32.699' There is tree cover at GZ so I have had several attempts at the coordinates and averaged them. Please take care when retrieving and replace as found and let me know if their are any issues. Enjoy :)