This series is ALL ABOUT THE TREES and creating the Beech Tree Family, their relatives and their neighbors, as I catch up with them. Hope you enjoy them too.
So come and meet the lasted edition to the Beech Family series. Today you get to meet Marie Beech, another sister in the Black Beech family. This is an awesome patch of native forest to wonder through. You can visit Marie, approx. 250m up from the well formed track to the Second Waterfall (approx 1.5km, 2 hour return) heading to the Trig. If you are visiting the rest of the family today, info advises the Trig loop walk could take 4 hours, but can be completed in less or maybe not when caching!! Please take extra care if wet as these paths can become very greasy.
Black Beech (Tawhairauriki) This, up to 25m tall tree with rough furrowed nearly black bark, small green slightly rolled 1 - 1.5cm long leaves, can be found in lowland to subalpine forests.
You are looking for a small container with no writing devices so please bring your own.. Please put back to its home safely. Cheers
Please ensure you do not injure any native flora or fauna in your search as Marie is slightly off track.
I support Geocaching for kids so bring some swaps.