Placed with the kind permission of The Revd Wyn Beynon, this Church Micro invites you to explore the beautiful church of St Michael's, Stoke Prior.
This beautiful Grade 1 listed church was built from 1140, possibly on the site of an earlier church. It still retains a number of late Norman features. The tower was built c1200, with the spire added much later. There was a major Victorian restoration in 1894-5, paid for by John Corbett who owned the Salt Works at Stoke Works and lived at Chateau Impney in Droitwich. The grave of John Corbett can be found in the churchyard on the left hand side as you approach the church from the lychgate entrance.
The spire of the church is now in need of further work and a large community fundraising effort is ongoing to raise the money required to carry out this work.
To find the cache, answer the following questions and substitute the numbers in the formula to find the final cache.
N52 18. ABC W002 04 DEF
The published coordinates take you to the lych gate of the church. Just along the path you will find a notice board telling you about the wildlife that can be found in the churchyard.
How many letters are in the first word of the first question that is posed? This gives you A
How many kestrels are in the picture. This gives you B.
The number of squirrels in the picture minus the number of bats gives you C.
How many images are in the area with the green background? This gives you D
What type of butterflies are shown on the display. The number of letters gives you E
The number of bullet points plus the number of images with the white background will give you F.
Once you've located the cache, enjoy a stroll around the churchyard and if you're lucky, you might just spot a bear and a squirrel in a tree, being watched over by an owl and an eagle.
There is a toilet and baby changing facility inside the church and visitors are welcome to make use of these facilities when they visit.