This cache was placed as part of a cycle ride, but can be done as a drive by.
Cliburn Moss National Nature Reserve has an unusual range of fen, bog and heath communities with several rare and scarce plant species.
The Moss formed in a hollow in the glacial drift, but its present varied topography is the result of past peat-cutting activities. Plant communities range from wetter fen or bog to wet grassland and drier heathland types. In addition, much of the site is densely colonised by self-sown Scots pine and birch. The local plant life includes cotton grass, heather, cross-leaved heath, bog bilberry, dyers' green weed, crowberry and cowberry.
Northern marsh and lesser butterfly orchid are also seen. Rare species found in the area include sedges such as lesser tusssock, bog and cyperus. The site supports large numbers of birds including breeding populations of sparrowhawk, buzzard, treecreeper and great spotted woodpecker. The local mammal population includes red squirrels, stoats and weasels.
As the reserve is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, there are no caches within the bounds of the reserve, so this one is placed by the roadside at the entrance track. There is a network of paths around the reserve, which in the spring and summer has the air of a bayou by the Mississippi rather than the Eden Valley. There is parking down the track by the entrance to the reserve, and a visit will be well rewarded.