WHAT THE CACHER HEARD SERIES INFORMATION.
Welcome to a series of geocaches in and around Thrybergh Country Park that have been placed with the kind permission of Mr Kevin Burke, the head ranger for the Rotherham Metropolitan Council area based at Thrybergh Country Park.
There are ample facilities at the Country Park including toilets, a caravan site, childrens indoor and outdoor play area’s, café and ice cream parlour. There is parking available on site on a pay and display basis - currently £1.80p. For those who do not want to pay for car parking there are opportunities for free parking near the southern tip of the park on Thrybergh Lane at or near N53 27.125 W001 17.096. Dogs are allowed on a lead. The park is normally open at 830am and closes at varying times depending on the time of year. You can find further information about the park on the internet.
There is a good quality well made path all the way around the reservoir which is just short of 2 miles long. I have placed a total of 14 geocaches in and around the Country Park. None of the geocaches are placed near the water but some will require a little scramble through light undergrowth including brambles, nettles and thorns. Please use the attributes to help you further about what is and isn’t allowed in the park. I am sure many people will get the drift of why the series has been so named.
The series has been devised to be done in an anticlockwise direction enabling you to visit all multi cache information sites and the respective caches without having to back track.
PLEASE USE STEALTH WHEN SEARCHING FOR AND REPLACING THESE CACHES. THRYBERGH COUNTRY PARK IS POPULAR AND IS A VERY BUSY SITE. ENSURE THE CACHES ARE REPLACED AND WELL HIDDEN OR I AM SORRY TO SAY THE CACHES WILL DISAPPEAR. I WILL HAVE TO THINK HARD ABOUT REPLACEMENT OF THE CACHES IN THE FORM THAT THEY CURRENTLY TAKE. I AM A REGULAR VISITOR TO THE SITE SO SOME OF YOU WILL SEE ME AROUND.
The first two caches in the series are simple multi caches that you will visit somewhere around the series after gathering relevant information as shown on the respective cache pages. I have given the remaining 12 caches a number to help you plot your way around the series.
PLEASE ENJOY THE CACHES, THE COUNTRY PARK & ITS FACILITIES.
WTCH 1 THRYBERGH CP MULTI. The posted coordinates are for the pay and display car park area where you will find a map of the Country Park on a wall near the P & D meter. Go to the map and find the information to establish the actual cache site which can be found at N53 27.ABC W001 17.DEF
A = Number of benches on the map (not including picnic tables) divided by the number of life belt signs on the map.
B = Number of dog waste bin signs on the map.
C= Number of bird hide signs on the map.
D= Number of birds shown on the map excluding the bird on the raft symbol.
E= Number of letters in name of the bird on raft.
F= Number of picnic table signs on the map.
The cache is a cyclindrical tube covered in black tape and contains a log sheet and pencil.