The Vogrie Cachers welcome you to Vogrie. As well as the parkland there are also two playparks, one near the car parking and another further down. The trees along here all have a tale to tell, and have been here for many years.
A nearby cache Reminiscing had to be archived in the summer so we started reminiscing ourselves. In another century school kids sat round to listen to BBC Radio Schools programmes and the stories of Twigwidge were a hit where one of us came from. Twigwidge was the spirit of the Chestnut tree. Take a look at theWoodland Trust page to find some fun facts about the Horse Chestnut tree which will help you solve the following...
The cache can be found at N55 51.AAA W00U VW.XYZ
Where
AAA = the year of the first recorded playing of the game of conkers minus 1358
U : Victorians baked with conker flour, Yes or No? If Yes U = 3 if No U = 2.
V : Trees can grow to 4V metres tall
W : A common shape is the name of a moth that feeds on horse chestnut. Let the number of letters in this shape be Q. W = QxV
X = 0
Y : Y = U x V
Z : Conkers can deter clothes moths, Yes or No? If Yes Z = 1 if No Z = 9.
This cache has been hidden for the Vogrie IX event being held on 6th October 2019. Come and enjoy the beautiful autumn colours in the stunning grounds of the historic Vogrie Country Park. There are 11.5 miles of signed footpaths passing through sweeping parkland, woodlands and the River Tyne Valley. There are many fine trees that tend to confuse your GPS, we have tried our hardest to get accurate coordinates but please be warned! Please return the cache exactly as you found it. Enjoy.
Many thanks to head ranger Jo Cooke and the Midlothian County Rangers for giving us permission to hide the caches.