Rising to over 700 feet, the Bromyard Downs forms an impressive backdrop to the market town of Bromyard attracting visitors from far and wide.
Historically, the Downs has had a complex and chequered past, its heyday probably being in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Over the years it has been used for quarrying, tile and brick making, drovers stopping points, rifle butts, a golf course, a Mercian Maquis resistance organisation operational bunker, a school and many pubs and cider houses.
The best-known sporting feature was the racecourse which, during Victorian times, had annual meetings that attracted people from as far as Birmingham. It is thought that the racecourse was built by soldiers returning from the Napoleonic Wars in 1815-16 and had nearly a century of action.
This cache is hidden on a path through Warren Wood which is part of a beautiful circular walk. However, to enter the wood, you will need to walk around it until you find a gateway. CAREFUL, Pathways can be muddy and slippery during wet weather.
Look for a large tree on the side of the pathway, with the face of the 'Green Man'.
Cache placed with the kind permission of the National Trust.