These caches have been placed with the kind permission of the Senior Green Space Officer for Hinckley & Bosworth Council. His only request was that the caches were placed in locations and manors that are sensitive to the environment.
With that in mind all the caches have been placed on or just off established paths or easily accessed areas. You should not need to bush whack anything apart from the odd nettle however in meadow areas summer growth may have obscured some of the less used trails.
In woodland areas please follow established paths not the arrow on your GPS.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD TO THIS SERIES, PLEASE CONTACT THE SERIES OWNER (SEE BELOW)
We are often told (correctly, if somewhat ideologically), that geocaches should take us to somewhere "interesting", and not simply be placed just for the sake of it. The aim of this series is to try and adhere to this ideal by basing caches around details given on an Interpretation Board about the area in which it is situated. By definition, it is hoped that this information will be "interesting", and will help the cacher discover things about the area that would often not be revealed by a traditional cache.
Burbage Common and Woods
are managed by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. It is a lovely area to visit with open grass areas and wooded areas as well. Ideal for families, adults, kids and dogs. There are two places to get refreshments (neither are open all the time). The main visitor center at the main car park and also May’s cafe.
There are occasionally events held on The Common. At such times The Common can be very busy and parking virtually impossible. Follow this link to double check… http://www.burbage-common.co.uk/events/
The whole area can be VERY muddy after persistent rain.
The loop …..
It is recommended you park at the main car park or small car park (see waypoints) and do the caches in number order. If you park in the car park by Burbage Woods we would recommend you start the loop at #9 and then do the caches in descending order.
We’d appreciate any photos of any wildlife (that does include other members of your group) you encounter being attached to your logs.
The area is popular with families and one of the active caches on this part of The Common (GC5J3CH – Tilly The Hound) gets a lot of finds from people just starting geocaching. With that in mind we have made some of the caches easier to find. #7, #8 & #9 should be the easiest.
This loop can easily be combined with the the following caches GC72P9A – Hole In One, GC6T4HA – Wildflower (Skylark), GC6T4JQ – Super Massive Black Hole (MUSE), GC6T4NY – Shadows and Tall Trees (U2), GC6TGBJ – Suspicious Mind (Elvis Presley) and GC4TCQ1 – Cats Eyes.
Please log your DNFs. It helps everybody out. Please do not drop replacement caches.
You or a member of your group present at the cache must sign the log to claim a find.
Please do not post pictures of the caches in your logs.
FYI 403 – Coppicing, Common Lets Go Caching #13
As you've walked around the woods have you noticed or wondered why some areas are more open and contain more flowers and wildlife than others? Well you are about to be enlightened.....
At the given coordinates you should find a notice board giving information about coppicing.
Read the information then answer the following questions to work out the coordinates for the final.
A = How many birds are shown on the picture?
B = How many letters in the last word of the botanical name for Wood Anemone?
C = How many uses are listed for the re-coppiced stems?
D = The cut stems are known as what? (number of letters in the word)
E = The number of letters in the name of the plant suggested as might be understorey?
F = How many different plants are labelled on the picture?
Now head to N52 33.ABC W01 20.DEF
We have taken many averaged GPS readings at the final GZ but the tree coverage plays havoc with the accuracy.
I hope that you find this an interesting variation on the caching experience. For a full list of all FYI caches in the series, please go to https://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?code=BM4RZ8H
For more details of the FYI series as a whole, you can visit the dedicated website at fyigeocaching.co.uk where you will also find details of how to place your own FYI cache (I'm sure you know of some interesting Interpretation Boards in your area!)