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8. Fairy-ring Campignon Multi-Cache

Hidden : 11/25/2020
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is part of the Fungi series which follows footpaths and the canal towpath between Mowsley and Husbands Bosworth.

Parking is available in the layby at cache 1. Orange Peel Fungus.
The loop is approximately 5 miles long and is best attempted in a clockwise direction.
The caches are a variety of types and sizes; many of the containers are home made from recycled objects. You will need tweezers for some of them and BYOP.
At the time of placing, in November, the footpaths although mostly firm were at times very muddy around farm gates. There were no livestock in any of the fields.
 

Fungi

There are roughly 15,000 types of wild fungi in the UK. Never rely on one source for mushroom identification, and never eat anything unless you are 100% sure it is edible. A fungus is a simple organism, or living thing, that is neither a plant nor an animal. Some familiar fungi are mushrooms, molds, mildews, truffles, and yeasts. The word fungus (plural, fungi) is Latin for mushroom, and indeed, mushrooms are among the most commonly known fungi.

Fairy-ring Campignon

A great tasting gourmet mushroom and although small can usually be found in large numbers. 

The cache is NOT at the published coordinates.
Near the published coordinates you can find the required information.
1. Behind the Canal & River Trust wood store can be found;

An old boat, A=1

An old bicycle, A=2

An information board, A=3

Walk under bridge 50 to the DANGER OVERHEAD CABLES sign.

2. There are B letters in the missing word.

Carry rods & equipment low level and _________ to the ground.
At the top of the access path the sign gives fishing rights to which angling club?
Leicester, C=5

Husbands Bosworth, C=6

Wellingborough, C=7

The final location is:

N 52 28. (C - A) B  (B / A)
W01 2. (B - 3) A (A + B - C)
 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

I bs ovt gerr

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)