Darcy Lever Gravel Pits - a series of three caches on this area
If you feeling adventurous why not fit these in between the Leverhulme Park and Moses Gate series.
You are looking for a small micro cache with natural camo
DARCY LEVER GRAVEL PITS
A tranquil oasis for amazing amphibians
Hidden within the wider woodland, Darcy Lever Gravel Pits are a tranquil oasis home to birds, butterflies and all five of our inland amphibians, including the protected great-crested newt!
What can you see at Darcy Lever Gravel Pits?
Managed by volunteers, this site is testament to what can be achieved with dedication and willpower. Several ponds that were originally dug to provide gravel, clay and sand for the nearby A666 are now home to nationally important species like the great-crested newt, and also provide habitat for one of the best dragonfly populations in the North West. If you head to the Gravel Pits on a sunny, summers day, expect to see brown, common and southern hawker, as well as broad bodied and four-spotted chaser, common, ruddy and black darter dragonflies, and a myriad of damselflies including the stunning banded demoiselle.
The ponds are also home to countless invertebrate species that support many other animals further up the food chain.
When not gazing into the pools or searching the air for acrobatic invertebrates, keep your eyes on the ground! You’ll definitely need to take along a wildflower ID book to identify the huge variety of flowering species found in the meadows, from sneezewort to vetch, and fleabane to toadflax. For the real beauties however, head back to the ponds for marsh cinquefoil and water violet.