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Averaged Cache co-ordinates taken with Garmin Etrex 10 GPS; (3m error)
This cache hide is a rectangular click top container, housing a Beetle (protecting the log sheet).
This is the SECOND in this mini-series of the White walk loop. From the "Trees" cache continue along this path. Look for the Green coloured White Walk marker post (middle of path). To the right of this is a recently fallen tree (GZ).
SCOTTISH BEETLES.
There are over 4,000 species in the UK. They range in size, colour and shape but all have biting or chewing mouthparts and hardened wing cases with wings folded beneath. Around 1,000 beetle species rely on trees and woodland habitats.
The great spruce bark beetle is a common non-native pest that preys mainly on Norwegian and Sitka spruce trees and, as of 2011, has made its way to Scotland. It’s mainly located in south Scotland and some central areas from where it is slowly spreading north.
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