Seven Woods Walk Adventures part 4 bonus Mystery Cache

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates. To work out the coordinates, you must collect the necessary numbers by completing Seven Woods Walk Adventures part 4.

You can access the Adventure Lab  ---> HERE <---

Welcome to the Seven Woods Walk adventure series. Did you know that there are 7 woods between Thundersley and Leigh? This loop goes through Hadleigh Great Wood, West Wood, Valerie Wells Wood, Starvelarks Wood, Tile Wood (now spilt in Wyburns Wood and Tile Wood), Pound Wood and Belfairs Park Wood, as well as Little Haven Nature Reserve.

The full loop is about 13km long and will take about 3 hours, but you can also do it in sections. We have divided the loop into 6 sections, with an Adventure Lab and bonus cache for each section, placed so that you can find them if you walk the loop clockwise. The stages are numbered to help with this but can be done in any order. There is also a History Mystery cache (GCAP98C) that you can solve at home and then find along the way, as well as some traditionals between the woods. See the gallery for a detailed route map. Be warned - the paths through these woods can be very muddy! Please note that dogs must be kept under strict control in these woods and nature reserves.

Part 4 – Little Haven Nature Reserve, Starvelarks Wood, Wyburns Wood and Tile Wood

Little Haven Nature Reserve was formerly part of Lower Wyburns farm and is leased from Little Havens Children’s Hospice. It covers 92 acres and consists of woodland (Starvelarks Wood and Wyburns Wood), scrub, meadows and mature hedges. Tile Wood Nature Reserve was acquired by Essex Wildlife Trust in 2004. It is 17.4 acres of ancient woodland that has been managed for many hundreds of years, maybe since the Norman Conquest. It was owned by Westminster Abbey in 1315. There are a number of wild service trees here that are now a rare tree in the UK. Also known as the Chequer Tree, it has smooth bark which peels odd in rectangular pieces leaving a chequered effect. Look out for wood ants – these fascinating ants build large, thatched mounds and are present in their thousands!