Welcome to another in the YOSM series.
Wigpool Common is situated 1.5 miles north-west of Mitcheldean on an area of high ground. The trigpoint is marked at 279 metres above sea-level, and lies a short distance from the road. The co-ordinates used are those set by TrigpointingUK, though the ones I took were almost identical. Wigpool is the remnant of an acidic peat bog and heathland that once covered Wigpool Common. The pool is situated within a large conifer plantation which is joint managed by Forestry England and Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The area around the ponds is designated a nature reserve and home to a wide variety of wildlife, fauna and flora. The trigpoint is sitiuated a short distance from the pool.
Please park at the parking co-ordinates. Please do not use the drive nearly opposite, or the entrance to the compound which requests 'No Parking, 24 hour use required'. Thank you.
Our thanks go to Forestry England for allowing this cache to be placed.
Ye Ole Survey Monument (YOSM) is a captivating series of caches that pays homage to the remarkable legacy of OutForTheHunt's YSM series (GC45CC).
YOSM caches are strategically positioned at or near Trig Points. These triangulation stations have played a pivotal role as surveying landmarks, contributing to the mapping of expansive territories. Some of these points, bearing historical significance, might now be situated on private land or have vanished with time. As a result, the caches are artfully placed in close proximity, reverently acknowledging the historical importance of these survey monuments.
More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the YOSM Website.
If anybody would like to expand the Ye Ole Survey Monuments Series, please do. I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at https://yosm.org.uk so we can keep track of the numbers and names to avoid duplication.