Rising Sun Country Park (Tyne and Wear) Traditional Cache
Lactodorum: Hi, this looks suspiciously like the cache has gone. Could the owner please undertake a maintenance visit to check if it's there or not. In the meantime I'm archiving it but I'll happily consider unarchiving it if/when it's found assuming it still meets the guidelines.
Thanks, Lactodorum
UK Admin
Rising Sun Country Park (Tyne and Wear)
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Moved to new location after being dislodged for a third time
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The Rising Sun Country Park is a unique natural resource for
Tyneside and it's surrounding area. The Country Park covers 400
acres (160 hectares) of land. Parts of the site were, at one time,
a coal mine and some areas were even used for dumping rubbish. It
is now a haven for wildlife and the public alike. The area's paths
and bridleways are popular with dog walkers, cyclists and horse
riders, disabled access pathways run across most of the park.
Within the park is Shallow Pond, formed as a result of mining
subsidence associated with the old Rising Sun Colliery. The Rising
Sun Colliery was opened in 1908 so the pond is of fairly recent
origin and the botanical interest should increase with maturity.
Plants and trees surround the pond. There are stands of yellow flag
iris, greater reedmace, branched burreed and greater spearwort.
Although some areas are shaded by reeds and overhanging branches,
there is plenty of light. Plants, shrubs and trees provide shelter
and lots of food can be found as there are many insects and small
animals living in the reeds and on (or just below) the water’s
surface. The main predators are birds, mammals and larger insects.
There are areas of grazed grassland, plantation woodland and carr
surrounding the pond. The oldest area of woodland is part of a
reclamation scheme and contains Corsican pine, ash, alder, Swedish
whitebeam and sycamore. Wintering and migrating birds are the main
focus of the reserve. Waders include redshanks and greenshanks.
Winter wildfowl include teal and whooper swan. Breeding birds
include grebe, mute swan, coot and mallard.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Vgf oruvaq naq byq srapr cbfg.
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