If you don't see a Muntjac Deer on route to this cache, you are
either very unlucky or very noisy! We saw a young female shortly
after hiding it.
This is the smallest deer found wild in the British countryside.
It's barely the size of a labrador. Muntjac are fairly common in
parts of Central and Southern England. They originate in China and
the animals we see here, are all descendants of escapees from
Woburn Park in Bedfordshire. Strangely, although we've seen
countless in Broxbourne Woods - we've only ever seen half a dozen
in Epping Forest. Favoured habit is dense undergrowth, so perhaps
Epping isn't thick enough.
The Muntjacs coat is reddish brown and if only part of the
animal is seen, for example the flanks, you could mistake it for
fox. The male has small antlers and long canine teeth projecting as
tusks; tusks on females are shorter. They utter a sharp bark if
alarmed.
You are looking for a cache that is approx. 6" X 4" X 3".
Suggested parking is at N51° 44.807', W000° 04.994'
AS WITH ALL THE OTHER CACHES IN THIS
SERIES, YOU DO NOT NEED TO TRAMPLE ANY VEGETATION OR DISTURB ANY
WILDLIFE TO FIND IT.