Dagenham's First Eastbrookend Country Park # 1 Traditional Cache
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Dagenham's First Eastbrookend Country Park # 1
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This was the first cache to be placed in Dagenham hence the name!
Eastbrookend Country Park
Eastbrookend Country Park is a beautiful reclaimed area of 80 hectares of countryside to the East of Dagenham in the Dagenham Corridor between the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and Havering
History of Eastbrookend
This area now known as Eastbrookend Country Park was once countryside and farmland.
Dagenham grew fast during the urban development boom of the 1920s and 1930s and this area was used to source gravel used to make concrete to build the huge Becontree Estate and the town that became Dagenham.
The gravel workings left Eastbrookend devastated and resembling a rubbish dump. The gravel pits were then used to dump rubble from the bombing of London during the Second World War 1939-1945, and as a result Eastbrookend started to look like a bombsite.
The land was still being used as a dumping ground as late as the 1970s, until the local Council decided that the land was worth reclaiming and that the land could be an ideal site for both people and wildlife.
Regeneration of Eastbrookend
The construction of Eastbrookend Country Park got under way in the 1990s.
The landfill was capped with a layer of impermeable clay and topsoil, this was prepared for sowing with treated sewage sludge and large scale seeding was undertaken using wild flower grassland mixes that are particularly suited to poor soils.
More than 50,000 small trees (whips) were planted in fenced off compartments and a series of interconnecting footpaths were constructed across the whole site, using locally sourced gravel.
The park was opened in 1995 and since 1997 has won the Green Flag Park Award (a national standard for parks and open spaces) no fewer than 7 times. Tthe open grassland and freshwater lakes make this site so important for local flora and fauna.
During the spring and early summer skylarks can be seen singing high above the park and there is always the chance of catching a glimpse of a kingfisher as it moves from lake to lake.
Directions by public transport
Dagenham Heathway
District Line to Dagenham Heathway station.
Turn left out of station to bus stop.
Bus number 174 to Eastbrookend Country Park (known locally as "The Chase").
Cross road using pelican crossing.
Enter country park.
Romford Mainline Station
Train to Romford station.
Turn right out of station and cross road.
Bus number 174 to The Eastbrookend Cemetery. (area known as The Chase in Dagenham).
Enter country park.
If traveling by car parking can be found at either the Millenium Centre (N51 33.185 E000 10.547).
You are looking for a small round plastic container which is painted black. It currently hold some small swaps a Log book and pen!
PLEASE HIDE CACHE AS WELL AS POSSIBLE!
Additional Hints
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