This series of six caches is linked to the theme of the changing landscapes of Shugborough Estate and the impact people have had on it. From one man's designed paradise to an estate encroached upon by transport links to a place of wildlife, conservation and NT scones, the estate has been changed and developed a great deal throughout the past 300 years.
The beech knoll is a planted landscape feature accentuating the knoll. It is an intended viewpoint and the circle of broad, mature beech trees assembled around the conical knoll creates a feeling of something happening, as if walking into an event taking place among the deep of the woods.