GC15DJJ Badger #3's Kingfisher Revisited (Traditional Cache) in South East England, United Kingdom created by Badger #3 of the 4 Badgers

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4 Badgers: Well, after 5 years of languishing in its hidey-hole this cache has now been collected up. Time to make way for some caches!

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GC15DJJ ▼

A cache by Badger #3 of the 4 Badgers Message this owner

Hidden : 8/25/2007

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Size: Size: small (small)

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A very small cache on the banks of the River Wey. This replaces the original (GC13GJT) which we believe was washed away in flash floods in July 2007. The cache is placed only 20 meters / 66 feet away from where the original was placed (and hopefully in a less vulnerable spot!). For those who had found the original cache, this gives you another opportunity to visit this beautiful area!

This is the spot where Badger #3 spotted his first kingfisher. It’s a picturesque place which can be visited at any time of year offering views along the river and into the meadows beyond.

The straight stretch of water towards the nearby Pigeon House Bridge is evidence of a wharf from where corn was unloaded and the flour produced by Ockham Mill was loaded. There was a cart track that ran from here to the Mill. The Mill was not sited on either the Navigation or the River itself, instead taking its water from a stream near Walsham Gates which discharged back into the Wey proper along a mill tail flowing across the meadows. Although it is said that this mill was mentioned in the Domesday Book the mill was rebuilt in 1862.

For more information about this stretch of water, click here: The River Wey & Navigations website

For parking, please refer to additional waypoints below. Depending on where you decide to park, you may or may not need to cross the bridge.

The cache is a very small camouflaged lock ‘n’ lock box (suitable for small items or coin swaps only). It is hidden at ground level. Please be careful with children at the water’s edge.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fgrc haqre naq ernpu vagb vil

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)

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Badger #3's Kingfisher Revisited Traditional Cache

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