Acocks Green's Hidden Greenery Traditional Cache
Acocks Green's Hidden Greenery
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A small cache secreted in one of Acocks Green's hidden green spaces. Note this cache has been relocated again due to it's disappearance. Be discreet, you can be seen from different paths. Replace as found.
Westley Vale Millennium Green was founded in 2000, a project to set up 250 millennium greens around England for the turn of the century, with funding from The National Lottery and the Countryside Commission. This green space had been a bit of a wilderness for quite a few years, originally being Birmingham City Council allotments. It is named after the little stream, Westley brook which runs through the site. It also borders The Grand Union Canal and is next to the oldest canal bridge in Birmingham on this canal (no.86) the Grade II listed Vineries Bridge (c.1794). It is a haven for wildlife with many mature trees as well as a grassy area with benches for the humans to enjoy. The site has 3 access points; the main ornamental gates are on The Avenue, decorated with cast iron creatures designed by the local primary school – Cottesbrooke Infants. There is also a gate at the bottom of Malvern Road (usually locked at dusk) and an entrance from the Vineries Canal Bridge at the bottom of Woodcock Lane. There are good paths that cross the site with one running at the top of a steep embankment over-looking the canal with steps that take you to an area known locally as ‘the beach’ where a glade meets the water’s edge. The cache itself is a small lock top box in a green bag.
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