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RSOE - Holtspur Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/12/2008
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:

This series of caches is based on short walks around the historic Royal Standard of England pub, at Forty Green.


In 1663, the landlord of the pub was rewarded by Charles II for giving support to his executed father and his royalist supporters - The Cavaliers.  During the Civil War, the pub had been used as a mustering place by King Charles I, where his personal standard had been raised to draw royalist supporters in fighting for his cause against the Parliamentarians –The Roundheads.  Charles II honoured the landlord by agreeing to change the name of the pub from The Ship to “The Royal Standard of England ”, the only pub in the country with the honour of the full title. 

The cache is located near to the nature reserve at Holtspur, a 6-hectare site on a southern slope of the Chilterns.

For many years, it was a poor arable farm, with most of the land sown with ryegrass for hay and grazing, but on thin chalk soil, this had limited success. In 1998, it was leased to the Butterfly Conservation for restoration to the chalk grassland. It was part re-sown with native herbs and grasses in 2000, with the remainder managed by close cutting and grazing. It has been maintained as a nature reserve, especially for butterflies and moths, and around 30 species have been recorded at the reserve.

You are looking for a well hidden nano.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fznyy gerr oruvaq abgvpr obneq.

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)