GC44015 #1B NoCMoC – Visitor Centre - Grass Snakes (Traditional Cache) in Eastern England, United Kingdom created by Kitty!!

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Kitty!!: After almost 10 years it is time for this series to go.

1020 different Geocachers have logged one or more finds of my caches in Hanningfield. As most Geocachers visit in pairs or as a family this probably represents 2 or 3 thousand Geocachers! A total of 4,945 finds were logged. Favourite points were not introduced until long after the trail was set and, as the trail was intended to be a family orientated starter trail and attracted non-premium cachers who could not award points. On this basis I am very proud to have received 291 points.

Thank you to the 690 finders of this cache and the 29 who awarded it a favourite point.

Thank you to The Warden, Bill, and his team at Hanningfield for accommodating my caches. It was a privilege to be able to place them on the Reserve.

GC44015 ▼

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Hidden : 1/6/2013

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Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Full details of the NoCMoC trail of caches, hints and a map can be found here. Please note that to access these Visitor Centre Caches you MUST go through either the Visitor Centre or Fishing Lodge at the bottom of Gifford Lane. See waypoints on GC41JAQ #1A wood Ants. Note the opening hours.

Grass snakes (Natrix natrix) Usually greenish in colour, with a yellow collar and black neck patches. An adult measures over 1m in length and weighs around 240g. Females are bigger than males. The average lifespan of a grass snake is around 25 years. They particularly like wetland habitats but can be found in grasslands and gardens, especially those with a pond nearby. Grass Snakes hibernate, usually from October to April. They are active between April and October when you may see them swimming in ponds or basking nearby in the sun. They lay their eggs in rotting vegetation, often in compost heaps. They feed on amphibians and fish.

Grass Snakes are completely harmless to humans. They are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, and classified as a Priority Species in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Oruvaq - vr ng onpx bs - ybt cvyr. Lbh PNAABG npprff guvf sebz gur Ebnq. Lbh ZHFG tb guebhtu gur Ivfvgbe Prager be Svfuvat Ybqtr jura bcra. Ergevrir vg sebz gur onpx bs gur ybt cvyr abg gur sebag.

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)