GC4401N #1E NoCMoC – Visitor Centre - Scrub (Traditional Cache) in Eastern England, United Kingdom created by Kitty!!

This cache has been archived.

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 650 finders of this cache and the 16 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.

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Hidden : 1/6/2013

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Size: Size: small (small)

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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 restricted opening times.

Scrub
Scrub is an important habitat in its own right. Somewhere between open grassland and woodland, it can be anything from scattered bushes within grassland to dense strands of shrubs and trees less than five metres high.

Many insects lay their eggs in decaying wood or in the soft stems of elder or bramble where their larvae feed and develop. Other larvae feed on the leaves of shrubs and herbs. The adult stages of many insects need sources of nectar nearby.

Large mammals make use of scrub habitats but they are especially important to small mammals for feeding, shelter and breeding. Dormice nest in dense scrub and need continuous vegetation well connected to hedgerows and woodland as they are reluctant to cross open ground.

Look out for areas of scrub as you walk around the reserve.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gb gur evtug bs gur GNYY srapr cbfg (naq gur GNYY cbfg vf gb gur evtug bs gur fubeg "Fghool" cbfg) Pheeragyl n oynpx ghor. Vs lbh svaq gung terra ovfba yvq gung vf ABG gur pnpur

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)