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Cache In, Tree In - Escapade 2016 Cache In Trash Out® Event

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Hidden : Sunday, February 7, 2016
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****************** PLEASE READ THE ANNOUNCEMENT NOTICE *****************

ACCESS TO PLANTING AREA ONCE YOU GET OFF THE FREE BUS... There will be a marque at the entrance (with the geocaching log book inside) You will need to walk past/through the marque and then there will be a small matter of crossing over a VERY DEEP rutted/ploughed farmers field for approx 200 metres to reach the planting demo area. You will NOT be able to push prams across the field. Once across the field you will recieve a demo on how to plant the saplings and fit a tree guard to the tree and wooden peg, before be allowed to pick up what is required and head off towards the planting area which will have rows and rows of wooden pegs and piles of tree guards. Once you have finished planting, please, please, please bring back the supplied shovels and mallets to the demo area for the next person. As the day goes on, the pegs closer to the demostration will have been planted so you will need to move up and into the planting area to find the next empty peg, which will take you further and further away from the demo area and themarque, so please bear this in mind if you are on a tight schedule or you intend to catch the last bus back! BUS TIMES - HOW TO GET THERE Catch a free bus to the planting site throughout the day. Buses will run as follows (times are approximate) 10:45 - forest centre 10:55 - wootton, fox & duck 11:00 - forest centre 11:10 - wootton, fox & duck (then half hourly until 2.30pm 11:00 - Kempston High street, Sainsburys (then every 20 minutes until 2:30pm) Last buses will leave the planting site at around 3:15pm

Date/Time

Sunday Feb 7, 2016
11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Planting a tree is great – anyone can do it, from the youngest to the oldest amongst us. If you come and get involved, it will be a day you’ll remember for a long time and it will be a great reason to come back to the Forest in the months and years to come. You will be able to tell your friends and family “I planted some of those”.

This will be our 4th annual tree planting event and will be in the parish of Kempston Rural, between Wootton and Kempston. There will be no parking nearby at the planting site so please don’t bring your car there. It’s very easy to take part; come to the parking co-ordinates anytime between 10.45am and 2.15pm to catch a free bus to the planting site. The last bus will return at around 3.20pm.

Everyone’s welcome to get involved – it’s something that we should all do at least once!

It’s very easy to take part; stay as long as you like and plant as many trees as you like. Buses will run regularly through the day.

We will provide everything you’ll need for a great experience – trees, tools, and even a toilet – just wrap up warm, wear something waterproof on your feet and bring lots of enthusiasm and good cheer! Remember to bring gloves, boots, camera and pen!

We will leave a logbook in the tent (please dont confuse it with the volunteer event sign-in sheet!)

Our Goal: As a group of geocachers, our aim is to plant together and have a fun experience! This is a great opportunity to teach young ones how to plant trees and the importance it has in our local ecosystem.

Geocaching: Within walking distance of the above parking coordinates is the 'Stewartby Lake' circular walk series which can be done before jumping onto the free bus shuttle or when you get back- so why not plan ahead and make a whole day of it?

We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones. Make sure you log a note saying "Will Attend" so we can have a good head count for the event. Oh and when you do log 'attended' we would love to know how many trees you have planted. See you on Sunday 7 February 2016

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