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Selm Muir Fishery Traditional Geocache

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hobgoblinkiteflier: The fishery appears to be under new management and the gate to the loch is usually locked. The alternative route is extremely difficult due to all the fallen trees. Unfortunately, it is time to put this one to bed.
Thank you to all the visitors for their logs and photos!

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Hidden : 9/22/2008
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

A short level walk into the woods starting on a well made track. Follow the track until you are almost at the loch, then go past the fishermen's hut before you head off in amongst the trees. If the new gate is closed, or you want to take a short cut, use Big Wolf's waypoint (see below), or leave the track when your GPS arrow points 90 degrees to the track. To avoid being locked in please do not park beyond the barrier.

The cache is a nice big sandwich box with plenty of room for swag, travelbugs and geocoins. There was a disposable camera, which seemed like a good idea at the time.  The woods are rather dark but some pictures came out not too bad:

  Some Early Visitors  

The Selm Muir Wood belongs to and is managed by the Forestry Commission. There are no formal footpaths, but there are sections of forest track and some rough paths. A belt of mature Scots pine surrounds younger Sitka spruce areas. There are also Birch, Rowan, Willow and an old Beech hedge in the wood. It is a popular spot for fishing and also for local photographers capturing damselflies and other wildlife. Parts of the wood date from 1860, which is why there is such a rich diversity of flora and fauna. There were loads of toadstools of various kinds when we placed the cache.  

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

orarngu ebbgf bs cnegvnyyl snyyra cvar

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)