Tarn Pond at Cutmill is a part of
Puttenham Common which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI). It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust, and they have
granted permission to place this cache here.
Tarn Pond itself is used by the Farnham Angling Society and is
one of the best known carp waters in the South of England. Please
don't disrupt the fishermen while searching for the cache: it is
not near the edge of the pond so there is no need to search
there.
The good news for those of you who have been driven half mad by
some of my previous puzzles, is that this one should be more
straightforward. As with the last puzzle, animals are again
involved. They do occur multiply this time, and some are more
obvious than others, but I can assure you that none of them is a
bobcat!
I'd like to thank my daughter Emma for help with the puzzle and
the cache placement, even though in one respect she happened to be
quite negative.
I have included a picture which I've called
"Animal-vegetable-mineral". The puzzle clue is a word that links
the three components of this picture. It's easiest if you first
identify the "animal" (she is a singer). If you can identify the
"vegetable" and/or "mineral" you will find that the word will also
fit them.
You don't have to use the picture to solve the puzzle. It's
certainly possible to do it using only a few of the clues I've
given. In fact you could do it using just the cache title, but I'd
be very impressed if you do.
For the co-ordinates you can assume N51 and W0. You just need to
calculate the minutes (so divide the puzzle answers by a
thousand)
Northing: Thank - map + mad/2
Westing: Panda + man - yak
You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
The cache is a 600ml clip top container, and so is large enough
for most travel bugs and geocoins. The co-ordinates may be a little
out because of the tree cover, but you should find it easily with
the hint. Please don't leave any spoilers in your log and have
fun.