Bovey Valley Woods is made up of Pullabrook, Hisley and Houndtor Woods, providing one of the most extensive areas of accessible woodlands on the East Dartmoor National Nature Reserve. Bovey Valley was once a mosaic of woodland and small medieval farmsteads. Today it is home to breathtaking ancient woodland, the sheltered River Bovey and wild open moorland. Conifer trees were planted in some areas in the 1960s; a process now being slowly reversed by the Woodland Trust to re-establish flourishing native woodland. Thanks to Natural England and Woodland Trust for giving permission for this cache.
Car-park – N50° 36.474, W003° 42.778
Question 1 – N50° 36.467, W003° 42.795 How many woods surround this area, named in brown on the larger map? Answer = a (Make sure you check carefully!)
Question 2 – N50° 36.165, W003° 43.246 c = How many people love walking in woodlands and through kissing gates? d = How many letters in the name of the bridge on the signpost?
Question 3 – N50°36.235, W003° 43.457 How many gate hooks on the old granite gate post with the benchmark on it? Answer = e
Reference Point– N50° 36.390 W003° 43.569 One for the kids – walk the plank (big kids too if you want!)
Reference Point– N50° 36.397 W003° 43.582 Pudding Stone : Bonus point for a photograph sitting on top of the pudding!
Question 4 – N50° 36.427 W003° 43.546 In memory of Sydney Bruce (g908 – h98i). (Whilst here don't forget to collect the answers for the Little Bridges Hisley Bridge cache.)
Question 5 – N50° 36.402, W003° 43.525 195j – 20k0.
Question 6 – N50° 36.399, W003° 43.477 How many gates are here? Answer = l
Question 7 – N50° 36.284, W003° 43.387 How many oak leaves in total on both sides of the sign? Answer = m
Question 8 – N50° 36.338, W003° 43.166 Number on post BTo ? Post is right hand side of path after going under arching branch. If you go beyond Birdbox 27 you have gone too far. It is fairly tricky to spot but is there! Answer = o
Question 9 - N50° 36.426, W003° 43.099. Number of birdboxes on the 'topped' lone tree in the middle of the glade? Answer = p
Along this circular walk there are 3 traditional caches which can be logged and have the answers for b, f and n - Old Manaton Rd, Pullabrook Wood and Rudge Meadow. There is also a Little Bridges cache along the way (Hisley Bridge)
Cache is located at N50 n + (o+p). a (g+h+i) (j+k), W003 m l. b (d-c) f