All walking is on flat gravel paths with
no need to leave them at at any point until the final cache
position which is within 20 feet. Although there are some
trees the signal is good and the clue positions are
obvious.
In
2001/02 during the building of the prestigious Elvetham Heath
housing development, a new 48-acre nature reserve was created,
aimed at enhancing habitats such as heath and marsh land where
valuable wildlife communities can develop over the longer term.
Public access through the reserve is via a series of clearly marked
paths providing short and long circular walks and taking visitors
through all of the main habitat types. The associated birds,
animals and plants can be identified with the aid of helpful
interpretation boards.
The
waypoint above relates to Stage 1 at the start of the Nature
Reserve Walk beside the pond. The recommended parking is nearby to
a pub and supermarket approx 0.25 mile from the start of the walk.
Do not worry if you feel you are in the middle of a large housing
estate – you are !! The Heath is behind all the houses and is not
accessible directly by car. The terrain is flat but not suitable
fro wheelchairs and larger pushchairs as there are a number of
Kissing Gates. The Clue places are very (very) obvious and there is
absolutely no need to ever leave the defined paths. Even the final
cache position is only 20 feet away from the
path.
The
location of the cache is...
DUE TO SOME OF THE SIGNS BEING
MISSING THE FINAL LOCATION IS AT
N 51°17.830, W 000°50.681
ONCE THE SIGNS ARE REPLACED THINGS
WILL GO BACK AS BEFORE
N AB°C7.EFG, W
HJK°L0.NPQ
1. N51 17.537 W0
51.084 (Stage 1)
You can call Hart District Council
Countryside Services on HB2L2
N23443
2. N51 17.734 W0 50.906
(Stage 2)
The UK Biodiversity Plan came into force in
C99F
3. N51 17.751 W0 50.752
(Stage 3)
Since QPJK England has lost EG% of it’s
heath land
4. N51 17.753 W0 50.545
(Stage 4)
Willow and Birch like soggy conditions as
does one other plant. The number of letters in the name of
this plant gives you A.
Now you
should have all the information you need to make it to the cache,
which is a 1.5L clear container. Once there you will find various
goodies. To return head back to the first waypoint – note there is
a different route which takes you back to the pond so you get to
see the whole reserve.