Athol Caldwell - Pirongia. Waikato. New Zealand.
S 38° 04.520 E 175° 05.260
60H E 332266 N 5784099
A grove of Rimu trees in an area of native bush near Mt Pirongia has been planted and dedicated to Athol Caldwell.
Waymark Code: WM6Q7D
Location: North Island, New Zealand
Date Posted: 07/06/2009
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Walter Scott Reserve is an area of native bush near Mt. Pirongia, (29km or 25minutes drive from Te Awamutu.
A grove of Rimu trees has been dedicated to Athol Caldwell, a keen amateur botanist.
Athol Caldwell, chief electrical engineer in the Hamilton electricity department, was also a conservationist and planted quite an area of electricity department land in natives.
This small reserve is owned by the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of which Athol Caldwell was a member.
Visitors are welcome to use the loop track (1 hour) which passes through beautiful bush and the Rimu Grove.
Location of the tree: Walter Scott Reserve near Mt Pirongia.
Type of tree: Rimu.
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