Gosford Park Series# 4 FREE RANGE Traditional Cache
Gosford Park Series# 4 FREE RANGE
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Located at Gosford Forest Park
Gosford Forest Park is located off the A28 beside the town of Markethill, 7 miles from the city of Armagh and 10 miles from Craigavon. It is the first forest in N Ireland to be designated a conservation forest.
The Forest Park, formerly Gosford Demense, was acquired by the forest Service in 1958. It comprises some 240 hectares and is set in gently rolling Drumlin Country. The elevation ranges from 60 to 100 metres and the area is situated on a basalt plug which can be seen to outcrop in places in the small river which flows through the Forest Park.
There are numerous walks some of which are waymarked. A nature trail of approx 1-1/4 miles in length starts at the wheel car park. It has been adapted for use by wheelchairs. For the more energetic there is a nature trek which is 4 miles in length. Booklets are available from the ranger.
This is the fourth in a series of caches we placed in Gosford Forest Park. We felt it deserving of a series of 7 caches as it is a fabulous place to spend the day caching, either alone or with family and friends. There are caravan and camping facilities, and many things to see, so a great park for all.
We have tried to place the caches sensitively, causing as little disruption to the wildlife and environment as possible.
The park is generally busy so please use common sense and discretion when retrieving and replacing a cache. The Forest Park is open all year round from 10am - sunset. There is a fee to enter the carpark and a fee marked for pedestrians. The warden isn't always there at quieter times - so you may get in free of charge. Either way you have the opportunity to find up to 7 caches.
This cache is a nano - yes a tiny cache in a forest (albeit an open area within the forest) but it is the only size that we felt suitable for this area. We placed this cache at the Heritage Poultry and Rare Animal Breeds Collection spot. This is a particularly popular area in the park, especially with families and children.
The rare breeds are in an enclosure on what is part of the remnant open parkland that would have been an important landscape feature of the Earl of Gosford's Estate at one time. The heritage poultry are a collection of some of the original poultry breeds that many of our modern fowl are derived from. There is a wonderful array of colours, sounds and beautiful fowl here - a must for children and adults alike!
Gosford contains one of the largest collections of traditional breeds of poultry in Ireland on show in open paddocks. The ponds contain wildfowl and the dove-cotes have been stocked with ornamental pigeons. A herd of red deer is being built up in a new deer park.
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