Geocaching in the snow at Hartshill Hayes

I took our children Geocaching this week to a country park that we have often visited over the years. It is Hartsill Hayes Coutry Park located in Warwickshire, about 15 minutes from our home. We often visit the park since it has some great walks, a children’s play area for the kids and lovely views over the Leicestershire countryside.

Geocaching at Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Our aim was to get two Geocaches to take our tally up to 99 caches; we are saving the 100th cache for a special place that I will hopefully blog about in a few days time. We arrived at the park to find it covered in snow! It had all melted back home so I was a little shocked to find so much of it and hoped that the caches were not too hidden.

Hartshill Hayes Commemorative Wood

The two caches were hidden in a part of the park that we seldom visit, not for any particular reason other than we have our usual favourite walk that we usually repeat each time we come. This happens so often with Geocaching though, the caches are often placed in areas that allow you to experience something new. The first cache was located a few minutes’ walk from the car and then down lots of steps!

Hartshill Hayes Steps!

We scrabbled around in the snow for a little while and then spotted the cache peaking out next to a tree. I don’t think the snow hampered our search but probably helped a little by providing a contrast to the cache.

Geocache in the snow

The next cache was quite a walk through muddy footpaths, waterlogged fields and across streams away from the country park to an area we hadn’t visited before. The cache itself was quickly found and we took in the views across the countryside and a nearby quarry.

Hartshill Hayes quarry view

We made our way back to the car and had an enjoyable visit again to Hartshill Hayes Country Park. Although we have now finished the Geocaching around the park, I am sure we will be back again during the summer months to enjoy the lovely walks.

Geocaching at Hartshill Hayes Country Park

Mick