The Somerset Wildlife Trust encourages geocaching in some of their reserves but before placing a cache you must get permission. Some reserves have restrictions where no caches are allowed or only the SWT (or nominated geocachers) may place them (please refer to the lists below).
Hiding a geocache
If you want to hide a geocache then please follow these instructions:
Confirm the reserve is one where caches may be placed.
Get the coordinates in degrees and decimal minutes format DD MM.MMM*
Email geocaching@somersetwildlife.org and include the following information:
- Subject: Geocaching Permission Request
- Your name:
- Name of the reserve.
- Coordinates
When you receive permission please copy the text of the email as a reviewer note when you submit your cache. Please also add to the description, "Cache placed with the kind permission of the Somerset Wildlfe Trust". You may include a link to the SWT website for the particular reserve.
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Guidelines for hiding a geocache
The following guidelines must be followed.1.
- Cache containers must be made of plastic, with a close-fitting secured lid, and must be larger than 100ml, to avoid swallowing by livestock or wild animals, and must be clearly marked, stating ‘Harmless Geocache’, and a contact email address. The contents are subject to normal geocaching rules (no food, drink, alcohol, dangerous items)
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- Caches must not be buried, or placed in animal holes or runs.
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- Caches must not be placed in, or close to, dry stone walls. Locations that are submitted for
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- checking that are close to dry stone walls, will probably be refused.
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- The cache should be no further than 5 meters from a marked, or well-used path or trail. In some locations SWT will only grant permission for the placing of caches within 1 meter from the path to protect sensitive habitats and manage access..
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- When leaving the cache site, there must be no signs of disturbance.
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- Maintenance of the cache is the responsibility of the Cache Owner (CO).
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- SWT are not responsible for any cache that is destroyed, or goes missing
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- If the CO becomes aware of an accident to any participant, spectator, or other third party, as a result of the placing of this cache, then SWT must be informed as soon as possible.
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- Cachers should be aware that there maybe of work being carried out on reserves, and if seen, avoid at all times. Cachers must adhere to any statutory or advisory signs on site.
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Hiding a geocache
If you want to hide a geocache then please follow these instructions:
Confirm the reserve is one where caches may be placed (see the lists below)
Get the coordinates in degrees and decimal minutes format DD MM.MMM*
Email geocaching@somersetwildlife.org and include the following information:
- Subject: Geocaching Permission Request
- Your name:
- Name of the reserve.
- Coordinates
When you receive permission please copy the text of the email as a reviewer note when you submit your cache. Please also add to the description, "Cache placed with the kind permission of the Somerset Wildlfe Trust". You may include a link to the SWT website for the particular reserve.
*If you need to convert coordinates this site is very useful - http://boulter.com/gps/
SWT Reserves where geocaching is allowed
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Babcary Meadows Nature Reserve Bishopswood Meadows Nature Reserve (Blackdowns) Burtle Moor Chancellors Farm Cheddar Wood Cheddar Wood Edge Nature Reserve Chilton Moor Edford Woods Nature Reserve Fivehead Arable Fields Nature Reserve Green Down Nature Reserve Greylynch Horsehill Coppice King's Hill Gully Long Wood Nature Reserve Mounsey Payton Marsh Sharpham Moor Nature Reserve (Somerset Levels, near Street) Tealham and Tadham West Coker Fen Nature Reserve (near Yeovil) Westhay Heath Whitefield Nature Reserve (near Butleigh) Yoxter Aisholt Wood Nature Reserve Bickham Wood Nature Reserve (near Chard) Boon's Copse Nature Reserve (near West Hatch) Brimley Hill Mire Nature Reserve Bubwith Acres (including Bradley Cross Fields) Nature Reserve Cockles Fields Nature Reserve Cooks Fields Nature Reserve Edford Meadow Nature Reserve GB Gruffy Nature Reserve Holford Kelting Nature Reserve (Quantocks) Hollow Marsh Meadow Huish Moor Nature Reserve (Brendons) Jan Hobbs Nature Reserve (Blackdowns) Lots Grassland Nature Reserve (Mendip) Lynchcombe Nature Reserve Mascall's Wood Nature Reserve (Mendips) Middledown Nature Reserve (Mendips) New Hill & Tannager Nature Reserves Perry Mead Nature Reserve (near Babcary) Prospect Fields Nature Reserve (near Langport) Rosewood Rewe Mead Nature Reserve (near Langford Budville) Ringdown Nature Reserve (Blackdowns) Ruggin Nature Reserve (Blackdowns) South Hill Nature Reserve (near Somerton) Street Heath Sutton's Ponds Thurlbear Wood Nature Reserve Tor Hole Fields Nature Reserve (near Chewton Mendip) Wellington Castle Fields Nature Reserve Yarley Fields Nature Reserve Yarty Moor Nature Reserve (Blackdowns) |
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SWT reserves where geocaching may only be placed by the SWT or a nonimated geocacher
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Catcott Complex Nature Reserves Westhay Moor Nature Reserve Withial Combe Nature Reserve (near Pilton) |