+Team Ballibeg Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 I've been in contact with the Forestry Commission Scotland and the local ranger is very positive about getting some caches out. He's worked in Wales before and the system was that a cache was put forward by a cacher to the area administrator for Geocaching.com who then liaised with the FC. The ranger is more than willing to work with a cacher directly if an area administrator for Geocaching.com doesn't exist for this region. I am a newbie trying to work through the guidelines of contacting a landowner and am unaware of such structures with Geocaching.com. Any knowledge out there? Dave Quote Link to comment
+Brenin Tegeingl Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 The persons who he's referring to are our 2 Reviewers/Moderators, Lactodorum & Eckington. The way the system works in Wales is, a cacher puts a cache in for approval, which ever of the 2 reviewers looks at it, will contact the FC to check that the location is appropriate and pass on the details of the cache. So that the FC know about and can then inform of any work that is planned for that location. If you pass on his contact details to either of them, they will be happy to set up a similar arrangement with him. Dave Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Which Forestry Commission in Scotland is it? I have dealt with Galloway Forestry Commision, and Lactodorum has got the details for placing caches with them. Quote Link to comment
+Team Ballibeg Posted September 8, 2005 Author Share Posted September 8, 2005 Argyll, West Of Scotland Dept, Lochgilphead Dave Quote Link to comment
+HazelS Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 does this system work with the Forrestry commission in England? Quote Link to comment
+The Blorenges Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 (edited) The way the system works in Wales is, a cacher puts a cache in for approval, which ever of the 2 reviewers looks at it, will contact the FC to check that the location is appropriate and pass on the details of the cache. Down here in SE Wales we've placed 3 caches on FC land. When we submitted the first one about 4 months ago Lactodorum came back to us and asked if we had obtain permission from the FC for the cache to be placed? We hadn't, because being new to the game, we thought that as it was on a public footpath specific permission wouldn't be necessary. However, we then searched the FC website and after a bit of phoning around to find which Manager covered our bit of woodland, we got permission to place it (after having to explain to him what geocaching was all about). We then told Mr L that it had been OKed and our cache was listed. For each subsequent cache we've located on FC land we have got the verbal permission ourselves from the FC Manager, and once the cache has been activated we have followed up our telephone conversations with a print-out of the cache details and a covering letter. Mrs B Edited September 8, 2005 by The Blorenges Quote Link to comment
+Dorsetgal & GeoDog Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 I recently did a couple of bits for FC Wales and CCW at The Royal Welsh and have a couple of contacts if I can help at all let me know. This is what I was doing for them ... Wild About Britain FC Wales press release As you will see from the reports GeoDog aka Caesar behaved himself! Quote Link to comment
+Team Ballibeg Posted September 11, 2005 Author Share Posted September 11, 2005 My contact here sounds like a supporter. We're meeting at one of the planned locations soon. Think he enjoys getting out of the office!! Dave Quote Link to comment
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