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Cache Placement Guidelines

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Cache Guidelines

These guidelines have been written for several purposes:

as a set of suggested guidelines for presentation to landowners
as a starting point for those landowners who wish to add their own "local" guidelines
as a "best practice" for those placing / seeking caches

The GAGB guidelines:

Ensure the cache container is clearly marked, stating that the content is harmless and giving the placers e-mail address or other contact method (eg GAGB contact phone number)
Only items that would be deemed safe and acceptable for an unaccompanied child to find should be placed in a cache.
No cache should be placed in such a way as to risk damage or disturbance to any Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) or Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM)
When placing a cache, the onus is on the placer to seek the permission of the landowner.
Caches should be placed in a way that they will not be accidentally found by non-geocachers.
No items of food or drink of any kind should be placed in the cache.
Caches should not be buried. Holes should not be dug in order to place a cache.
Caches should not be hidden in animal holes or runs.
Cache containers should not be placed inside a polythene bag.
Fences should never be crossed (other than through a gate or by a stile) when placing or seeking a cache.
No caches should be of a commercial nature, either in location or content.
Maintenance of the cache is the responsibility of the placer.
When leaving the cache site, after hiding or placing a cache, there should be no visual sign of disturbance.
No cache should be placed in or on a dry stone wall.
Please do not bring geocaching into disrepute, never drive your car anywhere other than on the highways and byways, and always park legally.