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Oxford's Wild Wolf Two - OK0458
Following in the pawsteps of the second of three wolves to escape Oxford Zoo in 1937
Owner: Dan Q
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Altitude: 66 m. ASL.
Region: United Kingdom (UK) > Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Cache type: Traditional
Status: Archived
Time required: 0:05 h Distance to travel: 0.10 km
Date hidden: 26-05-2018
Date created: 26-05-2018
Last modification: 24-09-2018
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This cache is also published at geo.danq.me/wolf2.
For a brief period during the 1930s, Kidlington was home to Oxford Zoo, a local attraction celebrated by an earlier geocache. Among the zoo's exhibits in its later years were three Siberian wolves, which were housed in an enclosure at the far end of the site. In January 1937 the wolves escaped, briefly causing chaos in the village and the surrounding area.
Wild wolves in Oxfordshire were driven to extinction in the 16th century, but made a tiny comeback for a few days in the 1930s.
This cache is one of a series of three – one for each escaped wolf – following in the pawsteps of the escapees. While the research behind their escapes is genuine, some liberties have had to be taken with the locations in order to ensure that the caches could be appropriately-placed: don't take the locations of the caches in this series as actual locations of 1937 wolf sightings – they're meant to be representative, not exact!
The second wolf made its way to Hampton Poyle where it harassed the livestock at a farm before being chased back towards Kidlington. You're looking for a small container suitable for swaps and trackables on the smaller side: the laminated card within has more information on this escaped wolf.
Please cross the nearby road carefully: use the crossing at N 51° 48.582′, W 001° 16.558′. If coming by car, the nearest available parking is at Sainsburys: N 51° 48.585′ W 001° 16.595′.
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