This site has been set up by Chris of The Blorenges and is intended to provide fellow geocachers in the UK and Ireland with links to useful resources to help you enjoy both placing and finding caches.

The UK has a lot of locations where some restrictions on placing caches may apply. They could be landowners who ask that you obtain permission first or because of the increased terrorist threat caches placed in close proximity to airports or military establishments may not be allowed at all. We also have some important wildlife and conservation laws and caches in sensitive areas like nature reserve or archeological sites may need permission too. The resources on this site in the form of guidelines and maps will help you quickly and easily identify such locations. These resources are the ones reviewers use when checking your cache.

Ever wondered how some cache pages have pictures on them or different coloured fonts? This is done using HTML code - it's really very easy and there is a section on how to do this. If you use Firefox as your browser there are some great scripts you can install to add extra functions to the cache page.

A question that appears in the forums frequently is which GPS receiver to buy. You'll find a section on how they work, their features explained and a buying guide and comparison table to help you choose a new one.

Use the menus above to find what you are looking for. Hover your mouse over the button for more information. When the page opens, click on the compass arrow to follow a link. External links will open in a new window or tab. The 'Index' button will take you to an index page to quickly find a particular subject.

If you have any questions or suggestions for information to be included then please send an email to chris@follow-the-arrow.co.uk

Geocaching is fun - enjoy it!