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Upper Pitts 2005 WESSEX CAVE CLUB LOGBOOK 2005 Acq. No. No. Page Date Cave Area Notes Survey Significant 04251 1 1 02/01/2005 Box Stone Mines Wiltshire 04251 2 1 03/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Maypole Aven 04251 3 1 03/01/2005 Templeton Mendip Dig 04251 4 2 07/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Sump II 04251 5 2 08/01/2005 Pant Mawr Pot Wales 04251 6 2 09/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Nine 04251 7 2 08/01/2005 Fairy Cave / Hillier's Cave Mendip 04251 8 2 09/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Desolation Row 04251 9 2 09/01/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Surveying 04251 10 3 16/01/2005 G.B. Cave Mendip 04251 11 3 15/01/2005 Goatchurch Cavern Mendip WCC Hogwarts Quidditch match 04251 12 4 22/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Twelve. Photographic 04251 13 4 09/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Four 04251 14 5 18/01/2005 Goatchurch Cavern Mendip Clean-up after 15/1 04251 15 5 22/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Nine and Damp Link 04251 16 5 23/01/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Surveying 04251 17 6 23/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 18 6 28/01/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Two and Mud Sump 04251 19 7 29/01/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Through trip 04251 20 7 29/01/2005 Templeton Mendip Dig 04251 21 8 29/01/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Through trip 04251 22 8 21/01/2005 Acton Turville stone mines Gloucs. 04251 23 8 02/02/2005 Whitestown Farm Mendip Potential dig 04251 24 8 30/01/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 25 9 02/01/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 26 9 26/01/2005 G.B. Cave Mendip 04251 27 9 01/02/2005 Eastwater Cavern Mendip 04251 28 9 05/02/2005 Pinetree Pot Mendip 04251 29 10 06/02/2005 Singing River Mine Mendip 04251 30 10 04/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Four 04251 31 10 05/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Five 04251 32 10 05/02/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Wales 04251 33 10 12/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Four 04251 34 10 12/02/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Through trip 04251 35 11 13/02/2005 Eastwater Cavern Mendip 04251 36 11 16/02/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 37 11 18/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 38 11 18/02/2005 Goatchurch Cavern Mendip 04251 39 11 18/02/2005 Aveline's Hole Mendip 04251 40 11 19/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 41 12 19/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 42 12 20/02/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Surveying 04251 43 12 21/02/2005 Linley Cavern Derbyshire Diving 04251 44 12 20/02/2005 Peak Cavern Derbyshire Diving 04251 45 12 19/02/2004 Holme Bank Chert Mine Derbyshire Diving 04251 46 13 26/02/2005 Buddleia Hole Mendip Potential dig 04251 47 13 26/02/2005 Stoke Lane Slocker Mendip Two 04251 48 13 27/02/2005 Ludwell Cave Mendip Diving 04251 49 13 26/02/2005 Dallimore's Cave Mendip 04251 50 13 27/02/2005 Ogof Agen Allwedd Wales 04251 51 14 26/02/2005 Sell Gill Hole Yorkshire 04251 52 14 26/02/2005 Alum Pot - Dolly Tubs Yorkshire 04251 53 14 27/02/2005 Lancaster Hole Yorkshire Wretched Rabbit exchange 04251 54 15 03/03/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Nine 04251 55 15 Lancaster Hole Yorkshire Re. CRO callout 27/2/05 04251 56 15 04/03/2005 Singing River Mine Mendip 04251 57 15 05/03/2005 Ogof Agen Allwedd Mendip 04251 58 15 08/03/2005 King Mine Mendip 04251 59 16 12/03/2005 Buddleia Hole Mendip Dig P(p.17,18) 04251 60 18 12/03/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Wales Smith's Armoury 04251 61 18 March Llygad Llwchwr Wales Diving, dig 04251 62 19 16/03/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 63 19 05/02/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Swynne-Puke. Instal eco-anchors 04251 64 19 01/02/2005 Bos Swallet Mendip 04251 65 19 19/03/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 66 20 19/03/2005 Manor Farm Swallet Mendip 04251 67 20 12/03/2005 Peak Cavern Derbyshire 04251 68 20 13/03/2005 JH Derbyshire 04251 69 21 19/03/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 70 21 18/03/2005 Swan (Kingsdown) Mine Wiltshire 04251 71 21 19/03/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Through trip 04251 72 21 23/03/2005 Crook's Hole (?) Mendip Dig 04251 73 22 24/03/2005 Porth yr Ogof Wales 04251 74 22 23/03/2005 Rod's Pot Mendip 04251 75 22 19/03/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Mud Sump 04251 76 22 26/03/2005 Buddleia Hole Mendip Dig 04251 77 23 27/03/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 78 23 Ogof Ffynnon DDu Wales 04251 79 23 Dan yr Ogof Wales 04251 80 23 01/04/2005 Swan (Kingsdown) Mine Mendip 04251 81 24 27/03/2005 Stoke Lane Slocker Mendip Three 04251 82 24 03/04/2005 Buddleia Hole Mendip Dig 04251 83 25 04/04/2005 Templeton Mendip Dig 04251 84 25 02/04/2005 Ireby Fell Cavern Yorkshire 04251 85 25 04/04/2005 Holme Bank Chert Mine Derbyshire Diving 04251 86 25 08/04/2005 G.B. Cave Mendip 04251 87 25 02/04/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip North West Stream Passage 04251 88 26 05/04/2005 Loxton Cavern Mendip 04251 89 26 09/04/2005 Wookey Hole Cave Mendip Diving 04251 90 26 09/04/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Sump VII 04251 91 26 07/04/2005 Ogof Agen Allwedd Wales Grand Circle 04251 92 27 09/04/2005 Ogof Draenen Wales 04251 93 27 10/04/2005 Buddleia Hole Mendip Dig P 04251 94 27 St. Cuthbert's Swallet Mendip 04251 95 27 12/04/2005 Sandford Levvy Mendip 04251 96 27 16/04/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Surveying 04251 97 28 18/04/2005 St. Cuthbert's Swallet Mendip 04251 98 28 19/04/2005 Ogof Draenen Mendip 04251 99 28 22/04/2005 Box Stone Mines Mendip 04251 100 28 25/04/2005 Templeton Mendip Dig 04251 101 28 01/05/2004 Swildon's Hole Mendip Nine 04251 102 29 23/04/2005 New Goyden Pot Yorkshire 04251 103 29 01/05/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Mendip One 04251 104 29 03/05/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 105 29 04/05/2005 Stoke Lane Slocker Mendip Four 04251 106 30 30/04/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Wales Cwm Dwr 04251 107 30 01/05/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Wales One 04251 108 31 02/05/2005 Ogof Ffynnon Ddu Wales One to Top Entrance 04251 109 31 07/05/2005 Shatter Cave Mendip Look for film locations 04251 110 31 07/05/2005 Withyhill Cave Mendip Look for film locations 04251 111 32 11/05/2005 Whitestown Farm Mendip Dig 04251 112 32 16/05/2005 Priddy Green Sink Mendip Rescue 04251 113 32 17/05/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip 04251 114 34 14/05/2005 Noxon Park Iron Mine Gloucs. Diving 04251 115 34 13/05/2005 Dan yr Ogof Wales Diving 04251 116 35 14/05/2005 Pant Mawr Pot Wales 04251 117 35 21/05/2005 Templeton Mendip Dig 04251 118 35 21/05/2005 King Mine Mendip Photography 04251 119 35 28/05/2005 Longwood Swallet Mendip Photography 04251 120 35 28/05/2005 Rhino Rift Mendip 04251 121 35 28/05/2005 Eastwater Cavern Mendip 04251 122 37 29/05/2005 South Wales Wales Rescue (MCRO assisted) 04251 123 37 21/05/2005 Llygad Llwchwr Wales Diving, dig 04251 124 38 01/06/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 125 39 04/06/2005 Shatter Cave Mendip Photography 04251 126 39 04/06/2005 Goatchurch Cavern Mendip 04251 127 39 05/06/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip North West Stream Passage 04251 128 39 11/06/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Dive Sump VI 04251 129 39 12/06/2005 Rose Cottage Dig Mendip Dig 04251 130 39 15/06/2005 Crook's Hole Mendip Dig 04251 131 39 11/06/2005 Wookey Hole Cave Mendip Diving. Edmond's Chamber. Dig 04251 132 40 16/06/2005 Wookey Hole Cave Mendip Diving. Edmond's Chamber. Dig P 04251 133 41 19/06/2005 Ludwell Cave Mendip Diving 04251 134 41 17/06/2005 Miss Grace's Lane Cave Gloucs. 04251 135 41 21/06/2005 St. Cuthbert's Swallet Mendip 04251 136 42 17/06/2005 Waterwheel Swallet Mendip 04251 137 42 19/06/2005 Manor Farm Swallet Mendip 04251 138 43 18/06/2005 Crackpot Cave Yorkshire 04251 139 43 25/06/2005 Eastwater Cavern Mendip 04251 140 43 26/06/2005 Rose Cottage Dig Mendip Dig 04251 141 43 27/06/2005 Ludwell Cave Mendip Diving, surveying 04251 142 43 25/06/2005 Swildon's Hole Mendip Round Trip 04251 143 43 30/06/2005 Holly Bush Mine Wiltshire Surveying, photography 04251 144 44 June Llygad Llwchwr Wales Diving, dig 04251 145 44 22/06/2005 Llethrid Swallet Wales Diving 04251 146 44 02/07/2005 Ogof Clogwyn Wales Diving 04251 147 44 08/07/2005 Gough's Cave Mendip Diving, surveying 04251 148 45 09/07/2005 Wookey Hole Cave Mendip Diving.
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