Logged Visits:

23rd Apr 2024  19:25  by TriggyWiggy74

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Unreachable but visible  Score: 2/10

Unhappy you can’t get close - hardly quality field

Teaser - mean land owners Just a tick box - shame

5th Apr 2024  16:04  by slateloose

Gridref: TQ 57300 98500   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

This site is difficult to access the 3 kissing gate have been blocked with large barriers and chain up. It is possible to see the trig from the bridleway track on the north side of the field. Lots of keep out signs.

21st Jan 2024  12:30  by Mod66

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 2/10

Private access only. Both horses and goats in the field. Lots of signs saying keep out. I’m afraid will have come back to this one. Laminated letter on post with owners name, might try that for access.

22nd Mar 2022  15:19  by Trigger monster

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Access is awkward, bit notice by the gate to the footpath which is blocked off and a barbed wire fence. Other posts helpful to locate. Neglected state, in amongst brambles. Trod a few down but will probably be engulfed in another month or so. Slight damage to west face, missing a chunk. Parked at pub on west side of field. Please ask permission to do so, publican shouted at me but still permitted me. Marked down for neglect but marked up for challenge.

Fox Hatch Flush plate
Fox Hatch On west side of field beside fence at back of houses
Fox Hatch West face in amongst brambles

5th Apr 2021  16:40  by COVID Trig Point Challenge

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Inaccessible  Score: 5/10

Unfortunately there is currently a dispute between the new landowners, the Parish Council and the public so it didn't seem wise to attempt to access the pillar at the moment.

10th Nov 2020  15:00  by Sentinel

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Hidden away in the nettles at the back of some houses.

©Sentinel

17th May 2019  15:45  by robinhood

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

1/7 (D1) Visiting son in Brentwood. Drizzly day so cycling was put on hold. Awkward to find the trig in the open land area as it was half covered by bramble and nettle, the visible side facing the fence of the backs of houses. Hard to imagine what the area looked like when it was erected. On to the wooden atmospheric church at Greensted for lunch.

10th Apr 2017  09:39  by CJO

Gridref: TQ 57332 98545   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

All intact. No loops to hold theodolite. Nettles and brambles in public access space to rear of gardens.

Fox Hatch

28th Oct 2016  11:55  by monkeydestructor

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Parked in swan lane for a short walk round to trig. Trig engulfed by jaggies, which had thankfully been trampled by a previous finder.

YSM196 Fox Hatch ©monkeydestructor

28th Oct 2016  11:55  by thejackrustles

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Parked in Swan Lane for a short walk round to trig. Trig engulfed by jaggies, which had thankfully been trampled by a previous finder.

YSM196 Fox Hatch Selfie ©thejackrustles
Fox Hatch collage

2nd Sep 2016  10:30  by Father Ted

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

Many thanks to Vince for clearing a way into this one thereby making it an easy bag for me when I visited it today.

22nd Aug 2016  20:11  by VinceTP

Gridref: TQ 57319 98531   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Located its position, and then spent 15min with shears cutting my way in. So get there now why is visable

Fox Hatch TP S3874
Fox Hatch
Fox Hatch TP©VinceTP

25th Jul 2016  13:10  by gerryu2

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Not easy to spot this in the nettles and brambles. Really well hidden and perseverance paid of but now covered in stings and scratches but worth it. Cheers.

22nd Apr 2016  13:40  by Dot924

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

Looking a bit neglected in the brambles. Not wearing the right footwear to trample the brambles down!! Didn't upload a photo as they were a bit out of focus and they show the same as the last lot.

18th Feb 2016  00:00  by explorer_olway

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found as YOSM 196. Parked in nearby Fox Hatch Close - TP is at the back of gardens and is quite overgrown with vicious brambles.

TP3253 ©explorer_olway
TP3253 ©explorer_olway

31st Jul 2015  11:21  by Thejenkies

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Pillar located in a field that is located in a field behind a council estate. soon found the pillar and had to re open the path through the brambles and stingers. In good condition.

Top of Fox Hatch pillar ©Thejenkies
Fox hatch pillar FB ©Thejenkies

28th Jul 2015  16:19  by basketcase crew

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

A quick stop off for a YOSM so logging as a Trig too.

Fox Hatch

20th May 2015  15:18  by orlando rat

Gridref: TQ 50329 99257   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Interesting tranquil area.

Fox Hatch

23rd Feb 2015  12:54  by wrose

Gridref: TQ 57326 98541   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Nothing really to add other than to confirm that it is still there and in good condition.

S3874 Fox Hatch Pillar.
S3874 Fox Hatch Flush Bracket.
S3874 Fox Hatch Plug.

22nd Feb 2015  00:00  by caroleengel

Gridref: TQ 57322 98537   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Took loppers

12th Sep 2014  21:45  by infinson

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Lots of brambles and nettles to contend with here, soon found in the dark.

10th Sep 2014  20:38  by Hollyncharlie

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 6/10

Quite tricky to access with the brambles and nettles surrounding it

19th Apr 2014  14:27  by plet56

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Not Logged  Score: 4/10

2nd Nov 2013  14:51  by Dr. Ape

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Nice little field with the pillar hidden in a brambled area. Caching path is evident though.

29th Mar 2013  20:30  by THE CYCLIST

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

By back fence to gardens on Council owned public field. In area of undergrowth but with trampled way through - it must recieve more and more recent visitors than are recorded on this website. My 100th pillar of 2013 and a total of 1990.

14th Aug 2011  19:00  by rutson

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found as Geocache Ye Ole Survey Monuments YSM196 on 14/08/2011

23rd Apr 2011  10:25  by DesG

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Also logged as YSM196

Trig Point ©DesG
Flush Bracket ©DesG

20th Mar 2011  12:00  by mel-ray

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Logged visit and photo on geocaching.com as YSM196

12th Feb 2011  21:52  by cassandy

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found in the dark whilst grabbing YSM196 on the way home

A dark, lonely trig ©cassandy

15th Oct 2010  16:14  by Arnand

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 3/10

Parked around the corner on the cul-de-sac before following the footpath around to the field. Brambles & nettles trampled down recently so not too difficult to spot. Trig in good condition with FB & cap in place but no rings, cap covered in dirt & pillar splattered with blue & pink paint in a couple of spots

1st Aug 2010  08:01  by Lodgebarn

Gridref: TQ 57324 98532   FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Wow this was a toughie at the height of the bramble season. Found while doing YOSM geocache.

The trig
It is in there somewhere
The way back

23rd Feb 2010  20:49  by captain gore-tex

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

I like my trigs surrounded by brambles, so this scores highly.

All the bits on one picture ©captain gore-tex

26th Apr 2009  08:50  by Cipollini

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

By E hedge of Eagle Field - small orchard. Almost completely covered in nettles and brambles which led to a few stings in tramping down a path to TP. Original plug, remains of pink paint.

It\'s in there somwhere....... ©Cipollini
Fox Hatch TP ©Cipollini

7th Jun 2008  15:20  by Pharisee

Gridref: TQ 57324 98535   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

The first of three YOSM trig points visited today accompanied by Tyrolean Maid who did all the driving. This was a nice easy one to start with. Parked in the cul-de-sac and walked round the corner to the T/P. Undergrowth quite high but not enough to totally obscure the pillar. The T/P is in generally good condition but I noticed that there are no rings to anchor the theodolite. Were they never there, I wonder or has the top been repaired and the rings cemented over? The original plug is still in place which is quite unusual on a T/P located in such a public place.

The trigpoint ©Pharisee
The numbers ©Pharisee

24th May 2008  04:30  by Original Pickaxe

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Crikey , early doors for this one but enough light to find it buried heavily in the very tall stinging nettles. Unremarkable location and a few rogue paint sploshes on a Trig in otherwise good condition. Ordnance Survey webite notes the computing year as 1947 and the height a/s/l at 104.13 metres (341.64 feet).

Trig ©Original Pickaxe
Flush Bracket ©Original Pickaxe
Spider ©Original Pickaxe
Trig in nettles ©Original Pickaxe

1st Oct 2007  16:30  by rhayader_wanderer

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 4/10

parked in the close and walked back through the field to the trig. slightly overgrown but a cleared area around the trig itself

27th Jul 2007  17:20  by jochta

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 1/10

TP was hidden in undergrowth in a public area known as Eagle Field. Original OS plug. Not the most exciting TP ever!!

Pillar and FB
Pillar Top

9th Mar 2007  17:34  by rodz

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

YOSM - visible but surrounded by brambles.

2nd Jan 2007  14:40  by Ann_and_Brian

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 2/10

We looked for this one back in July but could not see it for the nettles, easier to get to now. Basically good condition although a bit paint spattered.

The Pillar
Flush Bracket
The cap ©Ann_and_Brian

2nd Nov 2006  11:30  by Delta 41

Gridref: TQ 57326 98547   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Slightly damaged  Score: 4/10

GPS took me to it without much bother. Although the TP is nestling among brambles, this seems fairly well trampled as though the TP is regularly visited. Although seemingly structurally sound, the TP is daubed in old, flaking, multi-coloured paint, some large solid coagulations of which are on the top metalwork. For this reason I marked it down slightly. The field is obviously used as a dog's toilet by the locals and the grass is long, so beware of focussing only on your GPS!

30th Oct 2006  17:40  by sssss

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

found whilst doing a virtual cache, hidden in the brambles

14th Jul 2006  19:02  by Dodders

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

At time of visit this trigpoint was virtually impossible to get to because pillar was completely submerged in brambles and nettles. However, did just about manage to get a few pictures with difficulty including one of the flush bracket. The other photo shown here gives a good idea of how overgrown it is. As well as the flush bracket I struggled to see a bit of the cap and some of the pillar's concrete and I suppose from this limited view it looked in good condition. Perhaps a better time to log this one is in winter!

©Dodders
Trigpoint is in there somewhere! ©Dodders

17th Apr 2006  08:17  by molrams

Gridref: TQ 57326 98532   FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

Found as a vitual cache. Hidden away behind some house in a public open space.

15th Apr 2006  14:50  by hair225

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Trigpoint was originaly covered by undergrowth which had been cleared some weeks prior to my visit. It is situated in a small park to the rear of a small housing estate in Fox Hatch. The pillar is in good condition, perhaps due to the protection from the undergrowth over the years

Me at the Fox Hatch trigpoint Trigpoint after being cleared of brambles and undergrowth

11th Jan 2006  15:57  by Griefmiester

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 7/10

Located at the edge of small park area near the back of houses, all most lost in brambles. Pillar in good condition.

6th Feb 2005  12:00  by peregrinus

FB Number: S3874  Condition: Good  Score: 5/10

vgc, metal cap raised ?large letters, deep brambles just outside gdns

Montaged by JWR ©peregrinus

28th Jun 2003  15:08  by Chris n Maria

FB Number: Not logged  Condition: Possibly missing  Score: 6/10

This is in a nice little park that I have never noticed before - even though I must have driven past it loads of times. The trig is marked on the map but I could find no sign of it on the ground. With 7 meters accuracy on the GPS it is possible that it is under a pile of brambles or just inside someones back garden.

As close as I could get with the GPS
View north from where the trig should be No sign of it
View east from where the trig should be As far as i can see the only possible hiding place is in those neetles or the grden behind.
View south from where the trig should be No sign of it
View west from where the trig should be No sign of it - a thorugh search of those trees revealed nothing.