Bloom Wood Regional
Monday 5th May
Entries close 23:59 on 1st May
Entries close 23:59 on 1st May
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Car Sharing available
Berkshire Orienteers (BKO) invites you to a regional orienteering event at Bloom Wood on Bank Holiday Monday, 5th May 2025.
This is the last SCOA League Event (SCOL) of the season and so last opportunity to gain points.
Bloom Wood is dominated by mature deciduous forest with some steep slopes. The area should be mainly runnable in early May before the ground cover has grown too high.
The area was last used for the junior Yvette Baker Trophy event in May 2023.
Contact: events@bko.org.uk
Starts in 15-minute blocks between 10:30 and 12:30. If you miss your block do not worry, we will fit you in. It is a punching start and finish. The other controls on the course are contactless SIAC enabled. Courses close at 14:30. You must report to the download tent even if you do not finish your course.
Map scale 1:10000
Map size A4
Brown 9.1km 245m climb
Entered: 2
Blue 6.9km 210m climb
Entered: 3
Green 5.2km 160m climb
Entered: 11
Short Green 3.2km 130m climb
Entered: 6
Light Green 3.7km 145m climb
Orange 2.8km 100m climb
Yellow 2.4km 70m climb
Early
Senior: £15.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £6.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 28th April:
Late
Senior: £17.00
Senior Novice: £6.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £6.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December. Students (with student ID, 21+) pay junior fee.
Adults orienteering on the Yellow or Orange courses also pay the junior fee. These courses are suitable for beginners.
If you want to go round one course together as a family, then you only need to enter one person on the course (enter a junior for lower fee).
Timing using SI with SIAC enabled controls. SIAC hire available. Please look after our new SIAC dibbers. We will need to charge you £72 for a replacement if you lose it.
There is a £2 supplement on entry fee for adults who are not members of British Orienteering (BOF).
Mainly runnable, mature deciduous forest with several valleys. Expect some contouring between controls. Take care on the steep slopes on the east side of the lane through the area - the chalk can be slippery if wet. There will be a timed road crossing across the lane on the longer courses.
Parking will be tight and there is a limit of 100 cars on the tracks and in the field next to assembly. So we encourage you to share lifts to the event, or sign up for the Car Share scheme when you enter via Racesignup.
| Brown | Club | Age Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Bardsley | HH | M50 |
| Oliver Bardsley | HH | M20 |
| Blue | Club | Age Category |
| Mark Adams | HH | M60 |
| Ian Byford | HH | M65 |
| Janusz Holender | TVOC | M65 |
| Green | Club | Age Category |
| Eliza Hermann | HH | W60 |
| Pete Inness | BKO | M55 |
| Alan Jones | BKO | M55 |
| Alan Nesbit | BKO | M65 |
| Carol Prosser | BAOC | W60 |
| Ian Prosser | BAOC | M65 |
| David Saunders | HH | M65 |
| Robin Smith | SO | M70 |
| David Tookey | HH | M70 |
| Jillian Ullersperger | BKO | W60 |
| Rosie Walklin | TVOC | W65 |
| Short Green | Club | Age Category |
| Jane Courtier | BKO | W70 |
| Antje Inness | BKO | W55 |
| Judy Nesbit | BKO | W65 |
| Alison Saunders | HH | W65 |
| Barry Sowerbutts | SOC | M70 |
| Helen Wheelwright | SOC | W65 |