Bulford Ridges - South West Orienteering League (including SCOL1)

Car parking
Entrance is at Tank Track entrance NN - GR SU218462 (W3W: workloads.wash.parked). Follow track around to parking area. Car parking is on hard standing at W3W:upstarts.cover.kite

The road is very fast so take care entering and leaving the site, please

Map/Terrain
Scale 1:10,000; 5m contours Size - A4/ A3 depending on the course
Map updated in Spring 2024; printed on waterproof paper
Open ridge with a good track network with small wooded areas. Technical areas of trenches.

Courses
White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Blue, Brown

Conduct
Please make yourself aware of and abide by the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.

Acting as an ambassador of the sport of orienteering at all times and considering how your actions may appear in the eyes of landowners or members of the public;

Times
Starts from 11.00 - 13:00.

Start and Finish. The Start is located approx 400m from Assembly. The Finish is located approx 400m from Assembly. If you already have an SI card, you may proceed directly to the Start. Please sign in with the Start Team

Starts times are in 15 minute blocks to avoid crowding but it is a punching Start

Course closes: 15.00
Control collectors - please come to the Planner near Download at about 14.30

Facilities
Two toilets will be available + gel to use, in the Car park
First Aid next to the Finish
No Refreshments or water at the event, so please bring your own.

Safety
• Chalky paths can be slippery, especially when wet, so take care
* Other users. Other users of the area could include horse riders, dog walkers, mountain bikers. Please show due respect if you meet any of these on your run and please take particular care when horses come by you.
• Tracks. There are potholes on some tracks which may be deep and may be filled with water. These should be avoided, especially by juniors, and courses have been planned to avoid these as much as possible.
• Broken fences - some fences are broken and covered in grass.
• Kit. Full body cover required – legs and torso, as defined by BOF.
• Whistles. Whistles are advisable especially for juniors.
• Weather. In the event of extreme wet, cold or windy weather. you will be required to carry or wear a cagoule. A decision will be made, based on the then Met Office forecast, and published on the event website and Racesignup no later than 2000 on Saturday 12th October 2024 as to whether cagoules are required or not. The decision will also be posted in Assembly.
• Ticks. Ticks are omnipresent, and tick-borne disease is a risk, albeit a small one. Apart from abiding by the full body cover rule, you should examine yourselves and your children carefully for ticks after your run. Lyme disease is a particularly unpleasant condition which can be caused by tick bites. Go to http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk for more information on Lyme disease and its symptoms.
• Solo runners. If you are travelling and running alone, you may wish to leave details of yourself and your car with enquiries.
• Medical conditions. Competitors with existing medical conditions are asked to provide a sealed envelope with their name and club on the outside, and the medical condition explained inside plus details of medication and dosage. Spare forms and envelopes will be available at Registration. The envelope will only be opened in an emergency. The envelope is to be handed in to Registration for safe keeping before competitors start their runs.

Dogs
No dogs allowed, I'm afraid

Timing System
The controls are SIAC enabled. Non SIAC dibbers available for hire. Lost dibbers: £60.
Hire dibbers can be collected from a table next to Download; they will be collected from you after you have Downloaded.

Finish and Download
After punching at the Finish, please make your way back up to Download. Please go to Download even if you do not Finish your course.

Results
Results will be available via Racesignup and later on the Club website, hopefully by later the same evening

Risk
Orienteering is an adventure sport; you are responsible for your own safety at the event and must not do anything that puts yourself or others at unnecessary risk.

Event Officials
Planner: Ian Peirce (Sarum)
Organisers: Liz Yeadon (Sarum) / Mark White (Sarum)
Contact details: fixtures@sarumo.org.uk
Controller: Stuart Fisher (NWO)

The use of Bulford Ridges is with the permission of the DIO