Location
Event signed off the A36, about 1.5 miles N of M27 Junction 2 between Ower and West Wellow.
The A36 is a very fast road; please take care when turning in and out of Blackhill Road.

Car Parking
Car parking with all weather matting. Entrance off A36 at GR SU304183 (nearest Post code: SO51 6AX) - to Half Moon Car Park (GR SU297177/ Post code: SO51 6AQ.
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Turn in and then on up to the parking area.
Do not drive at more than 10mph - be aware of livestock and pedestrians roaming the area.

Map/Terrain
Map:
1:10,000 on A4 waterproof paper, 5m contours.

Mixed area of heathland, marsh, and woodlands with a well defined network of tracks with many small features, complicated by recent sapling growth. Streams and ponds are quite dry and look more like ditches.

Gates and stiles are marked in purple and MUST be used; NO FENCES TO BE CROSSED; Gates must be closed behind you. Do NOT climb any fences.

Control descriptions can be picked up from the Start lanes; they are symbolic except for Orange and Yellow will be text only. They are also in the maps

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

Times
Assembly open from 10.00 Collect hired dibbers from Download

Starts from 10.30 - 12:30.

Start and Finish - distance to Start from Assembly - 90m; distance back from Finish - 125m. If you already have an SI Dibber, you may proceed directly to the Start.

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

Course closes: 14.30
Control collectors - please come to the Planner near Download at about 14.15

Timing System
SIAC enabled - non- SIAC for hire. Hired dibbers can be collected from a table next to Download; leave them in the box next to Download after you have Downloaded.

On the Course
If the control does not seem to be registering, inform the Download team on Finishing.

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;

Safety
- Other users. Few users of the area; a public footpath runs through the area - not much used

• Barbed wire. The area contains much fencing , mostly barbed wire. Stiles and gates MUST be used.

• Cattle. There are some small belted Galloway cattle usually roaming around the area. These have been corralled out of the way in an Out of Bounds area for the event. The livestock are docile, however you are advised to give them a wide berth if you come across them. Red deer occasionally pop out of the tall bracken - they could make you jump but they will run off. Please warn Juniors just in case.

• 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 8th October 2022 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. The envelope will be destroyed after the event

• Insurance. If you have competed in three orienteering events registered with British Orienteering and not joined an orienteering club which is a member of British Orienteering, you are not covered by our public liability insurance.

Facilities
One toilet will available + gel to use, in the Car park; First Aid at Assembly
No Refreshments or water at the event, so please bring your own. Please take all litter away with you when you leave the area

Footwear
Please come to the event with clean footwear in order to reduce the risk of importing a plant disease into the area.

Dogs
Dogs are welcome only in the car park on leads, please; not at all in the fields or on the courses due to possible presence of livestock.

Finish and Download
After punching at the Finish, please make your way back to the Car park and to Download. Have a safe journey home!

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: Hugh Holmes (SARUM)

Organiser: Mark White (SARUM) (Enquiries only to: whitemw@btinternet.com / 07881 015614)

Entries Enquiries: Liz Yeadon (SARUM) fixtures@sarumo.org.uk

Controller: Kieran Devine (BAOC)

With grateful thanks to the National Trust for allowing the event.