New Forest - Wilverley and Yew Tree Bottom

Sunday 8th October

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Autumn orienteering in the New Forest.
WE ARE AT THE ENTRY LIMIT
Apologies if you didn't make the cut. The event has proved much more popular than we had expected.

Join us for a local event at Wilverley in the New Forest with courses for all skills and all ages.

If you are new to orienteering or new to the club or just want to talk about how to progress with your orienteering, one of our coaches will be on hand to help.
Contact: entries@socweb.org
Location
Courses

Yellow 2.5km 25m climb
Novice course. All on paths. Suitable for beginners.
Entry limit: 12

Orange 3.4km 45m climb
Novice course. Mostly on paths, but corners can be cut. Suitable for improvers.
Entry limit: 24

Short Green 3.8km 70m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 50

Green 4.8km 70m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 60

Blue 7.2km 155m climb
Orienteering experience required.
Entry limit: 50


Entry Fees
Senior: £8.50
Senior Novice: £5.00
Senior Chip hire: £1.50
Junior: £4.50
Junior Chip hire: £0.00

Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.

Novice fee applies to adults entering on the Yellow or Orange courses.
Event Information

Entry
Entries have now closed as we have reached the participation limit for the area. Please note there is no entry on the day. Please do not turn up speculatively as you will not be allowed to compete.

Location, travel and parking
Parking and registration are in the Wilverley Plain Car Park:

Trains run from Southampton Central and Bournemouth to Sway station which is 2.5 miles from the car park.

We are sharing the car park with the general public and space may be a bit tight. Please park only in the spaces provided. Do not park on the verges or on the sides of the entrance roads.

Registration and the start are on the north eastern side of the car park near to the toilet block.

Please note this is a busy car park. Please take care when walking through it.

Timing
Help, advice and EMIT hire cards: 09:45 - 12:45
Starts : 10:00 - 13:00
Courses close: 14:00

Start at any time. If you have your own EMIT you may go straight to the start.

The start and finish are within 300m of the car park.

Map and Terrain
1:10,000 map on A4 waterproof paper, 5m contours. Surveyed 2007. Minor updates for this event.

Mixed undulating forest with a good network of line features. The Blue course will venture out onto the open heathlands and bogs of Yew Tree Bottom.

Facilities
There is a permanent toilet at the Eastern end of the car park.

Road Crossings
The Blue course crosses a road with good sight lines. Under 16s on this course must run with or be shadowed by an adult.

There is a cycling event using the road that is crossed. Please take care.

Dogs
Dogs are allowed but must be kept on a lead and under control at all times.

The New Forest Code
All participants should make themselves aware of and comply with The New Forest Code.

This event takes place with the kind permission of Forestry England
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