Ashenbury Park and Woodley East
Sunday 26th October
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Berkshire Orienteers (BKO) invites you to our urban and park orienteering event at Ashenbury Park, Woodley on Sunday the 26th October, 2025. This includes an updated section of map crossing the new housing estate on the eastern edge of Woodley.
We encourage people who have not tried orienteering before to give it a go. The aim of orienteering is to complete a course in the shortest time you can. You can run or walk, alone, with a friend or as a family. You are given a map with the course to follow and there are a number of control points that you must visit in order. You will recognise each control by an orange and white kite (as photo above) with a small control unit that you swipe with your SI dibber attached to one of your fingers. When you reach the finish, you download the dibber to find out how long you took between the controls.
The Short course will be in the park and will not cross roads, while the Medium and Long courses will also have controls in the streets and paths across East Woodley. A club member will be on hand to explain what to do when you arrive at the enquiries desk in the tent next to the car park for Ashenbury Park.
The Short course will be in the park and will not cross roads, while the Medium and Long courses will also have controls in the streets and paths across East Woodley. A club member will be on hand to explain what to do when you arrive at the enquiries desk in the tent next to the car park for Ashenbury Park.
Courses
Long
Entered: 23 of 25
Medium
Entered: 32 of 34
Short
Entered: 20 - no more places!
Three courses are available with approximate lengths:
Long: 6 km
Medium: 4 km
Short: 2 km
These are straight-line distances. The optimal running route could be about 50% longer than this.
Please note: the Short course sticks mainly to the park and does not cross roads. Juniors who have run an orienteering course before can run this course unaccompanied. We recommend juniors who are new to orienteering try it out going round with an adult.
The Medium and Long courses cross many minor roads in the urban area and Junior runners (under 16 years old), even if experienced orienteers, must be accompanied by an older runner. If you are 16+ and new to orienteering we recommend that you start on the Medium course. The Medium and Long courses will enjoy the challenge of a newly mapped area.
Entry Fees
From 30th November:
Early
Senior: £7.00
Senior Novice: £3.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 21st October:
Late
Senior: £9.00
Senior Novice: £4.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £4.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Note that if an adult accompanies a junior then you only need to enter one person (the junior) and pay one junior fee. You will get one map. Families can go round together with one map, or split into small groups (one entry per group with map).
Please look after our SIAC dibbers (chip).
We will charge you £72 for a replacement if you lose it.
Early
Senior: £7.00
Senior Novice: £3.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £3.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
From 21st October:
Late
Senior: £9.00
Senior Novice: £4.00
Non member additional charge: £2.00
Senior Chip hire: £2.00
Junior/Student: £4.00
Junior/Student Chip hire: £0.00
Juniors are under 21 on 31st December.Note that if an adult accompanies a junior then you only need to enter one person (the junior) and pay one junior fee. You will get one map. Families can go round together with one map, or split into small groups (one entry per group with map).
Please look after our SIAC dibbers (chip).
We will charge you £72 for a replacement if you lose it.
Event Information
Assembly Area: In the field next to the car park for Ashenbury Park, Woodley.
Postcode: RG5 4RX
Grid Ref: SU772740
OS co-ord: 51.45966° N, 0.887951° W
What3words: ///gurgled.ears.snowy
Transport: The entrance to Ashenbury Park is on the
number 13 or 14 bus routes.
Parking: In the car park at the park entrance off Tippings Lane.
Note there are no toilets at the event or anywhere in Ashenbury Park. The closest can be found at the Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ.
Electronic Timing: The event uses the SI Dibber (Chip) timing system. Contactless punching will be enabled except for a punching Start and Finish.
Event times:
Hired SIAC dibber collection 10:00 - 11:25 am
Starts: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Course close at 13:00
All participants must download by course closure time; even if you do not finish the course.
The organiser will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the event. Please contact events@bko.org.uk
Water: Please bring water to stay hydrated after running.
Conduct:
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct
Please note that smoking or vaping is not allowed at the event.
Personal Responsibility:
Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course.
Use of personal data:
The personal data you give at Registration will be used by the event organisers and their agents for the purpose of processing and publishing entries and results, conducting safety checks and as required by our insurers to validate our cover. Your information will be managed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Postcode: RG5 4RX
Grid Ref: SU772740
OS co-ord: 51.45966° N, 0.887951° W
What3words: ///gurgled.ears.snowy
Transport: The entrance to Ashenbury Park is on the
number 13 or 14 bus routes.
Parking: In the car park at the park entrance off Tippings Lane.
Note there are no toilets at the event or anywhere in Ashenbury Park. The closest can be found at the Oakwood Centre, Headley Road, Woodley, RG5 4JZ.
Electronic Timing: The event uses the SI Dibber (Chip) timing system. Contactless punching will be enabled except for a punching Start and Finish.
Event times:
Hired SIAC dibber collection 10:00 - 11:25 am
Starts: 10:30 - 11:30 am
Course close at 13:00
All participants must download by course closure time; even if you do not finish the course.
The organiser will be happy to answer any questions you might have about the event. Please contact events@bko.org.uk
Water: Please bring water to stay hydrated after running.
Conduct:
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct
Please note that smoking or vaping is not allowed at the event.
Personal Responsibility:
Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course.
Use of personal data:
The personal data you give at Registration will be used by the event organisers and their agents for the purpose of processing and publishing entries and results, conducting safety checks and as required by our insurers to validate our cover. Your information will be managed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
