Southwood Country Park

Pre Event Info

SN Saturday Series Series Info

These events are ideally suited to beginners, juniors and family groups who want to try orienteering or move up from school to forest orienteering.

Pre-enter as in the entry details section below. If you don't have a "dibber" (the electronic timing device) leave that part of the entry details blank - you will be allocated one to pick up at the Enquiries tent at the event. You will also pick up your map at the event - at the start.

The location information on the event web page will take you to the parking and / or the event centre (the Southern Navigators flag and the tents that house Enquiries and Download). At the event centre, club members (wearing yellow high visibility jackets) are there to help and advise. The start is usually very close to the event centre, but if not, there will be red and white tapes placed intermittently along the route that you follow to get between the event centre and the start and finish.

If you are new to this sport, please select the Yellow or Orange course. This may seem short but it's the best way to learn. Most families start with a “Yellow” level course which is about 2.5km long and will take around 30-45 minutes. There may not be a legend (key) on the map. A link to the British Orienteering legend can be found at the bottom of the FAQ page: https://www.southernnavigators...

You don’t need any special equipment - Clothing ? Come dressed to run or walk. Leg covering is necessary if you will be going off-path.

You can start your course anytime from 10.00 until 11.30 as long as you are finished before courses close at 12.30 (when controls are collected in). When you finish you must come back to the registration area to “download” your times from your dibber and get your results. Downloading provides a safety check confirming that all participants have returned, so it is important that you visit the “download” before you leave the event.

Facilities

There are not normally toilets but please check specific event details.

Series Contacts

Series Coordinator: events@southernnavigators.com

Course Information

Yellow (Beginners, controls on or visible from paths, up to 2.5km (1.5miles))
Orange (Improvers, controls near paths, start to cut across the forest, up to 3.5km)
Light Green (More technical, controls generally not near paths, up to 4.5km)
Short Blue (Experienced orienteers, as technical as possible, up to 5.5km)

Entry Details

We are using pre-entry at www.racesignup.co.uk

For Junior Pairs, please enter the first competitor in the "First Name" box and the second competitor in the "Surname" box.

1 extra map is included in the price for "Junior Pair" and "With Helping Adult"

2 extra maps are included in the price for "Junior Pair with Helping Adult"

Registration & Start Times

We are not allocating start times at this event

Contacts / Officials

organiser: events@southernnavigators.com

Important Event Information

Safety and Risk: A comprehensive risk assessment will have been carried out by the organiser. Competitors are responsible for their own personal safety and for assessing their own abilities to complete the course. Neither Southern Navigators, the landowner or British Orienteering can be held liable for any accident or other incident arising while undertaking the event. Participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety during the event - including clothing appropriate for the conditions, and if required, a means of summoning assistance (e.g. phone or whistle).
After forest orienteering, please check thoroughly for ticks and remove immediately if you find them. Lyme Disease is on the increase in the South East!

Insurance: All participants are covered by the British Orienteering third-party liability insurance policy. (NB: This is not a personal injury policy).

Privacy: If you enter an event or activity for which we publish results your name will appear in the results section of this website. In addition we may seek to have the results published elsewhere, e.g. by local newspapers. Read our data protection page to see how we look after your personal data.