South Ashdown National & SE League
Sunday 18th January
Entries open 00:00 on 3rd Dec
Entries open 00:00 on 3rd Dec
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Registration online only in advance. Start Times: 10:30 to 12:30.
Contact: sarahcfindlay@yahoo.co.uk
White 2.0km
Controls (checkpoints) are entirely on or adjacent to paths. No route choice or decision points other than at control locations. Suitable for young children, accompanied or unaccompanied.
Yellow 2.5km
Controls are very easy to find, mostly on paths, ideal for younger children and complete beginners.
Orange 3.0km
Controls are on or near paths with some route choice. Good for progressing juniors and adults who are reasonably confident reading a map.
Light Green 3.5km
Controls are away from paths and require good navigational skills to find them. Aimed at experienced orienteers
The following courses are as difficult technically as we can make them. Controls are usually well away from paths and in some cases there may be no logical path route between them. Suitable for experienced orienteers only.
Very Short Green 3.0km
Short Green 3.5km
Green 4.5km
Short Blue 5.5km
Blue 6.5km
Short Brown 8.0km
Brown 9.5km
Black 11.0km
Course lengths are measured as straight line distances and are currently approximate. Actual distance covered will be greater.
Seniors Early: £12, Standard: £15, Late: £18
Juniors Early: £4, Standard: £5, Late: £6
Early rate ends at midnight on Sunday, 21 December 2025
Standard rate ends at midnight on Sunday, 11 January 2026
Late entry after Sunday 11 January 2026 is subject to map availability
Seniors on Yellow and Orange courses £8 at all dates
Juniors are under 21 on 31 December 2026
Parking £3.
Additional £2 for seniors and £1 for juniors not members of British Orienteering
SI card hire
Standard £1
SIAC for Contactless punching £2.50
You must adhere to the British Orienteering Participant Code of Conduct.
Event centre
The event centre including Download is at Pippingford Park off A22 south of Wych Cross nearest postcode is TN22 3HW. GPS: 51.0537, 0.0492; w3w ///spending.fuel.riverbed. Parking is mainly on grass adjacent to hard standing. Please follow the red/white arrows and directions from our marshals
Enquiries is in a small hut. Look for the tall blue DFOK sail banner outside. Portaloos are available near to the hut.
You do not need to come to Enquiries before your run unless you are hiring a dibber or require assistance before you run. Hired SI and SIAC's will be in envelopes in alphabetical order of surname for collection by you the competitor.
There is no provision for food and drinks so please bring your own.
Terrain
Mixed forest and open moorland with heather and dead bracken. Some mainly runnable forest, some marshy areas and a good path/ride network.
Videos
These two short videos will hopefully give you a good idea of what you will be doing Videos.
Starts
Start times 10:30 to 12:30.
It is a Punching Start.
Start times
A list of start times by course will be available on racesignup by 10:00 on Saturday, 17th January
Electronic punching
Electronic punching will be used and the controls will be activated for contactless punching for those who have their own contactless SI card.
Control descriptions
Control descriptions will be printed on the map. Loose control descriptions for those who prefer not to keep opening and refolding the map will be available in the start lanes.
Finish and Download
It is a Punching Finish. After finishing, please proceed directly to Download. Download will largely be by the competitor, with assistance provided. Your splits print out will be handed to you. Hired SI and SIAC dibbers should then be deposited in a pink container nearby.
Courses close at 2pm. Please ensure you finish by this time and report to download as soon as possible thereafter.
Results
Results will not be on display at the event but there will be a QR code link on your map to live results at the event. They will also be on the DFOK website www.dfok.co.uk after the event.
Acknowledgements
We are grateful to the Conservators of Ashdown Forest for permission to hold the event, Richard Morriss at Pippingford Park for access to his land for our event parking and Mole Valley orienteering club for allowing us to use their map.
Conservation of the forest
Ashdown Forest, as many of you will know, is a very special place. It is managed by the Board of Conservators of Ashdown Forest, an independent body. In recognition of the ecological importance of Ashdown Forest and to ensure its protection, it is designated as a European Natura 2000 site and as a Site of Special Scientific Interest under UK legislation. Ashdown Forest is also within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
The Conservators have duties laid down by statute which include the following:
To regulate and manage the forest as an amenity and place of resort
To conserve it as a quiet and natural area of outstanding beauty
The Conservators are keen to raise the public’s (and hence our) awareness of their legal duty and, within this, their aim of balancing the interests of all users of the forest.