Location Info

• Postcode: IP28 6AE *
• Lat,Lng: 52.33692,0.55136
• Grid Ref:
• Google Map
• Streetmap (OS 50k)
• Bing Map (OS 50k)
• OpenStreetMap

* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

By car

In all cases, head for the Barton Mills roundabout to the east of Mildenhall.

From south: A11 travelling North to Mildenhall: At Barton Mills roundabout take fourth exit to A1101 East (Bury St Edmunds).   Parking is on a forest road after approx 900m (turn Left where signed).  

From north: A1065 or A11 travelling South to Mildenhall: At Barton Mills roundabout take A1101 East, and follow directions above.

From east: Head west on A1101 toward Barton Mills roundabout.  Turn right into parking area approx 900m before the roundabout.

Assembly and facilities

Registration and Download will be adjacent to parking area.  Hired dibbers must be collected on the day from Registration.

Course Information

Colour-coded courses on offer as follows:

Course	Distance (km)	Technical difficulty
White	1.8	Very easy
Yellow	2.5	Easy
Orange	~ 3 km	Moderate
Light Green	~ 3.5 km	Harder
Short Green	~ 3 km	Hard
Green	~ 4.5 km	Hard
Blue	~ 7 km	Hard

SportIdent electronic punching will be used.   Controls will be set in Beacon mode to allow non-contact punching by those using SIAC dibbers.  Start and Finish controls will NOT be in beacon mode - you must contact punch (dib) these even if you have a SIAC.

Entry Details

Entry on the day will be available for all courses.

Pre-entries will close around midnight on Sunday 14th November. (Pre-entries now closed)

Enquiries to entries@WAOC.org.uk.

Entry Fees

		Online Pre-entry up to 14th November	Entry on the Day
Senior BO Member		£6	£8
Senior Non-BO Member		£8	£10
Junior under 21/Student in full time education		£3	£3
SportIdent card hire (electronic chip timing)	£1 Loss of a hire dibber will incur a charge of £30.
SIAC hire (non-contact)	£3 Loss of a hire SIAC will incur a charge of £60.

Junior fees apply to those aged under 21. Student rate applies to those in full-time education irrespective of age.

Registration and Start Times

Registration will be open from 10:00 am till noon.

Starts will operate from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm.

Terrain and map details

Map

Course maps are A4 size, printed on waterproof paper. Map is at 1:10000 scale. Control descriptions are on the map and loose control descriptions will be in the start lanes.

Terrain

Mildenhall South is a mixture of open heathland with contour features, and forest blocks of differing maturity and runnability. 

Please note that the heathland is an important wildlife habitat.  The heath area shall only be entered by the stile or gate and fences bordering the heath shall not be crossed.  Future access to this area for orienteering depends on all of us following this guidance.

Please also note that there could be livestock loose on the heath.

Clothing and footwear:

Long sleeved tops are advisable and trousers giving full leg cover is compulsory. You are advised to carry a whistle. Please ensure your clothing is appropriate for the time of year.

Safety:

• Please do not go into any area marked as Out of Bounds, indicated on the map by either solid olive colour, or vertical purple stripes or cross hatching. 

• The wood is open to the public and you may meet dog walkers and others.  Please give plenty of room when passing.

• Biosafety- please clean shoes before the event to avoid spread of plant-based diseases.

• The forest is bounded to the North by the A11 dual carriageway and to the South by the A1101.  Keep away from roads and on no account run along the road.

You take part in this event at your own risk and are responsible for your own safety.

You MUST report to download, even if you retire.

Dog restrictions

Dogs are permitted as long as kept on a lead.

Facilities: Portable toilets will be provided at the event.

Results: Results will be posted on the WAOC website shortly after the event.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following for their contributions to the event:

• Forest England and the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, for their permissions to use the area.

• Everyone from WAOC who has volunteered to help at the event.

COVID-19

The event is being planned in line with current BO guidelines relating to Covid19.

Before attending this event, or any other orienteering activity, orienteers, including officials, volunteers and coaches, should self-assess for symptoms of COVID-19. These are:

• A high temperature.
• A new, continuous cough.
• A loss of, or change to, your sense of smell or taste.

If you, or anyone you live with, have one or more of these symptoms you should not attend the event, even if your symptoms are mild. You should follow NHS guidance on testing and self-isolation.

If you have been informed that you need to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace (or are required to self-isolate in relation to travel), you must do so. You should not leave your isolation location in order to participate in sport and physical activity. You can find more information in the NHS guidance on how to self-isolate.

Contacts / Officials

Co-organiser: Helen Hague (WAOC) entries@waoc.org.uk

Co organiser: Matthew Goode (WAOC)

Planner: Conor O'Donovan (WAOC)

Controller: Graham Louth (WAOC)