Information for Members
Welcome to the Information for Members page of the Access and Environment section of the British Orienteering website. This page is used to help share useful resources to help you and your club with the permissions negotiations with Landowners and Managers for staging club activities and events.
Useful Resources and Links
British Orienteering Environmental Policy
British Orienteering has adopted an Environmental Policy that outlines and confirms its commitment to the
conservation of the natural and historic environment and to ensuring that all orienteers recognise their
responsibilities towards the land, man-made features and the flora and fauna upon it. Discover more details about our Policy via the button below.
Forestry England
This page serves as a resource hub with useful information for members planning an event at Forestry England sites. You'll find the Memorandum of Understanding on this page.
National Trust
This page serves as a resource hub with useful information for members planning an event at National Trust sites.
Environmental Impact Assessment Form
Our Environmental Impact Assessment Form will help you identify vulnerable environmental factors (i.e., things that might be damaged), evaluate the likelihood of particular damage occurring (i.e., the level of impact), and put measures in place to reduce or eliminate the impact.
Carbon Calculation Tools
British Orienteering, clubs and members play a vital role in reducing the environmental impact of orienteering events and travel. As a sport that depends on access to outdoor spaces, it is essential that we work together to minimise our footprint and protect the natural environment.
Patience, Persistence and Politeness – key factors in gaining access
Ranald Macdonald explains how working together with BOF's Access and Environment Officer Emma Monkham, alongside other key local stakeholders, they managed to negotiate back access to the terrain; proof indeed that patience, persistence and politeness are key in negotiating access!
Additional resources
- Presentation by Anne-Marie Duckworth (Derwent Valley Orienteers)
This presentation has been used during discussions with Estate Managers at Chatsworth House stately home in the Derbyshire Dales.
IOF Resources
- International Orienteering Federation Environment and Sustainability Commission (IOF-ESC) can be accessed here.
- International Orienteering Federation: Orienteering and the Environment Survey can be accessed here.
If there is anything that you come across and need specific help with or any additional resources to support you with your discussions with Landowners and Managers, British Orienteering's University and Access Officer Gracie Grant would be happy to hear from you. Email: ggrant@britishorienteering.org.uk