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.
Environmental Resources
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.
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.
Landowner Resources
Landowner Leaflets
These leaflets for landowners aim to explain what orienteering is and the benefits of the sport to both the participants and the landowner.
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.
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!
Orienteering at Chatsworth Case Study
This presentation has been used during discussions with Estate Managers at Chatsworth House stately home in the Derbyshire Dales. Previous to this presentation, Chatsworth were not allowing orienteering events due to a misunderstanding. This presentation persuaded Chatsworth to allow events again.
Chatsworth Powerpoint
Additional Resources
IOF Resources
Find a number of IOF resources regarding environemental policies on the link below. This includes for the Environmental and Sustainability Commission and the Environmental Survey.
IOF Resources
Access & Environment Newsletter Archive
A bi-annual newsletter designed to keep members informed about key developments over the previous six months, share success stories and highlight new resources available to support your enquiries and negotiations.
Newsletter Archive
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 Access Officer Gracie Grant would be happy to hear from you. Email: ggrant@britishorienteering.org.uk