Blog
Welcome to the our blog listing page. Blogs published here are written by our members to help showcase the fantastic work and volunteering that goes into keeping our sport alive and thriving. Browse through to learn more about the latest developments from our orienteering community.
AI Meets Authenticity: Creating content that stands out from the noise
5 October 2026
Last month, British Orienteering shared an AI-generated image on social media. While it was a one-off, it sparked plenty of conversation and raised an interesting question: how can we make the most of AI without losing what makes our sport—and our clubs—unique?
When should I report an incident to British Orienteering and why?
1 October 2026
British Orienteering has had a new online incident reporting system up and running since May 2025, but there are still a number of clubs who have yet to report anything into it at all…
Pre-JWOC 2027 Camp, Poland: 10th - 16th August 2026
24 August 2026
Last week a select group of British athletes joined up with members of the Irish junior squad for a training camp in preparation for the 2027 Junior World Orienteering Championships in the Kłodzko Valley of Lower Selesia, Poland.
GB Squad heads to Hungary for pre-WOC 2027 training camp
27 July 2026
Last week, members of the GB squad flew out to Hungary for a pre-WOC 2027 camp. The main goal of the trip was to learn how to orienteer in relevant terrain for next summer’s World Orienteering Championships.
Orienteering safely around dogs (your own or other people’s)
9 July 2026
Dogs are everywhere nowadays with dog ownership doubling since the pandemic. So, what can we do? We can’t retrain all the dogs / owners. We can’t avoid orienteering in parks and towns where there are dogs, one or two of which may not be fully under close control. It’s not all doom and gloom, though, as we explore more in this blog.