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New to night orienteering? Here's some tips from our very own clubs on how to get more confident this season.

Following a successful Scottish Students Weekend, we hear from EUOC, this year's hosts of the competition. James, one of the competitors, shares a round-up of the weekend, while Euan, the event planner, offers insight into the event's organisation.

Competing after dark adds layers of risk on top of those normally present at an orienteering event; particularly those relating to navigation difficulty, visibility to road traffic, visibility of hazards in the terrain, and problems in locating a lost or injured participant.

The default position for UK orienteering events is that participants may carry mobile phones for use in an emergency, and many clubs actively encourage runners to do so. So, when and how can we use our mobile phones to keep us safe out on the course?

The Northern Ireland Orienteering Championships Night Championships 2025 took place on Saturday 5th November in Castlewellan Forest Park. It proved to be a fantastic evening of navigation, competition, and camaraderie. This event had been postponed from February, when storm Eowyn wreaked havoc in the park, destroying many of the mature trees , with several trails still impassable. Competitors were treated to 3 challenging courses that tested map-reading precision.

The 2025 British Schools Orienteering Championships took place at Hopetoun House near Edinburgh last Sunday. Hosted by Edinburgh Southern Orienteering Club, just under 350 junior orienteers from 74 schools took part on a cold, but dry and sunny morning.

Over the last few weeks, we saw the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) put away their whistles and cards and swap them for maps. The purpose? To use orienteering as a tool to keep EFL and Development Group officials mentally sharp and physically fit, while pushing them out of their comfort zones. 

The British Championships and World Masters Mountain Bike Orienteering took place in the New Forest over the weekend of the 27-28 September 2025.

In October, Bath University Mountaineering Club (BUMC) held their first orienteering event at Warmley and Siston Common. Hear from those at BUMC who planned the event, which included 7 courses for 150 attendees!

The London City Race Weekend 2025 was once again hosted in the area of Rotherhithe. 913 participants signed up to compete in the race this year, hosted by South London Orienteers.