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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.

The second of the Masterplan Adventure-funded British Orienteering squad sprint camps took place in York over the weekend of the 16/17th of August. 

The CompassSport Cup Final took place last weekend and saw 1,000 orienteers battle the elements to compete in the complex sand dunes of South Gare. Here, Organisers Caroline and Alastair Mackenzie (CLOK), Planner, Rob Bailey (CLOK), and Controller Duncan Archer (LOC) give their perspectives from the event.

In July, Oxford University Orienteering Club competed at the European University Orienteering Championships in Lodz, Poland. Hear from the team as they share their experiences and successes from their time at the Championships!

On Sunday 24th August a bright, sunny day dawned for the 5th DuO Event which returned to STAG’s spiritual home of Tollcross Park in the heart of Glasgow’s East End. Terry O'Brien reflects on what was another successful event for the club. 

The British Sprint Championships Weekend 2025 saw orienteers travelling across the country to compete in the annual competition, which was this year held in East Anglia from 30-31 August. 

On Sunday 20th July 2025, nineteen runners from MDOC, SELOC, and DEE took part in a unique orienteering relay around Manchester’s M60 ring road.

The White Rose Weekend took place from 22-25 August 2025 at Dalby. Josh Cooper provides an overview of the weekend in this blog. 

Summer can often be a relatively quiet time for clubs as many members travel out to international competitions such as the World Masters Orienteering Championships and other non-elite competitions. However, in between this, there have been some summer series events that have been designed to provide newcomers and experienced orienteers for the opportunity to enjoy orienteering through MapRuns and local club friendly-events. We reached out to some of the clubs to find out what they have been up to this season.