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.
Welsh Championships 2025
4 March 2025
The Welsh Championships 2025 weekend was held on 1-2 March at Moel Smytho (Welsh League) and Llechweddgain (Welsh Champs) in South West Eryri National Park. In this blog, Ian Jones and Lizzie Irvine (Eryri Orienteers) share more about this year's competition.
University Orienteering Clubs descend on the Peak District for BUCS 2025
4 March 2025
This weekend, ShUOC hosted the British University Orienteering Champs (BUCS) in the glorious Peak District! The annual event combines an individual race on Saturday with a relay on Sunday, and of course, a visit to the hosting city’s nightlife. This year, nearly 200 students from 19 universities travelled from across the country to proudly defend their university's honour.
Event spotlight: British Night Championships 2025
4 March 2025
This year the British Night Championships returned to the Touch Estate on Saturday 8 February 2025. Forth Valley Orienteers were proud hosts of the event, and in this blog, Organiser and Club Member John Heaton provides his reflections from the event.
Clubs countrywide gather for the CompassSport Cup Heats 2025
3 March 2025
We spoke to some of the clubs who organised the CompassSport Heats over the weekend of 22 March 2025 in preparation for the Final which will take place later this year.
Event spotlight: Edinburgh University Big Weekend 2025
3 February 2025
The Edinburgh University Big Weekend 2025 marked the much-awaited return of the City Race to Edinburgh’s historic city centre, after a 6-year hiatus during the extended WOC 2024 embargo. Fiona Bunn reflects on this year's event in this blog.
Developing partnerships to boost promotional opportunities
6 January 2025
WIM/ WSX clubs developed their Orienteering Permanent course provision from many years of working with Local Council land owners. In this short blog, Jason Falconer outlines how they have built on partnerships over time and gained more opportunities to promote the sport widely.
Regional Audit: Understanding clubs and associations capacity to deliver major events
17 December 2024
The campaign to protect the environment and slow the decline of biodiversity is here to stay. The Environment Act of 2021 is the UK’s framework of environmental protection. The Act also established an environmental watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) which holds the UK Government and other public bodies to account.
Event spotlight: Oxford City Race 2024
20 November 2024
Oxford University Orienteering Club's biennial Oxford City Race took place at the end of October. It is an exciting urban event due to the permissions it is able to get from the university and its colleges to include their land in the course. Harry Stuart, the organiser and club president, answers our questions below along with Mike Shires of TVOC who ran the event publicity.
Event spotlight: CompassSport Cup Final – Holcombe
1 November 2024
On Sunday 20 October Pendle Forest Orienteers held their first ever Major Event hosting the CompassSport Cup Final Competition – an event which has been many months in the planning and many hours on the ground in the weeks leading up to it.
Introducing our sport to newcomers: AIRE Introductory Series (Beckett Park)
22 October 2024
Are you new to orienteering and interested in learning what happens when you come along to your first event? We spoke to Lois Parker from Airienteers to learn more about their recent event, a part of their Saturday Introductory Series, at Beckett Park. Read on, to discover who the events are aimed at, what happens on the day and how you can learn more about their club's upcoming events.