British Orienteering

Embargoed Areas

Please email details of Embargoed Areas to the National Office.

2025 Events

Date
Event
Region
 Venue
Embargoed Map
TBC January 2025Edinburgh Big WeekendSOA
TBC
8th February 2025British Night ChampionshipsSOA

Touch (Embargoed Area)

Polmaise & North Third (reserve area)

map of embargoed area.
23rd February 2025Compass Sport Heat NWNWOA

Clowbridge

map of embargoed area.
15th March 2025British Middle ChampionshipsSEOAHolmbush & Buchan Country Parkmap of embargoed area
16th March 2025 JWOC Selction Race SEOABroadfield map of embargoed area 
23rd March 2025Scottish Orienteering LeagueSOACulbinmap of embargoed area
12th April 2025Elite Relay Distance Race - South AchraySOASouth Achraymap of embargoed area
18th - 21st April 2025Jan Kjellstrom Festival of OrienteeringYHOA

Sheffield City Centre
Tankersley
Wharncliffe
Middleton Park

maps embargoed areas.
10th - 11th May 2025British Orienteering ChampionshipsNWOA

Grizedale and Bigland

maps of embargoed areas.
27th July - 1st August 2025Scottish 6 DaysSOA

Deeside

maps of embargoed areas.
3rd August Sprint Scotland SOALivingstonmap of embargoed areas 
30th August 2025British Sprint Relay ChampionshipsEAOARAF Honingtonmap of embargoed area.
31st August 2025British Sprint ChampionshipsEAOAUniversity of East Angliamaps of embargoed areas
7th September 2025Midlands ChampionshipsEAOAChinley Churnmap of embargoed area.
21st September 2025Compass Sport Cup FinalNEOASouth Garemap of embargoed area.
Saturday 27 September 2025JIRCs IndividualNWOATorvermap of embargoed area

Saturday 27 September 2025

SHI Individual    NWOATorvermap of embargoed area
4th October 2025 JEC/VHI Long DistanceSOAQueen Elizabeth Forest Parkmap of embargoed area

2026 Events

Date
Event
Region
Venue
Embargoed Map
TBC January 2026Edinburgh Big WeekendSOA
TBC
TBC 7th February 2026 British Night ChampionshipsSEOABurnham Beechesmap of embargoed area
28th February 2026British Orienteering ChampionshipsWOACarreg Gochmap of embargoed area.
3rd to 6th April 2026Jan Kjellstrom Festival of OrienteeringSOATay Forest Parkmap of embargoed areas.
18th April 2026British Middle ChampionshipsWMOABrown CleeMap of embargoed area
27th June 2026British Sprint ChampionshipsSWOAUniversity of BathMap of Embargoed area
28th June 2026British Sprint Relay ChampionshipsSWOAUniversity of the West of England

Map of embargoed area 

TBCLakes 5 DaysNWOA
TBC
18th October 2026Compass Sport Cup FinalTBC
TBC

2027 Events

Date
Event
Region
Venue
Embargoed Map
TBC January 2027Edinburgh Big WeekendSOA
TBC
20th February 2027British Night ChampionshipsWOABroughton Burrows, Gowermap of embargoed area 
TBCBritish Orienteering ChampionshipsNWOA
TBC
26th to 29th March 2027Jan Kjellstrom Festival of OrienteeringSEOARoyal Holloway/Cognor Wood/Ambersham/Bordonmap of embargoed areas 
TBCBritish Middle ChampionshipsTBC
TBC
TBC British Sprint ChampionshipsYHOA
TBC
TBC British Sprint  ChampionshipsYHOA
TBC
TBCScottish 6 DaysSOA
TBC
TBCCompass Sport Cup FinalTBC
TBC