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Southern Night Champs (SO) - Broadstone Warren & North Ashdown

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Southern Night Champs (SO) - Broadstone Warren & North Ashdown

Sat 26th Nov 2022

Venue:Broadstone Warren / North Ashdown

Nearest town:Forest Row

Club:SO

Association:SEOA

Level:Regional

Location

Venue:	Broadstone Warren / North Ashdown
Nearest town:	Forest Row
Event centre:	Ashdown Forest centre. w3w: firelight.motivates.buzz
Postcode:	RH18 5JR
Grid reference:	TQ431323
Parking information:	On hard standing adjacent to the Ashdown Forest centre. Note that car parking charges are due to start in Ashdown Forest from 21st November (IE a few days before this event), but as of 1st November the parking charges (and the hours of operation) appear to be unconfirmed.
Dog rules:	Due to Scout Association rules, no dogs are permitted within Broadstone Warren.

Details

Description:	Southern Night Champs on a good quality orienteering area - previously used for the British Championships and the JK individual. Broadstone Warren is mainly runnable woodland, last used in 2016, while the adjacent area of North Ashdown is a mixture of open heathland and birchwood, last used in 2010. The map was fully resurveyed by Roger Maher for this event (postponed from 2020) - with recent updates to reflect changes since then. Pre-enter via racesignup.co.uk
Type:	Cross Country
Physical difficulty of terrain:	Medium
Entry times:	Start-times 5.30pm-7pm, courses close 8.30pm
Punch type:	SI
Hire fee:	£1.00
Event number:	80336
Event website:	Click here

Courses

Course description:	You can run any course you want to but if you are a member of an SEOA, SCOA or SWOA club and wish to compete in the championships, you should note which age classes are associated with each course. Subject to final controlling: Brown 8.1km 320m (M18 M20 M21 M35 M40) Blue 6.0km 250m (M16 M45 M50 M55 W20 W21 W35 W40) Green 4.1km 160m (M60 M65 W16 W18 W45 W50 W55) S Green 3.2km 110m (M70 M75 M80 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80) Map Details - A3. 1:10000 with 5m contours. Surveyed by Roger Maher March 2020 - first use of the resurveyed map - the event was originally planned for November 2020 (and has had updates this autumn). The area has been impacted by significant bracken growth this year. The thicker areas have been indicated by the undergrowth screen although this can also show areas of heather which can be deep in places. This may affect your route choices. Controls have not been placed in deep undergrowth and I have attempted to make all the sites fair, i.e. the feature and/or the kite should be obvious when in the vicinity. There are also some marshy sections including a couple showing the uncrossable marsh screen. All the other marshes were passable in late October. The whole area has a good network of paths and rides. You will all run in 2 contrasting areas. To the west is Broadstone Warren which is a large, wooded area with deep valleys. There are a lot of rhododendrons here which are passable with care and will influence route choice. Most of the undergrowth is bracken in this area. To the east is North Ashdown which is an open area with small pockets of woodland. The woodland here is generally clean whilst the open parts have a mix of bracken, heather and grass which stronger runners will be able to push through.

Course description:

You can run any course you want to but if you are a member of an SEOA, SCOA or SWOA club and wish to compete in the championships, you should note which age classes are associated with each course. Subject to final controlling: Brown 8.1km 320m (M18 M20 M21 M35 M40) Blue 6.0km 250m (M16 M45 M50 M55 W20 W21 W35 W40) Green 4.1km 160m (M60 M65 W16 W18 W45 W50 W55) S Green 3.2km 110m (M70 M75 M80 W60 W65 W70 W75 W80) Map Details - A3. 1:10000 with 5m contours. Surveyed by Roger Maher March 2020 - first use of the resurveyed map - the event was originally planned for November 2020 (and has had updates this autumn). The area has been impacted by significant bracken growth this year. The thicker areas have been indicated by the undergrowth screen although this can also show areas of heather which can be deep in places. This may affect your route choices. Controls have not been placed in deep undergrowth and I have attempted to make all the sites fair, i.e. the feature and/or the kite should be obvious when in the vicinity. There are also some marshy sections including a couple showing the uncrossable marsh screen. All the other marshes were passable in late October. The whole area has a good network of paths and rides. You will all run in 2 contrasting areas. To the west is Broadstone Warren which is a large, wooded area with deep valleys. There are a lot of rhododendrons here which are passable with care and will influence route choice. Most of the undergrowth is bracken in this area. To the east is North Ashdown which is an open area with small pockets of woodland. The woodland here is generally clean whilst the open parts have a mix of bracken, heather and grass which stronger runners will be able to push through.

	XS 0-2.5km	S 2.6-5.0km	M 5.1-7.5km	L 7.6-10km	XL 10.1km +
Very Easy
Easy
Medium
Hard
Very Hard
Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered.

	10	12	14	16	18	18E	20	20E	21	21E	21N	21V	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	Open	90
Long
Short

Entry

Fees:

Payment date	Junior/student	Senior	Family/group
01/10/2022 - 13/11/2022 (EARLY fee)	£6.00 (£6.00)	£12.00 (£14.00)	£0.00
14/11/2022 - 24/11/2022 (LATE - while maps last)	£6.00 (£6.00)	£14.00 (£16.00)	£0.00
Non-member fees shown in brackets

Online entry via:	https://racesignup.co.uk/site/event.php?eventid=3070
Online entry closing date:	24/11/2022

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Club:	SO
Association:	SEOA
Contact:	Steve Blount

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