Details Day 2

 British ARDF Championships 2015
2m (144Mhz) Classic - Saturday 16th May
**** Preliminary Details Version 2 ****

Location:
 
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/wendoverwoods

Wendover Woods  are to the south east of the B4009 between Wendover and Tring.

From Wendover, take the B4009 towards Tring, take the right hand turn approximately 1 mile north of RAF Halton, signposted Wendover Woods and St Leonards. The main entrance to the woods is found on the right.

From the A41, take the Wendover exit (also signed Dunstable) and take the B4009 towards Aston Clinton. Take the first left towards Wendover. After approx 1/2 mile, take a left signposted Wendover Woods and St Leonards. The main entrance to the woods is found on the right.

Local buses will take you as far as Halton and the Chiltern Line runs a regular service to Wendover from Marylebone. For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Parking:
The intention is to park in the rear car park of Wendover Woods

There is a pdf document of the Wendover Woods site map, obtainable from the website.
http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/WendoverWoodsDLJan2015.pdf/$FILE/WendoverWoodsDLJan2015.pdf
The second page has an internal map that shows the rear car park by the exit.

There are two ways to approach the rear car park.

1. Drive into Wendover Woods via the main entrance and drive along the internal road 'Forest Drive' for 2.5km, passing the cafe/main centre midway. Continue until you almost reach the exit after a 90 degree bend. The rear car park is on the left, flagged with an orienteering kite, just after a substantial barrier gate, 100m short of the exit to the main road.

2. Drive in the exit of Wendover Woods for 100m. This part of the internal road is two way traffic until the car park turning. Drivers leaving Wendover Woods will be surpised, be careful. After 100m turn right to the rear car park.

Confirmed from the forestry commission. The rear car park by the exit 
gate is free of charge. Do not purchase a car parking ticket if you drive along Wendover's internal road to the rear car park.

Postcodes for Satnav:
HP22 5NF Near the turning from the B4009
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Aston+Clinton,+Aylesbury,+Buckinghamshire+HP22+5NF/@51.7813143,-0.7005278,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x4876591e497fa891:0xad20d93f41144c

HP23 6LD About 500m North of Exit gate
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Tring,+Buckinghamshire+HP23+6LD/@51.7733465,-0.6993663,14z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x48765933db369e83:0x4ef2268e88dcef8c

Grid references:
SP887105 Wendover Woods Entrance Gate
SP897083 Rear cark park
SP898083 Wendover Woods Exit Gate

Parking fees:
Wendover are just about to raise the car park fees early may, though they didn't say when.

2 hour, 4 hour, All day
£1.60   £3.20   £5.90   : Currently and at least Mon 4th May
£1.70   £3.30   £6.10   : Sometime after early May

BUT... See note above about parking

Terrain:
Typical Chiltern woodlands with steep slopes and generally runnable beech and pine forest blocks, with a well-developed path network. Extensive forestry was carried out 12 months ago in several areas which may affect some areas. This work is resulting in brashings and log piles in the woods, along with new tracks where machinery has been driven into the areas being harvested. Transmitters have been located to avoid known areas of major work but there may be changes to the mapped vegetation.

Note that the tarmac road through the woods which the general public use is regarded as out of bounds. It is not marked on the map as a ‘forbidden route’ for clarity but is out of bounds to orienteers. It can only to be crossed at right angles;
Competitors must not run along the road or its verge, say within 3m.
Wendover Woods contains a 'Go Ape' Zip Wire area. Go Ape will be open during our event, and the relevant areas are marked out of bounds on the map, but competitors should be aware that there are low wires in these areas.


General:
Wendover Woods are extensively used by the public for walking, cycling and horse riding. Please be courteous towards other users and look out for bicycles and horse riders especially as you emerge onto paths and tracks.


Map:
Waterproof map A3, scale 1:10000, with 5m contours. Updated Autumn 2013 by Mark Thompson and minor modifications Spring 2015 by Robin Bishop.
The area used will cover a size just larger than A4.

All maps will be overprinted with an Emergency Number which can be used on the day to contact the Organiser for medical emergencies.


Transmitters:
144.525 Mhz : Tx 1,2,3,4,5
144.763 Mhz : Beacon

Start:
About 1 Km Walk from assembly to start. All competitors to gather at assembly for registration and then walk to the start en masse.
There will be a clothing transfer back from the start to the finish. Black polythene bags will be provided if required. Please do not bring excessive items to the start as there is only one person to transport it via a car to the finish.

Finish:
Close to Assembly

Courses:
There will be 5 144Mhz transmitters in the wood. A number of which will have to be found depending on age class.
There will also be a home beacon and finish.

The punching order is:
Start, Set of Tx's (3,4,5), Beacon, Finish.

Time limit: 150 minutes

Punching: SportIdent

Timings:  CONFIRMED

09:30 Gather at assembly for walk to start:
10:00 Walk to Start
10:30 Impound of Receivers
10:45 Transmitters on air
10:45 Beacon on air
11:00 First Start

Call up & Map distribution : Your Start - 10
Reciever collection : Your Start - 5

Last Start :

Course Close : Last Start + 150


Facilities:
There are no toilets at the Assembly area.
There are toilets located at the main visitor centre/cafe midway along the internal forest road.
We shall pass the toilets during the walk from the Assembly to the Start area.


Results:
Results will be displayed near the Registration tent and will be posted on the
RSGB ARDF website (http://www.nationalradiocentre.co.uk/ardf) shortly after the event.

Acknowledgements:
We are grateful to the following,
The Forestry Commission for use of the forest.
Thames Valley Orienteering Club for use of the map.



Competitor details will be stored electronically. By entering the event you are indicating your acceptance of this procedure.

Orienteering is an adventure sport, competitors take part at their own risk and are responsible for their own safety.

Final Details:
Final details with more information will be issued closer to the event. Please check the final details before travelling to the event as there may be changes to the information here.