80m (3.5Mhz) Classic - Sunday 17th May
Final Details 15th May
Location: Penn Woods and Common Wood are situated to the South of the A404 between Amersham and High Wycombe. From the M40 Junction 4 (Handy Cross): Take the A404 to High Wycombe. This descends Marlow Hill for 1.5 miles into the town of High Wycombe. Navigate the multiple roundabout system keeping on the A404 towards Amersham. Climb the hill the other side of High Wycombe passing the Railway station. Continue along the A404 towards Amersham for 5.1 miles. Passing through a number of roundabouts a Hazelmere. After 5.1 Penn Street is signed to the Right take this turning and Holy trinity church will be found on the left after about 500 yards. From Amersham: At the roundabout of the A413 (Amersham bypass) and A404. Take the A404 towards High Wycombe, up a hill. After 2.1 miles Penn Street is signed to the left take this turning and Holy trinity church will be found on the left after about 500 yards.Notes on the area:
The 436 acres of Penn Wood is one of the largest ancient woodlands in the Chilterns. The adjacent Common Wood and Two Sisters Plantation have been semi natural ancient woodland managed by man for over 400 years, cover over 250 acres, and are new to orienteering.
Holy Trinity, Penn Street is Church of England and is part of the Penn Street with Holmer Green Parish under the Oxford Diocese. The church was built 1849. The architect being Benjamin Ferrey. Patron is The Earl Howe whose ancestors have lived on the Penn Estate for generations and has close ties with the church
Parking:
The intention is to park in the Holy Trinity Church car park. This is accessed from Penn Street, via an entrance past the vicarage. The entrace will be marked with orienteering kites.
Postcodes for Satnav:
HP7 0PY is the closest post code which is just North of the entrance. 50-100m
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Penn+Street,+Amersham,+Buckinghamshire+HP7+0PY/@51.6577329,-0.6648868,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x487660cb494c8cc1:0x5e39d322fe643da
Grid references:
SU923960 Entrance to the car park
http://streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?x=492350&y=196050&z=0&sv=SU923960&st=5&mapp=map.srf&searchp=ids.srf
Other close post codes.
HP7 0PX, The Squirrel Public House
HP7 0QL, Curzon Church of England School
Parking fees:Free
Map:
The newly extended map by Bob and Pattie Beresford is at 1:10000 scale, with 5m contours, on waterproof paper A3. Common Wood and Two Sisters Plantation were newly mapped in 2014 and Penn Wood was updated in Winter 2014.
The area used will cover a size just larger than A4.
Power lines are not shown on the map.
Non-standard symbols:
Bench = o
Hide = x
Terrain:
Penn Wood is generally flat and Common Wood is more gently sloping. Both areas have a good network of paths although some minor paths may still be obscured by fallen leaves. The areas have a very varied mixture of conifer, beech and oak, and some semi open areas. There are a number of ponds which resulted from the land being used for grazing until the 19th century. There are many pits and depressions, some quite large, as a result of ancient clay and flint workings. There are many small knolls and generally only those more than 1m high have been mapped. There are also many rootstocks with an associated pit and knoll left after fallen trees have long been removed and generally these have not been mapped. Parts of the south and west of Penn Wood are enclosed with barbed wire or Rylock cattle-proof fences and are being used for cattle grazing. Competitors should use the access gates to enter or exit these areas, and should take particular care as they pass by any cattle. Competitors are positively discouraged from climbing over these fences and any damage caused by competitors who climb over these fences must bereported at Download.
One internal barbed wire fence in the northern part of Penn Wood is not part of the cattle grazing area. This fence can also be crossed (with care) at other points, by rolling underneath. Both woods have a number of small fenced enclosures (some are being used for nature studies and others are around individual trees) which are marked as a square fence.
There has been significant forestry work in the north east of Penn Wood to thin out some plantations. This has resulted in some areas with brashings, rootstocks and windblown trees. These areas have been marked as dense undergrowth with vegetation boundaries.
Out of Bounds areas. All OOB areas are clearly marked on the map. This includes fenced off fields, the golf course and settlements adjacent to Common Wood. There are two areas on the west side of Common Wood which are not fenced, but have paths as a boundary and are clearly marked as OOB on the map. There are no direct routes through these areas and the courses are planned to avoid them.
General:
Penn Wood and Common Wood are used by the public for walking, running, dog walking, cycling and horse riding. Please be courteous towards other users, especially those with dogs and horse riders our future use of these areas depends on this.
In particular please look out for bicycles and horse riders especially as you emerge onto paths and tracks.
Cattle and other animals:
Penn Wood has some fenced areas (with access gates) which are being used for cattle grazing. Competitors should take particular care when passing by any cattle. Competitors should also be aware that the woods contain deer and other animals, but they are very unlikely to come anywhere near you.
Transmitters:
3.579 Mhz : Tx 1,2,3,4,5
3.542 Mhz : Beacon
Start:
About 3 km transit from assembly to start. All competitors to gather at assembly for registration and then transit to start area by car.
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 3.5Mhz 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 transit to start:
10:00 Transit 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.
Safety issues:
Road Crossing:
There is a road crossing for all courses. Crossing between Penn and Common Wood.
This road is not busy but traffic can be fast.
There are two places to cross the road.
To the North: there is a 500m section of road which must be crossed at right angles.
To the South: There is no direct way to cross this road, instead competitors may traverse along the road for 250m in a Northwards direction.
It is forbidden to wear headphones when crossing/traversing the road, you must be able to hear the traffic.
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 for support and allowing use of these areas:
- The Woodland Trust (Paul Jarczewski) for Penn Wood.
- The Penn and Tylers Green Residents Society (Mike Morley) and Larchlands Woods Ltd (David Winder) for Common Wood.
- Anthony Miller for Two Sisters Plantation.
- Holy Trinity Church for allowing us to use thier car park.
- Thames Valley Orienteering Club for use of the map.
A special mention for Bob Beresford, who created the map, and negotiated use of the areas and car paking.
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.
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