Bell WoodWed 14 Jun
Summer series 2
Local level event
What does this mean?
Local events are usually low key and in the 'localised' area, ideal for newcomers to try the sport and Training events are non competitive and used for training and coaching, aimed at members of the club, but they can attract people from neighbouring clubs, and are often ideal for newcomers to try the sport. Regional events attract participants from around the local Region, National events are high quality competitions that will attract people from far away, Major events are Major Events such as a British Championships.
Terrain type: Woodland
Results
Report
Well done and thank you to everyone who joined us this evening at Bell and Bank Wood, we hope you enjoyed Carol's courses !
As usual several LOC members volunteered to help tonight, thank you to Carol for planning, Steve for safety advising and first aid, Rach as series co-ordinator, Angie and Nigel Hulley for car parking, the SI Team of Ali, Mike and Gill, Louise and Sandy for newcomer welcome and manning the start and the control colletors - Rob, Pete, Jane, Jane and James.
Just one reminder from the organising team, please remember course closing time is 7.30pm and controls will start to be collected shortly after this time. If you think you may take a long time on your course, please try and start as early as possible, or enter a shorter course - you can always ask any of us for advice on the course you've entered/are thinking of entering !
Overview
If its still very hot on Wednesday you are advised to bring and even carry water with you and be aware of fire warnings
Location Info
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Near: Nibthwaite Lat,Lng: 54.27351,-3.06682 Postcode: LA12 8HN
The pins on the maps show the location of the parking, the start may be some distance away
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Directions / Parking
Access – from the forest road end at Bessy Bank (GR 306869) 1½ miles to linear parking; please park tight & neat.
Pre-event Details
Map / Terrain
Full leg cover compulsory.
You must carry a whistle
Bell and Bank woods are full of evidence of the old woodland industries with plenty of flat ‘platforms’ used as charcoal burning areas. These stand out in the landscape and make good control sites. Old tracks are still evident and easy to follow but equally easy to miss if your route crosses them. Bank Wood has a few areas of wind blow which are best avoided above rather than below. They may be shown as green stripes – good visibility but poor runnability.
An old fence which goes diagonally through Bell Wood has one dangerous single strand of wire about 1metre high – this will be taped on obvious route lines but ’beware’.
The wood varies from glorious runnable beech & oak to rough & rocky with bracken growing fast. The open farm areas are ‘roughly’ mapped & should be stock free.
OOB – please do not enter areas marked as OOB or cross walls/fences apart from designated crossing points. – wall gaps, gates and stiles.
Course Information
Start – is 300metres through the wood. Courses close 19.30 when controls will be collected
Courses: The maps will be printed on the back of old, out of date maps (& no controls). This is our new good “reuse” policy. Just be prepared at the start.
Yellow/White 1.5km 100m climb. map scale - 1:5,000. The course follows line features with route/feature knowledge required such as walls, fences, streams, vegetation boundaries, old woodland paths or two of these on one leg. I leg is taped between control points and tapes are also used to negotiate areas of fallen trees. Adult support recommended for less experienced.- please explain what the many brown lines (contours) are – showing the shape and steepness of the ground. “Are you going to go up/down or along?” as well as “What do I follow next?”
Lost? Ask someone where you are and/which is the best way to the finish & download
Orange 1.5km. 160m climb. map scale - 1:5,000. Line features to follow with more route choice than the yellow course. Chances to cut corners and use a compass.
Short – 2.8km 1:5,000 a technical course on steep rocky ground in Bell Wood finishing across farmland.
Long – 4.5km 1:7,500 a techy course in Bell AND BANK wood. Bank Wood, typical of the steep woods on the East side of Coniston Water has only been used once before. The area includes some open, lightly wooded farmland. Crossing points and taped routes to cross the minor road between woods must be followed.
Both woods are full of evidence of the old woodland industries with plenty of flat ‘platforms’ used as charcoal burning areas. These stand out in the landscape and make good control sites. Old tracks are still evident and easy to follow but equally easy to miss if your route crosses them. Bank Wood has a few areas of wind blow which are best avoided above rather than below. They may be shown as green stripes – good visibility but poor runnability.
An old fence which goes diagonally through Bell Wood has one dangerous single strand of wire about 1metre high – this will be taped on obvious route lines but ’beware’.
Entry Details
Pre-entries via SI Entries
£6 M/W21+
£4 M/W20- and full-time students
Entries free for LOC junior members, £4 for non-LOC juniors
Entries are open online via SI Entries here, online entry will close at 23:59 on Sun 11/06/23
some entry on the day will also be available.
Entry on the day is possible for the Orange/Yellow but you can also pre-enter.
A family group intending to go round this course together should just enter once. Please fill in the box for details
of others in your group.
You will just use one SI Card (dibber) between you but you can buy extra maps using the “extras” on SI Entries
for £1.
Registration and Start times
Registration: from 17.00
Starts 17.30 until 18.30
Registration for the Orange/Yellow course, which is particularly aimed at families, juniors and novice runners, will be by entry on the day (EOD), or by SI entries, opening at 17.00, and SI cards (dibbers) and compasses will be available for those who do not have them.
Contacts / Officials
Planner/organiser – Carol McNeill
Safety controller- Steve Bell
Series Coordinator - Rachel Stavert