BOK Regional & SW League event
Sun 12th Jan 2025
Coleford
SWOA
Regional
Location
| Venue: | New Beechenhurst |
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| Nearest town: | Coleford |
| Event centre: | New Beechenhurst Forest Centre |
| Postcode: | GL16 7EJ |
| Grid reference: | ST615118 |
| Parking information: | Forestry England (FE) New Beechenhurst Visitor Centre car park. Entrance off B4226 east of junction of B4226 and B4234 at Grid Ref: SO615118. What3words location - https://w3w.co/intention.shot.bullion is the marshalled gate entrance to the car park. You will be directed to the forest end of the car park where there are a series of loops with parking bays. Please park as directed by the marshals. Please note that there is an FE car park charge: 2hrs £4; 3hrs £5; 4hrs £6 all day £8. You are advised to download and set up the car park payment via the RingGo app before arriving. It will avoid delays on the day. Mobile phone reception is patchy but better near the main building. There is no discrete assembly area as such but all the Event Admin tents will located in a parking bay 200m from the Finish, located on the east side of the car park bays (see map). The Start is approximately 300m south east of the Download tent and will be signed. |
| Dog rules: | Please keep your dog under control in all areas. Dogs need to be on a lead near the café/shops and in the car parks. The forest is often used by dog walkers, cyclists and horse riders. Please treat other users with consideration. |
Details
| Description: | BOK's SW Regional League event for the 2024/25 season, with a full range of courses from White up to Brown. |
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| Type: | Middle |
| Physical difficulty of terrain: | Medium |
| Entry times: | Start times 10:00-12:30. Course close 14:30 |
| Punch type: | SI |
| Hire fee: | £2 |
| Competitions: | Regional League |
| Event number: | 83864 |
| Event website: | Click here |
| Final details web page: | Click here |
Courses
| Course description: | The forest is a complex area of mixed vegetation with an extensive path network, rides and ditches. In the northern part there are some steep slopes. Bracken remains high but most courses have been planned to avoid the worst areas. There are wild boar in the forest and they have done a good job of grubbing up some of the bracken. If you encounter them during the event, you are advised to give them a wide berth. The boar mainly move in large families and normally leave the scene quickly when they notice humans. Should they not move, go around them at a safe distance or retreat quietly as required. Map: Completely redrawn based on lidar data in 2023 for the CSC Final with some updating for this event. The many ditches are only marked on the map if they are more than one metre deep and/or have had flowing water in them. Areas shown with pink hatching are out of bounds and must be avoided. |
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| Colour coded courses: | White, Yellow, Orange, Light Green, Short Green, Green, Blue, Brown |
XS 0-2.5km | S 2.6-5.0km | M 5.1-7.5km | L 7.6-10km | XL 10.1km + | |
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| Very Easy | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Easy | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Medium | ✘ | ✓ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Hard | ✘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✘ |
| Very Hard | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Course Technical Difficulty and Length (Km) are a guide to the standard of the courses offered. | |||||
Entry
| Payment date | Junior/student | Senior | Family/group |
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| 05/01/2025 (White and Yellow courses) | £3 (£3) | £3 (£3) | £0 |
| 05/01/2025 (All other courses) | £5 (£5) | £11 (£13.5) | £0 |
| 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025 (White and Yellow courses) | £5 (£5) | £5 (£5) | £0 |
| 06/01/2025 - 10/01/2025 (All other courses) | £7 (£7) | £13 (£15.5) | £0 |
| Non-member fees shown in brackets. | |||
| Online entry via: | https://pre-entries.co.uk/ |
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| Online entry closing date: | 05/01/2025 |
Contact us
| Club: | BOK |
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| Association: | SWOA |
| Contact: | Howard Thomas |
| Co-ordinator: | Mike Forrest |