Ampthill Park
| Small well contoured park with some nice patches of
woodland.
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| Location:
| Western edge of Ampthill, Beds.
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| Grid Ref:
| TL024382 Directions
via Multimap
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| Survey:
| Keith Weatherhead, 1995
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| Drawn:
| Dave Bryant
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| Map Updated and extended 1996, Hally Hardie and
Lindsey Freeman. |
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Fairlands Valley Park, Stevenage
| Town Park, mostly open with some small wooded
areas.
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| Location: |
Central Stevenage |
| Grid Ref: |
TL254236 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 5m contours |
| Original map: |
Nigel Cole, 1994
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| Latest revision: |
Nigel & Maria Cole, Neil Northrop. Autumn 1998
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| Contains a Permanent Orienteering Course
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| ( Note: we sometimes use the car-park at TL245229
) |
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Ferry Meadows, Peterborough
| Country Park, Large areas of blue and yellow.
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| Location: |
Peterborough
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| Grid Ref: |
TL145972 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 2.5m contours |
| Original map: |
Mike Capper |
| Latest revision: |
WAOC members, 1995.
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| Contains a Permanent Orienteering Course
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Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Huntingdon
| Small area with plenty of woods and water.
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| Location: |
Western edge of Hinchingbrooke, Hunts.
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| Grid Ref: |
TL222718 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:7500, no contours |
| Original map: |
Neil Crickmore, 1992 |
| Latest revision: |
John Beirne,1997
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| Contains a Permanent Orienteering Course
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Maulden Wood
| Large wood, Northern part flat and fairly
dense but becoming more open. Southern part has contour detail but
has suffered recently from felling. |
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| Location: |
On A6, Clophill to Bedford road,
2 miles north of Clophill |
| Grid Ref: |
TL073395 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 5m contours |
| Original map: |
Peter Leverington, 1992 |
| Latest Revision: |
Dave Wotton & Julia Carpenter,
Autumn 1999 |
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Mildenhall Wood
| Large typical Brecklands forest. Less
bramble than most. Unfortunately bisected by a major road. Either
half will support a colour coded event. |
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| Location: |
Adjacent to Barton Mills roundabout
(A11/A1065/A1101),
Mildenhall |
| Grid Ref: |
TL728742 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 5m contours |
| Original map: |
Peter Leverington, 1992 |
| Latest revision: |
WAOC members, 1998 |
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Milton Park, Cambridge
| Small country park with plenty of water.
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| Location: |
2 miles northeast of Cambridge,
adjacent to Tescos on A14.
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| Grid Ref: |
TL475620 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:5000, no contours |
| Original map: |
Landscape Design Associates |
| Latest revision: |
WAOC members, 1996. |
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Morkery
|
Young Forest Enterprise plantation. Expected to improve with
age. |
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Rowney Warren, Shefford
| Well contoured runnable forest. The pick of our
areas. |
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| Location: |
off A600, Shefford to Bedford road,
2 miles north of Shefford
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| Grid Ref: |
TL124403 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 4m contours |
| Original map: |
Hally Hardie, 1995 |
| Latest revision: |
Chris Morley & Fred Northrop,
1999 |
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Thetford Warren
| Large flat forest of variable
runnability. Previously mapped as Rishbeth. Used for the Harvester
in 1998. |
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| Location: |
on B1107 Brandon to Thetford road, near Brandon
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| Grid Ref: |
TL833853 Directions
via Multimap |
| Map scale: |
1:15000, 5m contours |
| Original map: |
Peter Leverington, March 1998 |
| Latest revision: |
Bruce Marshall, Autumn 1998 |
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Therfield Heath, Royston
| Heathland on the chalk scarp. Some
woodland at the top of the slope. Also has a golf course. |
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| Location: |
SW edge of Royston, Herts. |
| Grid Ref: |
TL348407 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:10000, 5m contours |
| Original map: |
Eddie Speake, 1988 |
| Latest revision: |
Graham Louth, 1998 |
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Harlton Clunch Pits, Cambridge
| Old quarry, overgrown and very small. Suitable for
fun events.
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| Location: |
Harlton, Cambs
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| Grid Ref: |
TL389523 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:2500, 2.5m contours |
| Original map: |
Hally Hardie & Lindsey Freeman. 1994
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| Latest revision: |
Hally Hardie, Lindsey Freeman, Fred Northrop. 1998
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Cherry Hinton Hall
| A town park, suitable for training, fun events and
simple Try-O's.
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| Location: |
On Cherry Hinton Road, southern suburbs of Cambridge
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| Grid Ref: |
TL482563 Directions
via Multimap
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| Map scale: |
1:3000, 1m contours |
| Original map: |
Neil and Fred Northrop, 1998 |
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Chicksands Wood, Shefford
| Small mixed woodland, sufficient to contain a Blue
course
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| Location: |
Near Shefford, Beds
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| Grid Ref: |
TL105411 Directions
via Multimap
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| Survey: |
Peter Leverington, Spring 1999
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| Drawn: |
Peter Leverington
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