Orienteering Course set to open on 13th September 2008
Orienteering is a challenging outdoor adventure sport that exercises both the mind and the body. The aim is to navigate in sequence between control points marked on a unique orienteering map and decide the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. It does not matter how young, old or fit you are, as you can run, walk or jog the course and progress at your own pace.
The Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve Orienteering and Nature Trail
The first permanent Orienteering course in South Gloucestershire will be opened on Saturday 13th Septemebr 2008 at a special launch event open to members of the public, community groups and members of the Bristol Orienteering Klub. The launch event will take place at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre from 11am to 3pm. Free maps of the site will be available and special packs for groups and schools will be on sale at £10.
The course has been developed in the nature reserve in Bradley Stoke and is open to anyone to use. The trail features a special nature trail, which is ideal for schools, groups and families. The nature trail takes in a number of different habitats within the reserve, including woodland, wetland, grassland, an orchard and hedgerows.
The trail is waymarked using oak posts that incorporate a number and a steel rubbing plaque illustrating an animal or plant that can be found within the reserve.
Following the launch event maps of the course will be available to download from this site and special packs will be on sale at Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre, close to where the course starts.
The packs include the following items:
- Orienteering maps x 24
- Nature trail rubbing sheets (five habitats to explore x 24 sheets)
- Information for teachers and group leaders
- Crayons x 24
The packs will be on sale in September 2008.
The Orienteering and Nature Trail was developed in partnership with the Bristol Orienteering Klub, the British Orienteering, The Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group, BTCV and Castlebeck. The course has been funded by the BBC's Breathing Places grant and South Gloucestershire Council's Wild Roots project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund.