Event Areas
The main areas mapped for our events are listed below
The club has also produced a number of maps for public and private organisations which you can find out more about here
| Area | Notes | |
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| The King's Forest |
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The King's Forest A vast and very actively managed Forestry Commission coniferous plantation straddling the B1106 between Bury St Edmunds and Thetford and originally mapped nearly 30 years ago in conjunction with CUOC After a long period when access was denied, sections on both sides of the B1106 have now been mapped and the mapped areas are still continuing to grow. The current subdivisions include Wordwell, which is an expanded version of the original King's NE map, plus North & West Stow, both to the west of the B1106 & overlapping the original King's N area.
Currently listed as three maps: |
| King's Forest: North Stow |
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North Stow This is the north-western section of the forest and overlaps with the area previously listed as King's North. The latter was last used for an event in 2016. Location: TL 821760 |
| King's Forest: West Stow |
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West Stow This is the most southerly section of the forest, lying to the west of the B1106 and just to the north of Lackford Lakes and West Stow Country Park. Previously known as King's South, the area has not been used for an event for some time, but will see action again during the "Autumn in Anglia" weekend in 2023. Location: TL 821760 |
| King's Forest: Wordwell |
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Wordwell This includes part of the original King's NE map, plus a section to the south first added for an event 2022. As is usual with commercial forest, there are blocks of conifers in various stages of maturity separated by deciduous windbreaks and open rough grassy areas. Scattered within are various depressions resulting from a history of human usage, including sand & marl extraction and wartime preparations. Location: TL 821760 |
| Tunstall Forest |
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Tunstall Forest A large (14 sq km) Forestry Commission coniferous plantation to NE of Woodbridge, it includes the adjoining heathlands of Tunstall and Blaxhall Commons and some patches of mixed woodland. The forest was clear-felled a few years after the original 5 colour map was produced in 1975 by EAOA / HAVOC members, but, following phased replanting, it has now reached a level of maturity suitable for the sport. Mainly flat but surprisingly physical, the area has a wealth of line and point features and a great variety of vegetation making it suitable for Regional or National events.
Currently developed into three maps: Location: TM390561 |
| Tunstall Forest: Barnes Carr & The Birches |
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Tunstall Forest: Barnes Carr & The Birches The south-eastern part of the forest - probably the best part of Tunstall as it displays good variation in its vegetation and has a wealth of point features. The path network here is denser than in the northern end of the forest (and includes an area used for motor cycle scrambling) and the area has water features not found elsewhere in Tunstall. Changes to the management plans have, however, made it difficult to schedule an event in this area in recent years. Location: TM 399528 |
| Tunstall Forest: Central/Viking |
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Tunstall Forest: Central (aka Viking) The northern part of the forest, the section used by the Viking mountain bike trail. It is mostly cultivated forest with patches of mixed woodland. The area is largely flat, but with many pits and earth-banks and a great variety of vegetation. It is very suitable for regional events. Location: TM 390 551 |
| Tunstall Forest: Chillesford |
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Tunstall Forest: Chillesford (Originally Tunstall SW) The long, but rather narrow, south-western part of the forest. The area was clear-felled in the early nineties and has now had sufficient re-growth to support colour-coded events, especially if combined with some of the more interesting parts of Central Tunstall over the B1068. Location: TM 390536 |
| West Harling Heath |
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West Harling is an area of Breckland to the east of Thetford & consists of a large commercial forest which dips very gradually to the River Thet on its north-western boundary. Although mainly conifer plantation, it was established earlier than many of the more well-known sections of Thetford Forest & has a slightly higher proportion of broadleaved trees, with several old pollards & avenues. Surface features include old chalk pits & tumuli, and numerous holly trees offer potential "thicket" control points.
The area is actually just in Norfolk and NOR kindly allowed us mapping rights. After its successful first use in 2010 the map has been extended eastwards into similar terrain to a total of 8 sq kms, giving at least two, if not three, usable footprints. Location: TL966837 |