Orienteering
IMPORTANTOwing to tree felling, areas around the following Orienteering posts are not accessible from 5 December 2008 until the end of January 2009:- The Start point and posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10. Please comply with any signs that are displayed around the felling site. We apologise for any inconvenience. If you are uncertain, please ask at the High Lodge shop for clarification before setting out on the course. Recommended for key stage 2 upwardsAimsTo provide a course and appropriate maps for an orienteering experience in a forest landscape. Objectives related to the National CurriculumProgramme outlineThere is a large permanent orienteering course based at our High Lodge Forest Centre. Maps of the orienteering course are available which include suggested routes of varying distances. Compasses are not supplied and compass skills are not necessary to use the course. Maps can be purchased from the High Lodge Forest Centre shop at a cost of £1.50 each. Groups wishing to use the orienteering course are asked to book in advance by telephoning 01842 816031, as forestry operations may prevent some parts of the course being available for public use at certain times. If a large number of maps are required then these must be pre-booked in advance by telephoning 01842 816031. National Curriculum links Physical Education Outdoor and adventurous activities.
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