April 1st sees the advent of the newly formed Poacher Spring Series, a shared venture between LOG and HALO, with 10 events running weekly on Wednesday evenings. There will be 5 events in LOG-land and 5 in HALO-land, with your best 6 of 10 to count towards the series titles! Open to all, this series is suitable for everyone from novice to experienced orienteers.
Start times for all races are between 5:30pm and 7:00pm. Courses close at 8:00pm (Note: may be earlier in first couple of events).
There will be 3 courses available at each event:-
Course Details
Short: 2-3 km, a line course of yellow/orange (TD2/3) standard
Medium: 3-4 km, a line course of light green/green (TD4/5) standard
Long: 4-6 km, a line course of light green/green (TD4/5) standard
Entry fee for LOG events is £6 for LOG/BO members, £7 for non-members, £3 for juniors and includes SI dibber hire. All LOG entries will be via SiEntries, with no entry on the day. HALO will be using their own entry system – see their website for details.
Presentation of awards will be made at the end of the final event. The following trophies are up for grabs:
LONG
Overall Champion
Women’s Champion
Master’s (45+)*
Super Vet’s (60+)*
Ultra Vet’s (70+)*
MEDIUM
Overall Champion
Women’s Champion
Junior Champion (M/W20-)
SHORT
Overall Champion
Carpe Diem Trophy – outstanding achievement award.
* – If no eligible runners on the Long course, these will be based on performance on the Medium
The current 2026 Spring Series table is available here 
Please contact the series co-ordinator, Sean Harrington on 01522 791344 for more information.
