Nottinghamshire Orienteering Club
Permanent Orienteering Courses - Post Letters
Boughton Brake
1=A, 2=E, 3=H, 4=L, 5=P, 6=V. 7=C, 8=R, 9=Y, 10=T,11=D, 12=K, 13=M, 14=W, 15=B, 16=J, 17=U, 18=Q, 19=G, 20=X,
21=Z, 22=S, 23=N, 24=F
Clumber Park
1=JF, 2=BA, 3=CP, 4=LR, 5=ZM, 6=RC, 7=MF, 8=CR, 9=AF, 10=LI,12=IZ, 13=PQ, 14=CL, 15=DZ, 16=HA, 17=DN, 18=BR, 19=LF, 20=SC,
21=EK, 22=MG
Gedling Country Park
Answers are available in Café 1899Ollerton Pit Wood
1=PD, 2=AR, 3=YH, 4=SK, 5=BX, 6=KT, 7=HL, 8=DR, 9=TA, 10=JV,11=WA, 12=ZS, 13=FL, 14=HK, 15=NL, 16=VB, 17=MV, 18=GK, 19=ED, 20=ZC,
21=CS, 22=LG
Rushcliffe Country Park
1=C, 2=J, 3=L, 4=S, 5=T, 6=D, 7=V, 8=F, 9=W, 10=A,11=P, 12=X, 13=K, 14=Y, 15=B, 16=M, 17=E, 18=Q, 19=G, 20=H,
21=Z
Sconce and Devon Park
1=KT, 2=HL, 3=DR, 4=TA, 5=JV, 6=SA, 7=MS, 8=FL, 9=HK, 10=NL, 11=VB, 12=MV, 13=GK, 14=ED, 15=BX, 14=ED, 15=BX, 16=PD, 17=AR, 18=YH,19=SK, 20=ZC, 21=CSSherwood Forest
1=NX, 2=QC, 3=VEB, 4=DR, 5=PK, 6=FF, 7=LD, 8=TQ, 9=RB, 10=LM,11=CS, 12=KZ, 13=SN, 14=UIA, 15=XG, 16=MP, 17=YR, 18=BU, 19=EQ
Sherwood Pines
1=L, 2=R, 3=E, 4=Q, 5=R, 6=L, 7=S, 8=Y, 9=R, 10=U,11=G, 12=E, 13=A, 14=K, 15=M, 16=B, 17=V, 18=C, 19=N, 20=W,
21=X, 22=D, 23=O, 24=F, 25=H, 26=P
Silverhill Wood
1=HL, 2=KT, 3=DR, 4=TA, 5=JV, 6=DS, 7=HM, 8=RB, 9=PI, 10=HK,11=EL, 12=VW, 13=MV, 14=GK, 15=ED, 16=SA, 17=MS, 18=FL, 19=AT, 20=DA
The Carrs & Carr Lane Park
1=PD, 2=AR, 3=YH, 4=SK, 5=BX, 6=KT, 7=HL, 8=DR, 9=TA, 10=JV, 11=WA, 12=ZS, 13=FL, 14=HK, 15=NL, 16=VB, 17=MV, 18=GK, 19=EDVicar Water Country Park
1=LZ, 2=JT, 3=DA, 4=VF, 5=KM, 6=TJ, 7=NE, 8=FY, 9=HL, 10=QX,11=WN, 12=PQ, 13=GD, 14=EK, 15=BH, 16=RS, 17=AC
Wollaton Park
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Boughton Brake
One mile north of Ollerton, parking on Brake Lane. OS sheet 120 SK669692. Maps available for download from the Forestry Commission and British Orienteering website. Produced by NOC in partnership with Ollerton Town Council, the Forestry Commission, the Dukeries Academy and Friends of Boughton Brake.
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Clumber Park
6 miles north of Ollerton on A614.
OS Sheet 120 SK625745.
Groups by arrangement with the National Trust.
1:2500 Family friendly course.
1:5000 Medium course. There is a SmartPhone version of this course.
See the National Trust website for details of occasional orienteering events.
This is a National Trust property, access charges apply.
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OS Sheet 120 SK625745.
Groups by arrangement with the National Trust.
1:2500 Family friendly course.
1:5000 Medium course. There is a SmartPhone version of this course.
See the National Trust website for details of occasional orienteering events.
This is a National Trust property, access charges apply.
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Gedling Country Park
Permanent course opened July 2019. Parking off Lambley Lane and Spring Lane.
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Maps also available for download from Gedling BC website.
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Maps also available for download from Gedling BC website.
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Ollerton Pit Wood
Ollerton Pit Wood is a former colliery site now transformed into a woodland area with surfaced tracks and trails. The Ollerton Pit Wood POC opened in 2022.
There are 4 suggested courses:
Very Easy: 1.6 km
Easy: 2.1 km
Medium: 2.3 km
Long: 3.6 km
The course has been developed with the help and support of Forestry England, Newark & Sherwood District Council and Actve4Today.
The courses are also available as Smart Phone / MapRun courses for download to your smartphone.
There is also an All controls MapRun 90 minute score course available.
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There are 4 suggested courses:
Very Easy: 1.6 km
Easy: 2.1 km
Medium: 2.3 km
Long: 3.6 km
The course has been developed with the help and support of Forestry England, Newark & Sherwood District Council and Actve4Today.
The courses are also available as Smart Phone / MapRun courses for download to your smartphone.
There is also an All controls MapRun 90 minute score course available.
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Rushcliffe Country Park
The park is set in beautiful countryside just south of Ruddington signed from the A60. It has excellent facilities and a range of activities. Follow signs to the main car park and visitor centre.
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Sconce and Devon Park
Sconce Park is a large area of public space in Newark by the River Devon with open space, woodland and the Queen's Sconce, a large civil war earthwork. The free permanent course map is available from the Go Orienteering website. Newark and Sherwood District Council requested our help in establishing a POC in September 2021. Following a successful grant application, NOC has updated the map, planned and installed courses with the support of Active4Today and the park ranger.
The POC is now available, a free map can be downloaded from the GO Orienteering site. Map updated August 2025.
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The POC is now available, a free map can be downloaded from the GO Orienteering site. Map updated August 2025.
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Sherwood Forest
The Permanent Orienteering Course has controls throughout the Country Park and a range of courses are suggested from Short - about 40 minutes, to Long - about 2 hours. The course Start is shown on the map with a purple triangle and can be used as the finish. Map updated 2024. The course starts from near the RSPB Visitor Centre. The car park entrance is off the B6084, north of Edwinstowe. OS Sheet 120 SK628676. Map, courses and posts updated August 2024. Small groups by arrangement. NO LARGE GROUPS/EVENTS Suitable for wheelchairs.
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Sherwood Pines
Gruffalo Orienteering Trail available on site.
Family Orienteering Trail and Long and Middle courses
Download Map from 'Go Orienteering', also download from Forestry England web site.
Maps updated June 2025
Family Orienteering Trail and Long and Middle courses
Download Map from 'Go Orienteering', also download from Forestry England web site.
Maps updated June 2025
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Silverhill Wood
This picturesque woodland with its mixture of broadleaf and conifer trees, open meadows and ponds were formally two colliery sites.
Through a process of coal washing, engineering, landscaping, fertilising and planting Silverhill Wood has been transformed into a beautiful woodland. It also boasts the views from one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire, definitely worth a visit. The viewpoint is marked by an impressive miner's memorial statue.
The reverse of the map has the following suggested courses:
Easy / yellow standard - 5 controls - 1.5 km - about 20 minutes
Medium / orange standard - 10 controls - 3 km - about 40 minutes
Score or make up your own course - 20 controls
Map, courses and posts updated June 2024.
Important note: please avoid controls 11,12 and 16 between March and July because of ground-nesting birds.
Download Map from 'Go Orienteering', and from the Forestry Commission websites.
Through a process of coal washing, engineering, landscaping, fertilising and planting Silverhill Wood has been transformed into a beautiful woodland. It also boasts the views from one of the highest points in Nottinghamshire, definitely worth a visit. The viewpoint is marked by an impressive miner's memorial statue.
The reverse of the map has the following suggested courses:
Easy / yellow standard - 5 controls - 1.5 km - about 20 minutes
Medium / orange standard - 10 controls - 3 km - about 40 minutes
Score or make up your own course - 20 controls
Map, courses and posts updated June 2024.
Important note: please avoid controls 11,12 and 16 between March and July because of ground-nesting birds.
Download Map from 'Go Orienteering', and from the Forestry Commission websites.
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The Carrs & Carr Lane Park
POC developed by Keith Streb 2022 at request of Mansfield DC.
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Vicar Water Country Park
3 miles north east of Mansfield off B6030. OS Sheet 120 SK587627. There is one line course with extensive views from the top of the hill, 2.6 km and an alternative route that is shorter and avoids the hill. The POC map can be download from the Go Orienteering site.
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Wollaton Park
Wollaton Hall, built in 1588, is Grade I listed and nestles in 500 acres of parkland boasting diverse habitats including grassland, wetland and woodland.
Herds of red and fallow deer roam free with the lake creating a dramatic contrast to the Hall that overlooks it.
NOC have worked with the City of Nottingham to produce a permanent course.
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Herds of red and fallow deer roam free with the lake creating a dramatic contrast to the Hall that overlooks it.
NOC have worked with the City of Nottingham to produce a permanent course.
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Woodthorpe Grange Park
NOC have worked with the City of Nottingham to produce a permanent course. Please note that the posts and markers are no longer maintained by Nottingham City and may be missing. We suggest you try the Smartphone version of these courses.
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No longer in use
You might discover markers at these locations:
Bestwood Country Park
Bulwell Hall Park
Colwick Park
Southglade Park
The Forest and Arboretum
Unfortunately sometimes landowners are unable to continue funding maintenance, so any changes or vandalism cannot be repaired and therefore NOC cannot advertise these POCs for the time being.
9 Apr 2017