Useful Links

The structure of orienteering:

• British Orienteering Federation The official homepage of the British Orienteering Federation. NI Orienteering is a region of British Orienteering Federation.
• SportNI. The sport of orienteering is recognised by SportNI with British Orienteering as the National Governing Body.
• International Orienteering Federation The official homepage of the worldwide Orienteering governing body .
• Orienteering Ireland The homepage of our sister organisation in the Republic of Ireland.

The local orienteering clubs:

• FERMO Fermanagh Orienteers – the club covering the south-west of Northern Ireland. FermO are also on Facebook.
• LVO Lagan Valley Orienteers – the largest club in Northern Ireland, based in the greater Belfast area, but also including Co Down, Co Armagh and much of Co Antrim. LVO have a Facebook group and are also on Twitter.
• NWOC North West Orienteering Club- the club covering the north-west of Northern Ireland. NWOC are on Facebook.
• QUBOC Queen’s University Belfast Orienteering Club aka ‘The OC’. One of the few, ‘take it easy’, mixed sporting clubs in Queens! QUBOC have a closed Facebook group. Search “QUB Orienteering Club on Facebook”. QUBOC is currently dormant.

Useful websites:

• Compass Sport OnLine – Britain’s National Orienteering Magazine The Web based version of Compass Sport a specialist magazine covering all aspects of Orienteering which is published six times a year.
• Nopesport.com Lively UK orienteering site with a youngish focus.
• The Irish Orienteer (TIO) The archives of John McCullough’s excellent Irish Orienteering newsletter.