SOG Local Event - Parham Woods, near Storrington
Parham Woods 
is a very nice area with a lot of variety in a small space, along with some technically tricky ground and more than enough to confuse the unwary.
I was fairly fast to the first control, but was thrown by how wet my route was to the second and spent time trying to avoid getting my feet wet. Once I just decided to run up the flooded ride (and once the water in my shoes had warmed up) it was fine. After that, things were OK, though my navigation was not as sharp as I wanted and I found it a struggle compared with recent events. I did not feel at my best, vaguely ill and out of sorts, but I was around in 52 minutes for 19th place, which was better than I expected.
The woods are still quite wintry in appearance. There were daffodils in places, but no primroses yet. There was a little sunshine, which made a big difference to the cold wind.