Moors Valley parkrun

31/10/2026

Great to see everyone today for our Halloween parkrun. Thank you to MV parkrun regular Steve for writing this weeks spook report (yes you are definitely still allowed to do it again!? 😉)

You can read Steve's report here:
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/moorsvalley/news/2026/10/31/event-482-halloween-edition-by-steve-taylor

Thanks as always to our volunteers, we are all grateful of your time. This morning you may have noticed a 'cheer squad' at the finish corner. Thank you to the Scouts and Explorers who joined us today touristing, you certainly kept the energy going for everyone's final stretch to the line.

Next week is our 11th Birthday, so we hope to see you all then for more Moors Valley parkrun fun 🎉.

27/10/2026

Thank you to Sophie Richards for compiling the run report for Saturday 24th October.

You can read Sophie’s report here.

https://www.parkrun.org.uk/moorsvalley/news/2026/10/27/event-481-by-sophie-richards/

As always well done to everyone who participated, hit a milestone, achieved a PB, joined us for the first time or celebrating something special.

Huge thank you to our Volunteers for giving your time. We were all very relieved the rain stayed at bay 🧡

23/10/2026

Moors Valley Country Park and Forest will reopen as normal from 8am on Saturday 24 October 2026.

Updated: 23/10/2026 - 2pm

Following today's weather, our rangers will be carrying out site inspections and some areas may be temporarily closed while any storm-related damage is made safe. Please follow any on-site signage and staff guidance during your visit 🍃

For the latest information regarding the Halloween Illuminated Trail, please visit: https://www.forestryengland.uk/moors-valley/halloween/latest-updates

In the event of a trail cancellation, all ticket holders will be contacted directly by their ticketing provider. This will be actioned by 2pm to allow for travel considerations 🎃

23/10/2026

Happy parkrun eve, on this blustery autumnal night!

The Rangers at Moors Valley Country Park and Forest have been superstars and confirmed that the park will be open from 8am tomorrow morning.

Which means we're still planning to go ahead with our parkrun event, subject to a successful course check etc. We've been advised there is a lot of debris around, so please be careful when you are on the course.

Additionally, the first loop of the car park will be inaccessible (red line on the map). This unfortunately means the disabled parking spaces will be unavailable and all cars will need to be parked in the second & subsequent car parks (green ticks on the map). Please follow all signs and DO NOT drive down the wrong way or ignore a ranger's instruction.
There have been reports of inconsiderate behaviour with some of our drivers so we would kindly ask everyone to leave a little extra time in the morning, so that we can all get to the briefing (and toilets) on time. Thank you for your understanding.

Should we need to cancel, we'll notify everyone via as many methods as possible, so please keep an eye on the socials. No news is good news!

See you in the morning 🌳💨🍂🌪🏃🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🧡

19/10/2026

🧡💚 Moors Valley parkrun #480 💚🧡

🍂 A warm, fresh autumnal morning set the scene for brilliant parkrun and parkwalking conditions, as 577 participants joined us for event #480 on Saturday 17 October. We welcomed 84 first-timers, including 12 people taking their very first parkrun steps. We hope you loved it and will be back for more!

Milestone magic!

There were plenty of reasons to celebrate, with some fantastic milestones reached:

💜 Neil Stone celebrated his 10th volunteer milestone.
👏 William Silk completed his 10th parkrun.
🎉 A huge 13 participants joined the 25-club, including Mark Christison, Charlotte Fieldhouse and Tom Martin.
❤️ Eight runners reached their 50th parkrun, including Daniel Bird, Matt Downes and Andy Shawyer.
🖤 Fred Chaston hit the impressive 100-parkrun milestone.
💚 Eric Pearson, Gordon Way and Jackie Eggleton celebrated 250 parkruns. What an achievement!
🧡 Gary Davis reached the fantastic 300 milestone.
🎈 And a big cheer for Anne Stevens, celebrating 150 parkruns!

Personal bests galore!

An incredible 61 PBs were recorded — proof that autumn legs can still fly! A massive well done to everyone who smashed their personal targets.

💜 Volunteers: the real heroes!

Our event simply wouldn't happen without our wonderful hi-vis heroes. A massive thank you to every volunteer who gave their time, energy and encouragement.

Whether you ran, jogged, walked, volunteered or cheered from the sidelines, thank you for being part of our parkrun family.

Same time, same place, more milestones to make. See you next Saturday! 💚🧡

10/10/2026

There was an autumnal chill to this morning at Moors Valley, but this didn't deter 499 participants to complete our course, supported by 47 wonderful volunteers. A huge thank you to everyone who ran, jogged, walked, volunteered or cheered. You all helped make it another wonderful Saturday morning!

We had a rather unexpected visitor this week in the shape of a boomerang B14, which made its way to our course before being handed over from Rachael Hawken to Richard Sedgley. You never quite know what might turn up at parkrun! https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18KPDeX2WL/

We were delighted to welcome visitors from New Zealand, Scunthorpe, Weymouth and Colchester. We hope you enjoyed your Moors Valley experience and felt at home on our beautiful forest course.

There was plenty to celebrate, too! Congratulations to Zoe McPherson on her 25th volunteer milestone and Jane Lane on reaching an amazing 150 volunteers - all as a marshal!! Happy 77th birthday to Shirley, belated birthday wishes to Paul, whose birthday was yesterday, and a big Moors Valley welcome to Damon, who completed his very first parkrun. So many lovely reasons to celebrate, and we're delighted you shared them with us!

Our Run Director Mark completed the briefing, with Fun Director Bobby getting everyone underway before our fantastic volunteers headed to the finish area. We had a swan-free morning this time, with just a few ducks keeping an eye on all the hard work, happy faces and fabulous finishes. They seemed quite content to leave us to it!

The weather is definitely beginning to turn, with a little chill in the air now. Autumnal vibes are certainly on their way, and we're already looking forward to our Halloween parkrun at the end of the month. We wonder what treats and spooky surprises might be in store🎃👻

Thank you to our 47 volunteers for making it all happen, and well done to all 499 participants. We hope you left with a smile and look forward to welcoming you back next Saturday!
If you'd like to volunteer next week, the future roster can be found here: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/moorsvalley/futureroster/
Please email [email protected] with your barcode and we'll add you to the roster🧡🙏🙋🦺

04/10/2026

Brian’s family have asked us to share an update with the Moors Valley parkrun community regarding his funeral arrangements.

The funeral service will be held at St Michael & All Angels Church in Verwood on Thursday 15th October 2026 at 12:30pm.

Immediately following the church service, there will be a private family committal at Verwood Cemetery, followed by a wake at Crane Valley Golf Club.

Details can be found here: https://www.oharafunerals.co.uk/funeral-notices/funeral-details/?tribute=brian-long-1948-2026

The parkrun community would be welcome to join Brian's family to celebrate his life and share memories of him.

Instead of flowers, the family have asked anyone wishing to do so, makes a donation to parkrun in Brian’s memory. When making a donation, please split your donation between parkrun and specifically our Moors Valley parkrun.

Our Moors Valley parkrun link can be found on our About Us page: https://www.parkrun.org.uk/moorsvalley/aboutus/
Scroll down to the purple donation link "donate to this event" which will take you to a paypal donation page. All funds received will go directly back into supporting our event, with a particular focus on keeping our equipment and kit in good condition.

The parkrun donation page can be found here: https://donate.parkrun.com/

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Moors Valley parkrun is a FREE weekly 5k event for participants of all standards, which takes place every Saturday at 9:00am in Moors Valley Country Park and Forest, Horton road, Ashley Heath, Nr. Ringwood, Dorset, BH24 2ET.

04/10/2026

What a lovely morning we had at Moors Valley for event #478 and parkrun's 22nd birthday! Tutus were plentiful & colourful, on both volunteers and participants alike.

It was fantastic to see so many milestones being celebrated this week. Now that the new official parkrun milestones are available, we’re able to give even more shout-outs to our amazing participants, and we absolutely love it.

We also had a very special birthday celebration among our four-legged parkrunners, with one of our regular parkrun dogs celebrating his 6th birthday. And, of course, Monty was as springy and excited as ever!

We welcomed visitors from Horsham, Milton Keynes, Swanage and Warwick, as well as all of our wonderful regulars. Thank you for choosing to spend your Saturday morning with us, and we hope you enjoyed your visit.

A huge thank you, as always, to our incredible volunteers. We really, truly couldn’t do it without you. Whether you were marshalling, scanning, timing, sorting tokens, tail walking or helping behind the scenes, you all played an important part in making sure everyone could enjoy a safe and happy parkrun. We hope you had as much fun as we did.

Looking ahead to next Saturday, the Run Bournemouth event is taking place, so if you’re tapering and would like to give your legs a well-earned rest but still want your parkrun fix, why not volunteer?

We’re a community event and simply can’t go ahead without our wonderful supporters. So if you’re able to help next Saturday, please be one of them.

Email [email protected] along with your parkrun barcode number to let us know you’d like to volunteer.

Whether you’re a regular volunteer or have never volunteered before, there’s a role for everyone, and we’d love to have you on the team.

See you next Saturday!

01/10/2026

Saturday 3rd October volunteer plea!

Can anyone help complete our course check & event day set up on Saturday please? ** role filled 🙌 **

We also could do with some volunteers on the funnel and barcode scanning; anyone with a finish time of under 25 mins could run first and then be an awesome hi-vis hero!🦺

Please email us at [email protected] including your parkrun number so we can add you to the roster 🙏🏼

Thanks in advance!🧡