I dont know if you're a road rider too, but if you are, I'll be out on Saturday with Gosforth RC if you fancied a blast. Were usually back for 1230 too. I'm avoiding Chopwell at the moment because of the christmas tree sales that are on there at the moment. AS per RudiBoy though, if you want some pointers, then I'll drop you a line. Last time I was there (3 weeks ish back), the loggers were in and it was pretty churned up, almost to the point of it being unrideable. Plus, other areas were fenced off. Let me know either way!