About Us
A small introduction to the club and field archery
Merlin Field Archers
An EFAA club
We are a club formed by Chris and Ben Jones the owners of Merlin Archery who have a love of field archery and IFAA/EFAA field in particular. They set out and have delivered a course and club facilities to rival any other club. We have a 28 target course and practice butts set over gently undulating mixed woodland, with the construction of a tree stand and the careful placement of targets a course full of interesting shots has been created.
The club is affiliated to the English Field Archery Association the national governing body of the IFAA who outline the details of a 14 target round which is shot twice, we have two units of 14 forming a full 28 target course. Unlike other clubs in the UK our course is a continuous 28 targets with the whole course being shot at each of the record status classification events which we hold each month on the 4th Sunday
News
Recent Events in the Wood
Have a Go 2025
We are excited to announce the return of the the MFA Have a Go session for 2025!
Occuring on the 13th April 2025 with no field archery experience necessary, come down and give it a go!
Please email membership@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk to book in advance
Upcoming Events
2025 Shoots and Events
All Classification shoots
10 am Start
Tea and Coffee available
Practise butts from 8am
Adult £10, Junior/Cub £2.50
International Round
Field / Expert Round
Hunter Round
AGB Have-a-Go - International Round
Combination Round
Field / Expert
WA Marked Record Status
Further information and entry available here
Hunter Round
Field / Expert Round
25th August 2025
Chris Jones Memorial Shoot
Hunter on Sunday & Field on Monday
One Day Adult £10, Junior/Cub £2.50, Both Days Adult £15, Junior/Cub £4
Combination Round
Hunter Round
Field / expert Round
Club and Course Records
To claim a club record, the following conditions must be met:
- Club member
- Shot on an EFAA or IFAA chartered course
- Shot at: a Merlin open club day; EFAA or IFAA classification shoot; EFAA or IFAA Club Tournament; EFAA or IFAA National competition; or international IFAA competition.
Please send a photo of your signed score card along with the category you are claiming to this address. You can only claim a record in one category per score, this should be the category you have nominated to shoot in that day.
To view the records click here
Course records can be claimed by any EFAA or IFAA member who shoots a round at Merlin Field Archery Club. The committee aims to update these records after any Open Club Day, Classification shoot or Tournament at the club course. You can only claim a record in one category per score, this should be the category you have nominated to shoot in that day.
If you believe that your score has not been updated, please send a photo of your score card along with the category you are claiming to this address.
To view the records click here
Gallery
A few pictures of the woods
Finding Us
Melbourne Rd, Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 1RS, UK
Our access gate is on the south side of Melbourne road at reference Latitude 52.768851, Longtitude -1.418483, What 3 Words ///slowness.dancer.loosens (Carpark ///veto.shoulders.gives)
Meet the Commitee
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Chair - James Cowie: chair@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Secretary - Dave Moore: secretary@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Membership Secretary - Carol Smith: membership@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Treasurer - Ed Newman: treasurer@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Tournaments - Lisa Cooper: tournaments@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Records - Chris Cant: records@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Safeguarding Officer - Morgan Burgess: safeguarding@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk
Range Officer - Scott Stanbury: rangeofficer@merlinfieldarchers.co.uk