About Wye Valley Forest area
The Wye Valley is recognised as one of the most beautiful woodlands in Britain, with most of it’s 4,300 hectares lying within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
These woodlands are predominantly broadleaf with a mix of mature oak and beech as well as other species such as ash, cherry and small leafed lime. During April and early May a carpet of bluebells adorns many of these woods as well as other species such as celandine, wood anemone and wild garlic.
The historic Wye Valley Walk passes north/south through Tintern and then for long stretches of Forestry Commission woodlands up until Monmouth. Along this route there are several view points from Upper Wyndcliffe near Chepstow, to Cuckoo Wood north of Llandogo which offer spectacular views across the lower Wye Valley with the Bristol Channel and the old Severn Bridge in the backdrop.
How to get there:
Chepstow, Monmouth, Newport, Ross on Wye, Cinderford, Coleford, Lydney, Chepstow, Caldicot, and Abergavenny are the nearest towns or villages.
The A 466 runs though the Wye Valley, between Chepstow and Monmouth.
OS Grid Reference: ST515932
For details of public transport visit http://www.traveline-cymru.info/
Places to go in Wye Valley Forest area
Coppice Mawr WoodCuckoo Wood
Bargain Wood
Lower Wyncliffe Wood
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Contact
Llanymddyfri Office
0300 068 0300
e-mail: llanymddyfri@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
