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Wye Valley Woods


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About Wye Valley Woods

The woodlands covering the valley sides of the River Wye are a mosaic of broadleaf and conifer trees, providing a variety of wildlife habitats. Large parts of the area, particularly the limestone cliffs, form part of a SSSI.

How to get there:

Wye Valley Woods is part of Wye Valley. Monmouth and Coleford are the nearest towns or villages.

Accessed from the A40 at Monmouth, follow the A4136, (Gloucester road), for the northern woods and the A466, (Chepstow road), the southern woods.Easily accessible from M4/48, M5, M50, A40 and A49. Mainline trains via Newport or Gloucester.

OS Grid Reference: SO550150
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info

Start your visit from:

Symonds Yat Rock
Biblins
Tidenham Carpark
Herefordshire countryside as seen from the Symonds Yat Rock Viewpoint

Facilities:

ToiletsInformationOther FacilitiesParkingParking ChargeEasy AccessRefreshmentsForest Shop

Activities:

WalkingEducationalOther ActivitiesHeritageView Point

Contact:

Recreation Ranger
01594 833057
e-mail: dean@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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What's of interest

A new Sustrans route 'The Peregrine Path' is now open and runs along the River Wye from Monmouth to Symonds Yat East.

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