3.6/5)About Wyre Forest Visitor and Discovery Centre
Wyre Forest and its surrounding woodlands are fantastic places to enjoy the fresh air and explore... so what are you waiting for?
How to get there:
Bus services 192/292 run between Birmingham and Ludlow.
The nearest train station is Kidderminster.
For details of public transport visit http://www.transportdirect.info
What's on in Wyre Forest Area Woodlands
June
- Carboniferous Trail Saturday 2 June 2012 to Sunday 10 June 2012
July
- Treetastic Tuesdays! Tuesday 24 July 2012
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Tuesday 28 August 2012 - Forest Fridays Friday 27 July 2012
Friday 3 August 2012
Friday 10 August 2012
Friday 17 August 2012
Friday 24 August 2012
Friday 31 August 2012 - Wild in Wyre 2012 Monday 30 July 2012 to Wednesday 1 August 2012
August
- Treetastic Tuesdays! Tuesday 24 July 2012
Tuesday 31 July 2012
Tuesday 7 August 2012
Tuesday 14 August 2012
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Tuesday 28 August 2012 - Forest Fridays Friday 27 July 2012
Friday 3 August 2012
Friday 10 August 2012
Friday 17 August 2012
Friday 24 August 2012
Friday 31 August 2012 - Wild in Wyre 2012 Monday 30 July 2012 to Wednesday 1 August 2012
Facilities:
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The Forest Cafe has an information point and refreshments. Email theforestcafe.wyre@goape.co.uk. Tel 01299 266944 |
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Open daily, (except Christmas day) 10am to 4pm. |
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Also on site are way-marked trails with accompanying information leaflets, picnic sites, adventure playground for young children, family bike trail and an all-ability walking trail. The Community Discovery Centre and Education team can be contacted on 01299 266929. |
Activities
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Wyre Forest Health Walks- every Tuesday and Sunday at 10.30 for 11am start. :Walk in the Woods - looking at features of seasonal interest. First Wednesday of every month, 10.30am. £4 per person. :Waymarked trails: |
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One way-marked family cycle trail 7.7km starts from the Visitor Centre.Follow the blue cycle markers More adventurous mountain biking can be undertaken at Kinlet North, access from Earnwood Car park. |
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Riders are requested to keep to the marked horseshoe trails and bridleways. Parking for horseboxes costs £4 per day. Day permits, trail maps and information on annual passes arranged in conjunction with the Worcestershire Bridleways and Riders Association are available from the Visitor Centre. |
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The Wyre Forest Discovery Centre hosts the "education centre of excellence". Curriculum linked activities as well as a variety of adult craft and wildlife focus days are available. Phone 01299 266929 for a full list of school and group activities, as well as for the 'Events' programme. The new Community Discovery Centre, featuring many green technologies, is also available for community groups and organisations to hire. |
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Rated as one of the top three most ecologically important forests in Britain, along with the New Forest and the Forest of Dean. |
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Orienteering sessions, either self-programming or staff led, can be booked through the Discovery Centre on 01299 266929. There are orienteering courses for the public to use at the Callow Hill and Hawkbatch sites, using maps available from the Visitor Centre for £1. |
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Accessed from the Buzzard trail, the 2ha arboretum in the Wyre Forest has been managed by the Wyre Forest Society for over 20 years. It was originally situated there because of the location of the Whitty Pear tree, and recently the WFS has planted an avenue of Sorb trees to continue the sorbus genus theme. |
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There are picnic benches amongst the trees or you can picnic on the grassy lawn beside the Visitor Centre. |
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Adventure play area for small children, and woodpecker tower. |
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Forest Friends.. a club for pre-school children. If you are the parent or carer of pre-school children bring them along for an hour of fun in the forest! It may be a short pushchair-friendly walk, crafts using natural materials, or wildlife themed games.Wear suitable clothes and be prepared to get muddy! Every Thursday in term time, 10-11 am.£2 per child. No need to book, just turn up! Phone 01299 266929 for more details. Activities for 5-11 year olds are arranged for every school holiday and half term - phone 01299 266929 for an 'Events' programme. |
Contact:
Liz Bunney01299 266929
e-mail: liz.bunney@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
Please tell us about your visit
Please email us at liz.bunney@forestry.gsi.gov.uk if you have an enquiry or would like a reply to your comments.
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