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Wyre Forest parkrun

United Kingdom England

A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.

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Meeting point: 52.36500, -2.36980. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 52.36500, -2.36980.

The course

Course description

Following some of Wyre's way marked trails, this one lap clockwise course is a loop which runs through the depths of the beautiful Wyre Forest following fully signed tracks and paths.
The course starts and finishes approximately 10 minutes walk from the car-park and visitor centre. Please follow our signs and walk downhill to the start area (you will pass Go Ape on your right), at the bottom of the hill. As this is a forestry route be prepared for hills, bumpy tracks, tree routes and some mud! But also expect some of the most beautiful scenery in the area.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is at Wyre Forest Visitor Centre, Bewdley. The course is run on a mixture of trail paths and tracks. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.

Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.

Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.

Facilities

See the Forestry England website for the event location and things to do.

Car parking is available as you enter the site. Payment machines are to be found in the middle of the car park and on the side of the visitor centre. You will need to input your number plate at time of purchase, there is no longer a ticket to display.

Early bird - exit before 10:30 am £2.50
1 hour £3.50
2 hours £5.00

Please note the machines are card only, they do not take cash.

Alternatively you can use the RingGo app, location code is 31056 for cars.

Wyre Forest members park free, membership is £50 per year. More information is available on the Forestry England website.

Toilets are situated within the Visitor Centre area, to the right of and just behind the Forest Cafe. There is a large children's play area, picnic area and smaller forest trails suitable for walkers (pushchairs welcome) and trails also suitable for cyclists and horse riders. Orienteering available at an extra cost.

There are also GoApe Adventure facilities here which feature zip wires and tarzan swings etc.

More details

Public transport

Bus: Bus numbers 2L (Kidderminster - Ludlow) and 291 (Tenbury Wells to Kidderminster) will stop at Wyre Forest Visitor Centre. Please visit the Worcestershire Bus website for current timetables.

Train: The nearest train station is Kidderminster, approximately 7 miles away. The trainline website gives details of the station's location and local taxis, hotels etc.

On foot

There is a bus stop approximately 60m away the Visitor Centre entrance.

By road

Wyre Forest is located on the A456 Kidderminster to Tenbury Wells road. 3 miles west of Bewdley at Callow Hill.

If using satnav the postcode is DY14 9XQ. The Forestry Commission Visitor Centre is clearly signposted. Car parking is available on site.

If travelling from the North via M5, exit at Junction 3 signposted A456 Kidderminster. Stay on the A456 all the way until you reach Wyre.

If travelling form the South via M5, exit at junction 6, signposted Worcester North A449. Stay on A449 and follow signs for Kidderminster and then Bewdley and stay on the A456.

Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Forest Café. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Forest Café - please come and join us!

Course safety

Wyre Forest parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

  • Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
  • Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
  • Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
  • We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
  • Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
  • Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
  • Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
  • If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
  • If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
  • It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
  • Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
  • You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
  • parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Wyre Forest parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email wyreforest@parkrun.com to help.

Safeguarding

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.

Event stats

499
Events
16,232
Finishers
100,168
Finishes
1,231
Volunteers
13,800
Personal bests
1,118
Groups
00:31:56
Average finish time

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