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The Wyre Forest is a vast area of woodland, bordering the banks of the River Severn and the A456 to Far Forest.

There are numerous car parks dotted around and each will take you on a walk or ride which has its own unique attributes.

The visitor's centre is just off the A456 and is very well equipped with ample car parking facilities (car parking charge), a cafe and toilets.

Disabled Walk. This is probably the best location for disabled and wheelchair users since a purpose built path starts just behind the visitor's centre.

Main Route. The woodland around the visitor's centre is coniferous, and you can take one of several routes into the forest from here. The main access route is wide and begins descending immediately. The forest ultimately descends to Dowles Brook which runs into the Severn. This route is wide enough for the forestry vehicles and with conifers visible in every direction it loses its appeal very quickly, especially on the return trip when you have a long slow walk up the hill. Mountain bikers use this route extensively, so beware!

Smaller side paths are more rewarding and you may find deciduous woodland along some of them, or spot some of the many deer. It is quite easy to get lost, so please take care.

Dowles Brook. This stream runs right through the middle of the forest, while a footpath and the old railway line run almost parallel to it in places.

If you drive through The Lakes residential estate in Bewdley you will eventually arrive in a small lane that runs back out into the countryside, down a hill, and to a car park (not marked on OS maps) that is on the route of the old railway.

This car park makes a great starting point for an easy walk or ride through the centre of the forest, or to access areas that would take an age to reach from the visitor's centre.

The railway route is concrete for the first few hundred yards and you can take off into the forest at numerous points.

If you walk from the small car park down the lane a short distance, you will arrive at the path which follows Dowles Brook quite closely.

Hawkbatch. If you want a short, easy, and very rewarding walk, then park at the Hawkbatch car park just off the B4194. From here you can reach Suckley Point in 10 to 15 minutes, and enjoy one of the most spectacular views overlooking the River Severn, Trimpley Reservoir and the Victoria Bridge carrying the Severn Valley Railway.

When you pull onto the car park, the path to Suckley Point is the first one you pass on the left, effectively in the top left hand corner of the car park viewed from the entrance. Just follow this path through the conifers, bear left when you meet the main path, pass the concrete inspection bunkers (which sit on the pipeline carrying drinking water from the Elan Valley), then either take the next path on the right (short cut through more conifers) or follow the main path and bear right (through an area of deciduous trees).

Suckley Point is set high up on top of the steep hillside on a bend in the river. It is an excellent viewpoint with a couple of benches that affords you views of Upper Arley, Severn Valley Railway crossing the Victoria Bridge and then passing through the Severn Trent Waterworks (not as awful as it sounds) with Trimpley Reservoir in the foreground. This is a great spot to picnic or just take in the scenery.

There are several other car parks or parking places on either side of the B4194 heading towards Buttonbridge.

If you turn right at Buttonoak you can take a lane to park in a riverside field (usually ﾣ1 to park in the summer months). Before you reach the field (at the very end of the lane) you pass Arley Station on the Severn Valley Railway, which is well worth a visit. A pub is also nearby which serves meals, and you can cross the river on a footbridge to Upper Arley where there's a tea room and pleasant stroll up the hill to the church. You can walk along either side of the river to Victoria Bridge.

Attractions near Wyre Forest include Ludlow, Warton Park Golf Club at Bewdley, Severn Valley Railway near Bewdley, Blackstone Meadows Country Park at Bewdley, West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley, Severn Valley Country Park at Alveley, Rays Farm Country Matters near Bridgnorth.