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Motorcycle trials to take place in Monmouthshire woodland

Motorcycle trials to take place in Monmouthshire woodland

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West Gloucester and Dean Forest Motorcycle Club are holding the 38th Wyegate Motorcycle Trial on Sunday 13 April. 

The club is a member of Trail Riders Fellowship, which requires members to follow a code of practice.

Although the event does not need council permission to take place, the organisers have liaised fully with the Monmouthshire Events Safety Advisory Group which includes Monmouthshire County Council and Gwent Police.

The majority of the agreed route follows highways which the riders are entitled to use, but sections of the route include the following public rights of way:

  • Bridleway at Hygga Farm
  • Open Access areas in Lydart Orles Wood, Colonel’s Park Wood / Lower Hale Wood / Pwllplythin Wood

West Gloucester and Dean Forest Motorcycle Club have provided written permission from the relevant landowners and agreed to certain conditions, including:

  • Notices/ signs and markers to be set out informing the public of the type, date and time of the event to be erected five days prior to the event
  • Appropriate signs to be erected at any junctions of public rights of way warning competitors and the public of the need for caution
  • Maximum speed limit of 15MPH or lower shall apply for all public rights of way
  • Any damage to the surface of any right of way and Nanny’s Lane caused by the event shall be made good by the organisers
  • It will be made clear to competitors that the route over Nanny’s Lane and the bridleways are not vehicular rights of way and are only authorised for this event and should not be used afterwards

Open access areas are where members of the public have the right to walk. For this reason, Monmouthshire County Council require that trial organisers apply the same rules to these sections as to those over rights of way.

Monmouthshire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, Housing & Tourism, Sara Burch, said: “Monmouthshire welcomes responsible riders to our county, together with their supporters and spectators.

“I hope the riders enjoy the event and their stay in our lovely countryside. “I would like to thank the volunteer organisers for working with us to ensure that the event goes off safely and with the minimum of local disturbance.”

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