THE eighth annual Wild Boar and Humbug chases took place at the Speech House Field and organisers are hoping it has raised a five-figure sum for charity. More than 650 adults rode one of the four distances ranging from 23 to 45 miles, while 50 eight to 12-year-olds took on the nine-mile Humbug Chase. The…

Staggered Start We have a large entry with a wide range of ability and experience. To reduce delays at bottlenecks we ask for the co-operation of all of our riders. Generally the quicker and more experienced riders will have entered the FULL BOAR. We will have an area at the corner of the field, nearest…

Forestry England have now approved the 2019 Wild Boar Chase route. We had to make some late route adjustments due to identification of sites of Schedule 1 nesting birds near to points on our original route. We have re-routed well away from these sites. We are grateful to Forestry England and their partners for their…

We have had to make some last-minute route changes due to late notification to us of Schedule 1 Nesting Birds on the route. We are working on re-routing around these nest sites and hope to have GPX files available for you on Wednesday morning. Thank you all for your patience.

Some years ago local crew Dave and Jan Miles rode the Small Boar on their tandem. This year so far we have 2 tandems entered, one is from TROG MTB coming over from Suffolk. The other is a team from Berkshire.

The 2019 Humbug Chase is supported by Frog Bikes. A great souvenir of the event for our young riders. Order Here

Many thanks to all of you that have entered the Wild Boar Chase so far. We still have plenty of entries left, so please mention that you have entered the event in your social media feeds. Although J K Rowling drew some inspiration from her time in the Forest of Dean we are not social…

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Locally, we refer to young wild boar as “humbugs. This is due to the light brown stripes that they have running across their back. The coat becomes darker and a more uniform colour as the humbugs grow up. When you visit the Forest please never feed the boar.

When we prepare for the Wild Boar Chase we often see Wild Boar – or evidence of where they have been – in the Forest There are an estimated 1,645 wild boar in the Forest of Dean this year – the highest number estimated to date. The figures are calculated annually by the Forestry Commission.…