PEOPLE can take their dogs on a walk with Wallace and Gromit as part of a brand new 'Forest Walkies' route in Wyre Forest.

The route is one of 22 across the nation’s forests and has been developed in partnership with Aardman and Ordnance Survey.

Panels along the Wyre Forest route offer activities to do with your dog featuring that inimitable duo, Wallace and Gromit.

Challenges include encouraging your dog to sit still while you count up to 30, high-fiving your canine chum, and encouraging them to lie still while you both enjoy looking up at the trees.

There's also a competition offering people a chance to win a holiday as part of the campaign. 

Routes will also be plotted on Ordnance Survey’s Maps app to help you navigate your way around and you’ll find more information about the routes and be able to enter the competition from the app too.

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There is an activity pack that can be purchased ahead of the walk, with a tote bag featuring Wallace and Gromit striding out on their own forest walk as a special gift for dog owners.

Inside is a dog bandana a leaflet to enter the competition as well as a crossword puzzle with clues on the route panels to solve on the forest walk.

Those who enter the competition will be in with the chance of winning a Forest Holidays cabin break worth £1500. 

Details of how to enter can be found in the activity pack and also on the Forestry England website.

(Image: Forestry England/Crown copyright.)

Kerri Macdonell, Forestry England, recreation manager, said: “We can’t wait to welcome dogs and their owners for their Forest Walkies with this brand-new campaign.

"Wyre Forest is the perfect place for dogs to have fun, exercise and stay healthy all year round.

"As well as being a beautiful environment for us as we take our dogs for a walk, it’s also a place full of enrichment for them with sights and smells to keep your dog happy and stimulated.

"Dogs and their owners are incredibly important visitors to the nation’s forests, and we are looking forward to seeing some very waggy tails and bright eyes as they experience this grand day out.

"All our dogs deserve a treat, and this is the perfect way to give it to them.”

Rachael Peacock, senior brand manager, Aardman added: “We are delighted to be continuing our long-term partnership with Forestry England with the new ‘Forest Walkies’ campaign.

"Wallace and Gromit love the countryside and can’t wait to start encouraging families to get outdoors with their four-legged friends on these cracking dog-walking trails. Wallace is dusting off his ultimate walkies invention, The Wrong Trousers, in preparation."