Bale forming and wrapping apparatus comprising - a bale forming means providing a bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') and - a web guiding device positioned outside of the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch'), wherein the web guiding device is moveable between - a conveying position and - at least one parking position, wherein the bale forming means is arranged to form a bale in the provided bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch'), wherein a gap between - the web guiding device being in the or one parking position and - the bale forming means occurs, wherein - the web guiding device being in the conveying position and - the bale forming means are arranged - to clamp a web of wrapping material between them and - to jointly convey the clamped web towards an inlet which guides into the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch'), wherein the bale forming and wrapping apparatus is arranged - to insert the conveyed web of wrapping material through the inlet into the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') and - to wrap the bale in the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') into the inserted web , characterized in that the bale forming and wrapping apparatus further comprises - a web processing member being moveable between a web touching position and at least one remote position, - a web processing member actuator and - a mechanical guiding device coupling member (53.1, 53.2, 56), wherein the web processing member being in the web touching position - touches the web of wrapping material and - is arranged to process the touched web of wrapping material, wherein a gap occurs between - the web and - the web processing member being in the or one remote position, wherein the web processing member actuator is arranged to move the web processing member at least - from a start position being either the or one remote position or the web touching position - into an end position being the or one other position, and wherein the mechanical guiding device coupling member (53.1, 53.2, 56) couples - a movement of the web processing member from the start position into the end position with - a movement of the web guiding device from the or one parking position into the conveying position. - a bale forming means providing a bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') and - a web guiding device positioned outside of the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch'), - a conveying position and - at least one parking position, - the web guiding device being in the or one parking position and - the bale forming means - the web guiding device being in the conveying position and - the bale forming means - to clamp a web of wrapping material between them and - to jointly convey the clamped web towards an inlet which guides into the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch'), - to insert the conveyed web of wrapping material through the inlet into the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') and - to wrap the bale in the bale forming chamber (Ch, Ch') into the inserted web , - a web processing member being moveable between a web touching position and at least one remote position, - a web processing member actuator and - a mechanical guiding device coupling member (53.1, 53.2, 56), - touches the web of wrapping material and - is arranged to process the touched web of wrapping material, - the web and - the web processing member being in the or one remote position, - from a start position being either the or one remote position or the web touching position - into an end position being the or one other position, and - a movement of the web processing member from the start position into the end position with - a movement of the web guiding device from the or one parking position into the conveying position. <EOS>