The invention refers to an apparatus and to a method for forming and wrapping a bale in a bale forming chamber into wrapping material. A wrapping material conveying device (96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 108) conveys a web (304) of wrapping material towards a wrapping material inlet (92). A severing device (400) severs the web (304) at a severing location (401). The wrapping material conveying device (96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 108) moves the web (304) towards the inlet (92), forms a leading segment (LS) of the web, and keeps the leading segment (LS) in an intermediate web providing position between the wrapping material inlet (92) and the severing location (401) without moving the leading segment (LS). For starting the wrapping procedure the web is conveyed towards the inlet (92).
