Forest bathing at The Oaks and Badbury Rings, Kingston Lacy

The Oaks is an ancient wood on the National Trust's Kingston Lacy estate near Wimborne, planted at the start of the 14th century and once called Sterley Bushes. Its oaks were pollarded for timber, and a Roman road runs along its eastern side. Nearby is Badbury Rings, an Iron Age hillfort with three ramparts, and the estate's beech avenue, planted in 1835 with 731 trees along the road.

The National Trust's walk starts at the free Heron Drove car park and makes a 3.8-mile loop through The Oaks and over or around Badbury Rings, coming back along the beech avenue. Expect grass, gravel tracks and some rough, undulating ground, with only gentle climbs. The Oaks is the place to slow down and sit; the hillfort is more open and can be windy. There are no facilities on the walk; the Kingston Lacy shop and restaurant are about 1.5 miles away.