Forest bathing in County Londonderry

County Londonderry has a surprising amount of old oak for a farming county. Banagher Glen south of Dungiven is a nature reserve of ancient oak and ash in a steep glen, one of the oldest woods in Ireland, with a track up to the Altnaheglish reservoir. Ness Country Park near Claudy has Ness Wood and Ervey Wood on either side of the Burntollet river and the Ness waterfall, the highest in Northern Ireland. Roe Valley Country Park at Limavady is a wooded gorge with the Roe running through it, and on the edge of Derry, Prehen Wood is a Woodland Trust ancient oakwood above the Foyle.

Sessions here are two or three hours in a small group under the trees, covering very little distance, with a guide offering simple invitations to notice and plenty of sitting by the river. Each guide's profile below gives their dates and prices.

Roe Valley is the simplest start, with a large car park at the Dogleap Centre, a visitor centre and level riverside paths. Ness Country Park has a car park and a well-made trail to the waterfall, and Prehen Wood is reachable on foot from the city.