Forest bathing at Bury Ditches

Bury Ditches is a Forestry England woodland on a hill in rural south-west Shropshire. At the top, ringed by its banks and ditches, is an Iron Age hill fort dating from about 500 BC, described by Forestry England as one of the best preserved in the country. It is a remote, rural spot, which keeps it quieter than the better-known Shropshire Hills.

From the car park there is a choice: a steep climb up to the hill fort, or a level forest road past the barrier to a bench and a view. The forest road is the gentler option if you simply want to walk a little way into the trees and sit. The hill fort itself is open ground, so it is exposed in wind and rain. Parking is free, and the site is open from dawn to dusk all year. No facilities are listed, so come prepared.