Forest bathing at Comer Woods, Dudmaston

Comer Woods is the woodland side of Dudmaston, a 3,000-acre National Trust working estate south of Bridgnorth. The estate mixes ancient woodland, conifer plantations and pools, and Comer Woods has a network of waymarked trails, including a walk around its three pools from the car park at the Old Sawmill. The woods are open every day of the year.

It is one of the easier woodland visits in Shropshire: the trails are surfaced, the Explorer trail is a gentle loop of a little over two miles, and an off-road mobility vehicle can be booked ahead. Some paths are shared with cyclists and horse riders and there is a red-graded mountain bike trail, so the walking-only paths and the pool walk are the calmer choices. Heath Meadow opens up the woods along the way. There is a takeaway café and toilets.