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Woodlands for forest bathing in Aberdeenshire

8 places in Aberdeenshire that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Aberdeenshire.

Path through the trees in Bennachie Forest, AberdeenshireBennachieForest and open woodland on the slopes of Bennachie, with a gentle forest trailPine forest at Cambus o'May on DeesideCambus o’MayDeeside pine, heather and blaeberry, with small lochans among the treesWoodland path leading downhill to the lochan on the Crathes Castle estateCrathes Castle EstateDeeside castle estate with six waymarked trails through woods and past pondsTrees in Dunnottar Woods, StonehavenDunnottar WoodsBeech, ash and sycamore in the old Dunnottar House grounds, walkable from StonehavenScots pinewoods at Glen Tanar, AberdeenshireGlen TanarClassic Caledonian pinewood on Deeside, with easy waymarked pathsTrack through Haddo Country Park, AberdeenshireHaddo Country ParkDesigned parkland with a lake, mature trees and three miles of surfaced pathsRegenerating pine woodland near the Linn of Dee, Mar Lodge EstateMar Lodge Estate (Linn of Dee)Regenerating Caledonian pinewood by the River Dee, west of BraemarTrees in the Old Wood of Drum, near Drum Castle, AberdeenshireOld Wood of DrumAncient oak and birch wood, once a royal hunting forest, beside Drum Castle

Photos: Bennachie, Steven Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0); Cambus o’May, Richard Webb (CC BY-SA 2.0); Crathes Castle Estate, Stanley Howe (CC BY-SA 2.0); Dunnottar Woods, Ralph Greig (CC BY-SA 2.0); Glen Tanar, Alan O'Dowd (CC BY-SA 2.0); Haddo Country Park, Andrew Wood (CC BY-SA 2.0); Mar Lodge Estate (Linn of Dee), Hugh Venables (CC BY-SA 2.0); Old Wood of Drum, Stanley Howe (CC BY-SA 2.0).