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Woodlands for forest bathing in Argyll and Bute

9 places in Argyll and Bute that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Argyll and Bute.

Trees in Ardkinglas Woodland Garden near Cairndow, Loch FyneArdkinglas Woodland GardenChampion conifers and rhododendrons at the head of Loch Fyne, open all yearLochan a' Ghurrabain surrounded by trees in Aros Park, Tobermory, Isle of MullAros ParkBeech, oak and cypress around a lochan and waterfalls just outside TobermoryPath through woodland to Loch Barnluasgan, Knapdale, ArgyllBarnluasgan, Knapdale ForestAncient Atlantic oakwood between lochs in Knapdale, with an easy wildlife trailView across the redwood avenue at Benmore Botanic Garden, ArgyllBenmore Botanic GardenMountainside garden on Cowal, entered along an avenue of giant redwoods planted in 1863Wooden footbridge over the burn among trees in Crarae Garden, ArgyllCrarae GardenHimalayan-style woodland glen with a burn, gorges and wooden bridges above Loch FyneView over the wooded Glen Nant near Taynuilt, ArgyllGlen NantOakwoods and coppiced hazel by the River Nant, south of TaynuiltTrees at Kilmun Arboretum on the hillside above the Holy Loch, ArgyllKilmun ArboretumHillside groves of more than 150 tree species above the Holy LochOak woodland at Taynish National Nature Reserve, ArgyllTaynish National Nature ReserveLichen-hung Atlantic oakwood on a Knapdale peninsula, with level trails to the shoreArdentinnyLevel riverside trail and native birch and oak above Loch Long

Photos: Ardkinglas Woodland Garden, Hajotthu (CC BY 3.0); Aros Park, Jo and Steve Turner (CC BY-SA 2.0); Barnluasgan, Knapdale Forest, Alan Reid (CC BY-SA 2.0); Benmore Botanic Garden, Alan Reid (CC BY-SA 2.0); Crarae Garden, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0); Glen Nant, M J Richardson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Kilmun Arboretum, Steven Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0); Taynish National Nature Reserve, Andrew Curtis (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ardentinny (area photo): Bluebells in Barcaldine Forest. Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.