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Woodlands for forest bathing in Berkshire

7 places in Berkshire that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

The woodland walk at Basildon Park, BerkshireBasildon ParkHistoric parkland near Pangbourne with old oaks, sweet chestnuts and woodland walksBluebells in Bisham Woods near Maidenhead, BerkshireBisham WoodsAncient broadleaved woods above the Thames near Marlow, with spring bluebells and primrosesLongmoor Lake with trees around it in California Country Park, BerkshireCalifornia Country ParkWoodland, heath and an ancient bog around Longmoor Lake, with a surfaced lakeside pathWoodland in Maidenhead Thicket, Berkshire, in winterMaidenhead ThicketOld common woodland west of Maidenhead, with sunny glades and a butterfly trailTrees on Finchampstead Ridges, BerkshireSimon’s Wood and Finchampstead RidgesHeath, birch and wet woodland near Crowthorne, with long views and a free car parkA track through Swinley Forest, BerkshireSwinley ForestScots pine and lowland heath near Bracknell, with quiet walking away from the bike trailsAn ancient oak tree in Windsor Great Park, BerkshireWindsor Great ParkFormer royal hunting forest south of Windsor, rich in ancient oaks

Photos: Basildon Park, Oscar Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bisham Woods, Timo Newton-Syms from Helsinki, Finland & Maidenhead, Berkshire, UK (CC BY-SA 2.0); California Country Park, Steve Daniels (CC BY-SA 2.0); Maidenhead Thicket, Des Blenkinsopp (CC BY-SA 2.0); Simon’s Wood and Finchampstead Ridges, Oscar Taylor (CC BY-SA 2.0); Swinley Forest, Alan Hunt (CC BY-SA 2.0); Windsor Great Park, MalcolmGould (CC BY 3.0).