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Woodlands for forest bathing in Bridgend

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

Sycamore Wood at Bryngarw Country Park, BridgendBryngarw Country ParkHistoric estate with mature woodland, riverside walks and an Oriental GardenWoodland trail at Craig y Parcau Local Nature Reserve, BridgendCraig y Parcau Local Nature ReserveOak and ash wood on a steep bank of the River Ogmore in BridgendWoodland at Frog Pond Wood Local Nature Reserve, PyleFrog Pond WoodOak and ash wood with a pond and old tramway path at PyleFootbridge among trees in Tremains Wood, Brackla, BridgendTremains WoodAncient broadleaf wood in Brackla, with old boundary banks and waymarked trailsThe Spirit of Llynfi WoodlandYoung woodland on an old colliery site above Maesteg, with ponds and views

Photos: Bryngarw Country Park, Fillius (CC BY-SA 3.0); Craig y Parcau Local Nature Reserve, Steve Barnes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Frog Pond Wood, eswales (CC BY-SA 2.0); Tremains Wood, Joseph French (CC BY-SA 2.0); The Spirit of Llynfi Woodland (area photo): Merthyr Mawr Warren. Photo: Joseph French, CC BY-SA 2.0.