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Woodlands for forest bathing in Carmarthenshire

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

Trees beside the trail at Gwarallt in Brechfa Forest, CarmarthenshireBrechfa ForestBig working forest on the old Glyn Cothi royal forest, with short beech and oak trailsWoodland at Carmel National Nature Reserve near Llandeilo, CarmarthenshireCarmel National Nature ReserveAncient limestone woodland near Llandeilo, bluebells in spring and an old quarry viewpointConifer and broadleaf trees in Crychan Forest near Llandovery, CarmarthenshireCrychan ForestQuiet forest north east of Llandovery with old farm tracks, streams and Tywi valley viewsPath through woodland in Dinefwr Park, Llandeilo, CarmarthenshireDinefwr ParkMedieval deer park, veteran trees and ancient castle woods above the Tywi at LlandeiloWoodland at Green Castle Woods near CarmarthenGreen Castle WoodsAncient oakwoods, meadows and a waterfall near Carmarthen, with a short surfaced pathLlyn Llech Owain Country Park, CarmarthenshireLlyn Llech Owain Country ParkLake, boardwalked bog and mixed woodland near Cross Hands, with easy surfaced pathsSandy track between pine trees in Pembrey Forest, CarmarthenshirePembrey ForestPine forest on coastal sand dunes beside Pembrey Country Park and its long beachPath through oak woodland in the RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas reserve, CarmarthenshireRSPB Gwenffrwd-DinasAncient upland oakwood and alder by the upper Tywi, with a boardwalk and bluebells in May

Photos: Brechfa Forest, Alan Hughes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Carmel National Nature Reserve, Eirian Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0); Crychan Forest, Neil Owen (CC BY-SA 2.0); Dinefwr Park, M J Roscoe (CC BY-SA 2.0); Green Castle Woods, Eirian Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0); Llyn Llech Owain Country Park, Nilfanion (CC BY-SA 4.0); Pembrey Forest, michael (CC BY-SA 2.0); RSPB Gwenffrwd-Dinas, Hugh Venables (CC BY-SA 2.0).