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Woodlands for forest bathing in Cheshire

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

Path through woodland on Alderley Edge, CheshireAlderley EdgeWooded ridge with beech woods, old mine workings and long views over the plainThe Delamere Way path running through trees in Delamere Forest, CheshireDelamere ForestCheshire's largest woodland: pine, birch and oak around meres, with a station on siteTrees in Hase Bank Wood, Lyme Park, CheshireLymeDeer park on the edge of the Peak District, with ancient woodland and open moorConifer woodland in Macclesfield Forest, CheshireMacclesfield ForestHillside forest around four reservoirs in the western Peak District, with a heronryPath through trees in Marbury Country Park near Northwich, CheshireMarbury Country ParkAncient woodland, arboretum and lime avenues beside Budworth Mere; easy level pathsTrees in Little Overdale Woods at Ness Botanic Gardens, CheshireNess Botanic GardensBotanic garden with woodland and a national Sorbus collection, looking over the DeeTrees and woodland path in Styal Woods beside the River Bollin, CheshireStyal Estate, Quarry BankRiverside woods along the Bollin around Quarry Bank mill; bluebells in spring

Photos: Alderley Edge, Pete Birkinshaw (CC BY 2.0); Delamere Forest, Jeff Buck (CC BY-SA 2.0); Lyme, Christopher Hilton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Macclesfield Forest, Stephen Burton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Marbury Country Park, Richard Cooke (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ness Botanic Gardens, Jeff Buck (CC BY-SA 2.0); Styal Estate, Quarry Bank, Anthony O'Neil (CC BY-SA 2.0).