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Woodlands for forest bathing in Dumfries and Galloway

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

A path through Dalbeattie Town WoodsDalbeattie ForestMossy pine woods, a quiet loch and old granite quarries on the edge of townPath through the tall trees of Doach Wood near PalnackieDoach WoodSecluded wood with some of the tallest Douglas firs in south-west ScotlandWaymarked trail through the woods at Glen Trool, Galloway Forest ParkGlentrool, Galloway Forest ParkBirch and native oak woods around Loch Trool, beneath the MerrickA quiet woodland path at Kirroughtree in Galloway Forest ParkKirroughtree, Galloway Forest ParkMixed woods, big beech trees and a red squirrel hide near Newton StewartTrees in Knockman Wood near Newton StewartKnockman WoodOld coppiced oakwood with a Neolithic cairn, just north of Newton StewartForest road between trees in Mabie Forest near DumfriesMabie ForestRedwoods, tall Douglas firs and beech woods just south of DumfriesWoodland at the RSPB Wood of Cree reserve near Newton StewartRSPB Wood of CreeThe largest ancient wood in southern Scotland, above the River Cree

Photos: Dalbeattie Forest, Ann Cook (CC BY-SA 2.0); Doach Wood, Richard Sutcliffe (CC BY-SA 2.0); Glentrool, Galloway Forest Park, Billy McCrorie (CC BY-SA 2.0); Kirroughtree, Galloway Forest Park, Ann Cook (CC BY-SA 2.0); Knockman Wood, Billy McCrorie (CC BY-SA 2.0); Mabie Forest, Steven Brown (CC BY-SA 2.0); RSPB Wood of Cree, Billy McCrorie (CC BY-SA 2.0).