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Woodlands for forest bathing in Greater Manchester

6 places in Greater Manchester that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page. Find a forest bathing guide in Greater Manchester.

Winter trees in the deer park at Dunham Massey, Greater ManchesterDunham MasseyMedieval deer park of ancient trees near Altrincham, with free-roaming fallow deerEtherow Country Park, Compstall, Greater ManchesterEtherow Country ParkWoods, river and an old mill pond in the Etherow valley at Compstall, near MarpleFootpath through trees in Bottling Wood, Haigh Woodland Park, WiganHaigh Woodland ParkBeech woods and old plantations around Haigh Hall, on the edge of WiganThe River Spodden running through woodland in Healey Dell, RochdaleHealey Dell Nature ReserveWooded gorge of the River Spodden near Rochdale, with waterfalls, mill ruins and a viaductKempnough Brook running through Worsley Woods, SalfordWorsley WoodsWoodland, brook and old dams beside Worsley village in SalfordSmithills EstateWoodland Trust's largest English site above Bolton, with ancient woods and wooded cloughs

Photos: Dunham Massey, Jeff Buck (CC BY-SA 2.0); Etherow Country Park, Stephen Burton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Haigh Woodland Park, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Healey Dell Nature Reserve, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Worsley Woods, Anthony Parkes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Smithills Estate (area photo): Redisher Wood, Ramsbottom. Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.