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Woodlands for forest bathing in Herefordshire

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

Trees in Paradise Wood on the Brockhampton estate, HerefordshireBrockhamptonWoodland, old orchards and veteran parkland trees on a big estate near BromyardWoodland at Credenhill Park Wood, HerefordshireCredenhill Park WoodAncient woodland over an Iron Age hillfort, a short drive north-west of HerefordWooded Fishpool Valley on the Croft Castle estate, HerefordshireCroft Castle and ParklandVeteran oaks, the wooded Fishpool Valley and an Iron Age hillfort near LeominsterSunlit clearing surrounded by trees in Haugh Wood, HerefordshireHaugh WoodsAncient woodland near Mordiford with firm tracks, coppiced glades and a famous butterfly populationHergest Croft Gardens, Kington, HerefordshireHergest Croft GardensChampion trees and a secluded rhododendron valley at a family garden above KingtonQueenswood Country Park at Hope under Dinmore, HerefordshireQueenswood Country Park and ArboretumAncient oak wood and a large arboretum on Dinmore Hill, at its best in autumn

Photos: Brockhampton, David P Howard (CC BY-SA 2.0); Credenhill Park Wood, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0); Croft Castle and Parkland, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0); Haugh Woods, Gordon Hatton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Hergest Croft Gardens, Richard Webb (CC BY-SA 2.0); Queenswood Country Park and Arboretum, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0).