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Woodlands for forest bathing in Leicestershire

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

Woodland path at Beacon Hill Country Park, LeicestershireBeacon Hill Country ParkCharnwood hilltop woods on ancient volcanic rock, with bluebells and autumn colourQueen Adelaide's Oak, an old oak tree in Bradgate Park, LeicestershireBradgate ParkMedieval deer park in Charnwood Forest, home to red and fallow deerFootbridge among the trees in Burbage Wood near Hinckley, LeicestershireBurbage Common and WoodsCoppiced woods and hay meadow on the edge of Hinckley, with a free car parkTrees and path in Martinshaw Wood near Ratby, LeicestershireMartinshaw WoodLarge ancient wood near Ratby, part of an old deer park, with 36 tree speciesPath through oak and birch trees in Swithland Wood, LeicestershireSwithland WoodOld Charnwood oak wood with birch, alder, lime and flooded slate quarriesPath through the trees in the Outwoods near Loughborough, LeicestershireThe OutwoodsAncient woodland on the edge of Loughborough, with spring bluebells

Photos: Beacon Hill Country Park, Mat Fascione (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bradgate Park, Mat Fascione (CC BY-SA 2.0); Burbage Common and Woods, Tim Glover (CC BY-SA 2.0); Martinshaw Wood, Jim Barton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Swithland Wood, Mat Fascione (CC BY-SA 2.0); The Outwoods, Mat Fascione (CC BY-SA 2.0).