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Woodlands for forest bathing in Powys

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

View along the Elan Valley near RhayaderElan Valley, Cnwch WoodsAncient oak woodland by the Elan Valley visitor centre, with an accessible loopGilfach Nature Reserve in the Marteg valley near RhayaderGilfach Nature ReserveHill farm reserve near Rhayader with oak woodland, hay meadows and the rocky River MartegPath through conifers in Hafren Forest, PowysHafren ForestUpland forest following the young River Severn past cascades, with an accessible riverside boardwalkWoodland at Lake Vyrnwy, PowysLake VyrnwyVictorian reservoir ringed by oak woods and moorland, with an RSPB reserve and bird hidesOak trees in the woodland of Powis Castle gardens, WelshpoolPowis Castle and GardenTerraced castle garden above Welshpool, with huge clipped yews and a woodland WildernessWoodland in Pwll-y-Wrach nature reserve near Talgarth, PowysPwll-y-WrachSmall wooded valley near Talgarth with a waterfall, wood anemones, bluebells and wild garlicSgwd yr Eira waterfall on the Afon Hepste in its wooded gorge near YstradfellteWaterfall Country, Gwaun HepsteWooded gorges near Ystradfellte with four waterfalls on the Mellte and Hepste

Photos: Elan Valley, Cnwch Woods, Jonathan Billinger (CC BY-SA 2.0); Gilfach Nature Reserve, Ian Paterson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Hafren Forest, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Lake Vyrnwy, Mat Fascione (CC BY-SA 2.0); Powis Castle and Garden, Sionk (CC BY-SA 4.0); Pwll-y-Wrach, 14GTR (CC BY-SA 4.0); Waterfall Country, Gwaun Hepste, Mark Rickaby (CC BY 2.0).