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Woodlands for forest bathing in Shropshire

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

View through trees across the River Tern to the deer park at Attingham Park, ShropshireAttingham ParkDeer park, riverside walks and very old oaks on a National Trust estate near ShrewsburyTrees in Benthall Edge Wood above Ironbridge, ShropshireBenthall Edge WoodSteep woodland above the Iron Bridge with oak, birch and old limekilnsBury Ditches hill fort and forest, ShropshireBury DitchesQuiet forest in south-west Shropshire, topped by a well-preserved Iron Age hill fortThe Geopark Way path through Comer Woods on the Dudmaston estate, ShropshireComer Woods, DudmastonMixed woods and pools on the Dudmaston estate, with surfaced trails open all yearTrees in the Mortimer Forest near Ludlow, ShropshireMortimer ForestA thousand hectares of hillside forest above Ludlow, with free parking and long forest roadsPath through Ercall Wood near the Wrekin, ShropshireThe Wrekin and the ErcallAncient oak and ash woods on the Wrekin's lower slopes, walkable from WellingtonFootpath through woodland on Wenlock Edge, ShropshireWenlock EdgeLong wooded limestone escarpment with ancient woodland, orchid meadows and old quarries

Photos: Attingham Park, David Hawgood (CC BY-SA 2.0); Benthall Edge Wood, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0); Bury Ditches, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0); Comer Woods, Dudmaston, Roger D Kidd (CC BY-SA 2.0); Mortimer Forest, Fabian Musto (CC BY-SA 2.0); The Wrekin and the Ercall, Trevor Littlewood (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wenlock Edge, TCExplorer (CC BY-SA 2.0).