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Woodlands for forest bathing in South Yorkshire

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

Path through Anston Stones Wood near RotherhamAnston Stones WoodA wooded limestone gorge near Rotherham, with caves and rare limestone woodlandTrees in Ecclesall Woods, SheffieldEcclesall WoodsAround 350 acres of old deciduous woodland in south-west Sheffield, rich in woodland historyWoodland near Langsett Reservoir on the edge of the Peak DistrictLangsett Reservoir WoodsUpland oak and birch around a moorland reservoir on the Peak District edgeThe Rivelin Valley Trail through woodland in the Rivelin Valley, SheffieldRivelin ValleyThree and a half miles of wooded valley in west Sheffield, with a nature trail past mill pondsParkland trail among trees in Stainborough Park, Wentworth Castle, near BarnsleyWentworth Castle Gardens and Stainborough ParkHistoric gardens and 500 acres of parkland with ancient woodland, bluebells and deerTrack through trees near the top of Wharncliffe Wood, north of SheffieldWharncliffe WoodsSteep oak and birch below Wharncliffe Crags, with streams and old quarry workings

Photos: Anston Stones Wood, steven ruffles (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ecclesall Woods, Andrew Basterfield (CC BY-SA 2.0); Langsett Reservoir Woods, Chris Morgan (CC BY-SA 2.0); Rivelin Valley, David Hallam-Jones (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wentworth Castle Gardens and Stainborough Park, Jonathan Clitheroe (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wharncliffe Woods, Chris Morgan (CC BY-SA 2.0).