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Woodlands for forest bathing in Sussex

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

A trackway through the trees of Abbot's Wood near Polegate, East SussexAbbot’s WoodAncient woodland and a medieval lake near Polegate, with two short waymarked walksA woodland track running between trees on Ashdown Forest, East SussexAshdown ForestHeath, pine and birch on the High Weald, with quieter woodland away from the car parksYellow gorse and Scots pine trees on Black Down, West SussexBlack DownPine, heath and old woodland on the highest ground in the South Downs National ParkA sunken lane running between trees in Brede High Woods, East SussexBrede High Woods647 acres of old High Weald woodland with sunken lanes, streams and few peopleBuchan Country Park, Crawley, West SussexBuchan Country ParkWoodland, heath and ponds on Crawley's edge, with mostly surfaced pathsA footpath leading towards Ebernoe, West SussexEbernoe CommonAncient woodland and wood pasture north of Petworth, rich in bats and fungiInside Flatropers Wood near Beckley, East SussexFlatropers WoodFlat oak and birch wood near Beckley, with old coppice and sunny ridesA woodland track through beech trees in Friston Forest, East SussexFriston ForestBeech forest on the South Downs chalk, a short way inland from the Seven SistersTrees in Hastings Country Park, East SussexHastings Country ParkWooded sandstone glens running down to the sea east of HastingsSunlight on a hollow ancient yew in Kingley Vale, West SussexKingley ValeOne of western Europe's finest yew forests, in a chalk valley near ChichesterThe Lake Walk through the woodland at Nymans, West SussexNymansAncient oak and beech woods with a lake and streams below the gardenTrees and water in Sheffield Park Gardens, East SussexSheffield Park and GardenTrees reflected in five linked lakes, famous for autumn colourA track through Slindon Wood on the South Downs, West SussexSlindon WoodsBeech woods and old wood pasture on the South Downs near ArundelTrees in St Leonard's Forest near Horsham, West SussexSt Leonard’s ForestWeald forest east of Horsham: heath, conifers, broadleaf woods and old legendsA path through spring woodland in Stanmer Great Wood, Stanmer Park, near BrightonStanmer ParkOld woods and veteran trees on Brighton's edge, easy to reach by busA path through Bethlehem Wood at Wakehurst, West SussexWakehurstKew's wild botanic garden: world woodlands and a quiet nature reserve valley

Photos: Abbot’s Wood, Ethan Doyle White (CC BY-SA 4.0); Ashdown Forest, Marathon (CC BY-SA 2.0); Black Down, Peter S (CC BY-SA 2.0); Brede High Woods, Patrick Roper (CC BY-SA 2.0); Buchan Country Park, PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ebernoe Common, Peter Holmes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Flatropers Wood, Julian P Guffogg (CC BY-SA 2.0); Friston Forest, Dave Spicer (CC BY-SA 2.0); Hastings Country Park, Paul Gillett (CC BY-SA 2.0); Kingley Vale, DimiTalen (CC0); Nymans, Andy Li (CC0); Sheffield Park and Garden, Peter Trimming (CC BY-SA 2.0); Slindon Woods, Peter Holmes (CC BY-SA 2.0); St Leonard’s Forest, David Kemp (CC BY-SA 2.0); Stanmer Park, Andy Li (CC0); Wakehurst, Gareth James (CC BY-SA 2.0).