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Woodlands for forest bathing in West Midlands

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

Old tree in the woodland at Moseley Bog, BirminghamMoseley Bog and Joy’s WoodSmall wet woodland in south Birmingham with gnarled old trees and spring bluebellsPart of Saltwells Nature Reserve, DudleySaltwells Nature ReserveLarge urban reserve of woods, meadows and canal paths over old Black Country workingsHollow way trail in Sandwell Valley, West MidlandsSandwell Valley Country Park660 acres of woods, pools and farmland with an RSPB reserve on Forge Mill LakeEdge of the woodland in Sutton Park, Sutton ColdfieldSutton Park2,400 acres of ancient woodland, heath and pools at Sutton ColdfieldPond among the trees in Tile Hill Wood, CoventryTile Hill WoodAbout 70 acres of oak, birch and hazel coppice in west Coventry, with an accessible pathWoodland in the Wren's Nest Nature Reserve, DudleyWren’s NestWooded limestone hill in Dudley with ash and beech woods and fossil-rich rock

Photos: Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood, Paul Collins (CC BY-SA 2.0); Saltwells Nature Reserve, Stephen Rogerson (CC BY-SA 2.0); Sandwell Valley Country Park, Frank Bruce (CC BY-SA 2.0); Sutton Park, Bill Boaden (CC BY-SA 2.0); Tile Hill Wood, A J Paxton (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wren’s Nest, Roger D Kidd (CC BY-SA 2.0).