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Woodlands for forest bathing in West Sussex

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

Yellow gorse and Scots pine trees on Black Down, West SussexBlack DownPine, heath and old woodland on the highest ground in the South Downs National ParkBuchan 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 fungiSunlight 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 gardenA 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 Bethlehem Wood at Wakehurst, West SussexWakehurstKew's wild botanic garden: world woodlands and a quiet nature reserve valley

Photos: Black Down, Peter S (CC BY-SA 2.0); Buchan Country Park, PAUL FARMER (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ebernoe Common, Peter Holmes (CC BY-SA 2.0); Kingley Vale, DimiTalen (CC0); Nymans, Andy Li (CC0); Slindon Woods, Peter Holmes (CC BY-SA 2.0); St Leonard’s Forest, David Kemp (CC BY-SA 2.0); Wakehurst, Gareth James (CC BY-SA 2.0).