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Woodlands for forest bathing in West Yorkshire

7 places in West Yorkshire that suit forest bathing, with parking, paths and facilities on each page.

Track through woodland in Otley Chevin Forest Park, West YorkshireChevin Forest ParkOld woodland and heath on the ridge above Otley, with views over WharfedaleGolden Acre Park, north of LeedsGolden Acre Park and Breary MarshFlat paths, gardens, a lake and woodland, with wet alder and willow carr next doorWoodland footpath to Gibson Mill in Hebden Dale, Hardcastle Crags, West YorkshireHardcastle CragsOver 400 acres of wooded valley above Hebden Bridge, with a mill and riverside pathsTrack through the woods in Middleton Park, LeedsMiddleton ParkAbout 200 acres of ancient woodland in south Leeds, with traces of medieval coal miningDen built from branches among trees in the woods at Newmillerdam Country Park, WakefieldNewmillerdam Country ParkWoodland slopes around a lake south of Wakefield, with a level surfaced pathWoodland path at Ogden Water near HalifaxOgden WaterWoodland around a moorland reservoir above Halifax, with an accessible pathSt Ives Estate, Bingley, West YorkshireSt Ives Estate, BingleyMature coppice, mixed woods and glades on the largest park in the Bradford district

Photos: Chevin Forest Park, habiloid (CC BY-SA 2.0); Golden Acre Park and Breary Marsh, Kevin Waterhouse (CC BY-SA 2.0); Hardcastle Crags, Peter Wood (CC BY-SA 2.0); Middleton Park, habiloid (CC BY-SA 2.0); Newmillerdam Country Park, habiloid (CC BY-SA 2.0); Ogden Water, Stephen Craven (CC BY-SA 2.0); St Ives Estate, Bingley, John Illingworth (CC BY-SA 2.0).