Forest bathing at Park Wood

Park Wood sits in the valley above Parkmill, about nine miles west of Swansea. It was once the deer park of the de Breos lords of Gower, and today it is mainly oak, ash and conifer, with some of the oldest plantations in South Wales: the oak, ash and sycamore were planted in 1851. Along the valley floor you pass a Neolithic long cairn, the tall entrance of Cathole Cave and a 19th century lime kiln, so there is plenty of reason to slow down and stop.

Most people start from the free Natural Resources Wales car park at Parc le Breos and follow the waymarked Caves, Cairn and Kiln Walk, a 2.3 mile there and back route on a mostly level track with some loose stone. The main track is easy going; the paths up to the cave entrances are rougher and the one to Llethryd Tooth Cave can be muddy. The Gower Way also runs through the wood if you want to wander further.