Ursula Buchan

Try forest bathing – by day and night – to ward off depression

Peter Wollheben and David George Haskell urge us to immerse ourselves in woodland and inhale the scent of trees for health of mind and body

Forest bathing in Japan. Credit: Alamy
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  • The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature

    Peter Wohlleben, translated by Jane Billinghurst

    Greystone, pp. 264, £19

  • Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree: Getting to Know Trees Through the Language of Scent

    David George Haskell

    Aster, pp. 192, £10

  • The Great British Tree Biography: 50 Legendary Trees and the Tales Behind Them

    Mark Hooper

    Pavilion, pp. 192, £16

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