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America Wood

✦ Ancient woodland33 ha

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

50.63797, -1.19716

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
CampsiteParking

Best for

8 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Nunwell TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sunshine TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

36 public paths nearby

Public paths
Shanklin to Wroxall Cyclepathbridleway · 273 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 273 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Upper Hyde Lanebyway open to all traffic · 167 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 167 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Shanklin to Wroxall Cyclepathbridleway · 118 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 118 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Shanklin to Wroxall Cyclepathbridleway · 108 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 108 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Upper Hyde Lanebyway open to all traffic · 161 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 161 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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America Wood

📷 Simon Carey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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