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Appley Tower

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📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

50.72699, -1.13955

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Black-headed Gull and Herring Gull
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 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

The Bembridge TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Culver TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Nunwell TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Garden Walkpublic footpath · 473 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 473 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Garden Walkpublic footpath · 39 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 39 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway

Appley Lanepublic footpath · 438 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 438 mSurface asphaltPath type: pedestrian

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 22Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route884 m

Named routeRef 22Length 884 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route365 m

Named routeRef 22Length 365 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

50,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

50,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Dark-bellied Brent Goose +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SanderlingCalidris alba
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great TitParus major

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

50,288 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2025

Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Dark-bellied Brent Goose +42

Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Rock DoveColumba livia
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
JackdawColoeus monedula
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackbirdTurdus merula
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
CootFulica atra
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Common GullLarus canus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SanderlingCalidris alba
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
GreenshankTringa nebularia
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
House SparrowPasser domesticus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Great TitParus major

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Rabbit

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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