🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking
Best for
9 activities
🌿
Foraging
Strong match
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Good match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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17 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Tennyson TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Compton Bay and Downs Walk, Isle of WightWalking route12 km▾
Enjoy far-reaching views on this walk over Afton, Brook & Compton Downs. Follow in the footsteps of dinosaurs & look for their fossilised remains along the coast. Uneven pathways, hilly terrain, gates, stiles & steps. Dogs welcome on leads near livestock
Named routeLength 12 kmDuration 03:00-03:30Round tripLocal walking route
Discover Dansbury trail, Isle of WightWalking route5.4 km▾
A walk over farmland & the Dunsbury Estate. Magnificent coastal views & a chance to learn about the island's coastguard. Watch out for birds such as skylarks and butterflies such as the Glanville fritillary.
Named routeLength 5.4 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Yarmouth/Freshwater (Route 1)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Manors and Mills: Brighstone to Shorwell Quieter Lanes Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef Manors and MillsLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 67Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route106 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 106 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
N/ACycling route176 m▾
Named routeRef 67Length 176 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾
Named route
🐴
Horse riding
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22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dunsbury Lanebyway open to all traffic · 172 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 172 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: track
Dunsbury Lanebridleway · 19 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 19 mSurface concretePath type: track
Dunsbury Lanebridleway · 40 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 40 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Dunsbury Lanebridleway · 83 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Badger Lanebridleway · 44 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 44 mSurface compactedPath type: bridleway
