Putting Your Heart into Walking
Join the Equals IW Friends and Family Group with Mark for a walk along the old railway footpath.
- Sunday 28th September 2025
- 2.00pm to 4.30pm
- Meeting Point: Shanklin Railway Station
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- Parking: £1.20 at station car park
3 Miles, 4.82km Circular Flat Easy Walk, 281.4 Kcal, 6,680 Steps
We will walk along the railway footpath and woodland trails while taking part in an autumn scavenger hunt and enjoy a team learning activity. Together we will
- Explore why reconnecting with nature matters.
- Discover how walking can boost your health.
- Learn how the outdoors supports your emotional well-being and mental health.
This three mile circular flat easy walk offers a mix of old railway footpath passing beneath two original brick bridges, woodland trails and quiet country bridleways.
We will explore the beautiful woodland of America Wood. Walk along winding paths and cross the gentle stream. Unusually for the Isle of Wight, most of the wood today is high oak forest with downy birch. The woodland floor supports a great deal of holly but little other ground cover. Until the spring when bluebells carpet the ground. A badger set has been reported and red squirrels occasionally spotted.
The walk then follows the valley to Ninham Farm where we will join the bridleway through Lower Hyde Holiday Park back to Shanklin Railway Station.
This walk is open to children accompanied by parents, young people and adults, with no upper age limit. Dogs are also very welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times. This walk is not pushchair, child buggy, mobility scooter or wheelchair friendly.
Call or text Mark today to book your place. Late booking up to 8pm Thursday 25th September 2025. Further details in our flyer. (1.8MB).
Green Time is a fun, informal way of using the great outdoors to enhance positive emotional wellbeing, self-confidence, self-esteem and mental health.