America Wood () is a 21.4
hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the
Isle of Wight,
notified in 1986. Legend has it that the name derives from the use of oak trees grown here to build ships utilised in the
American War of Independence
The American Revolutionary War (April 19, 1775 – September 3, 1783), also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence, was a major war of the American Revolution. Widely considered as the war that secured the independence of t ...
. However, the name Americas Wood appears on Andrews Map of the Island in 1769, six years before the outbreak of the War of Independence.
References
English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 5 August 2006)
External links
English Nature (SSSI information)Site boundary map at English Nature's "Nature on the Map" website
Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1986
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