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Poplar Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

50.58226, -1.28069

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 27 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 Stenbury TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tip of the WightWalking route5.6 km

Discover an ever-changing landscape with views & wildlife at this southerly point. See the island’s only surviving onshore lighthouse & explore where Marconi made some of his early radio experiments. Uneven paths, steep, 6 gates, 1 stile & 100+ steps.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 02:00-02:30Round tripLocal walking route
School Lanepublic footpath · 82 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Cripple Pathpublic footpath · 147 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 147 mPath type: footway
The Cripple Pathpublic footpath · 6 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 6 mPath type: steps
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Sunshine TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.8 km
Named routeRef 23Length 3.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Castlehaven Lanebridleway · 194 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 194 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Castlehaven Lanebridleway · 76 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Niton: Two White Ermine moths "Spilosoma lubricipeda"

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Niton: Two White Ermine moths "Spilosoma lubricipeda"

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