Noke Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
9 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
50.70774, -1.31422
Open directionsv
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
- ☕Forest View Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- ☕Forest View Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Tennyson TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
The Stenbury TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
70 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cowes Cycle LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst ForestMountain bike route▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,019 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,019 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper +39
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Sphaerophoria
Turner's Threadwort
- Turner's ThreadwortCephaloziella turneri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,019 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Goldcrest +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwiftApus apus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata
Syritta pipiens · Eristalis tenax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus · Field Grasshopper +39
- Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Sphaerophoria
Turner's Threadwort
- Turner's ThreadwortCephaloziella turneri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria2025
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum2025Xylota sylvarumXylota sylvarum20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataEristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2025Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025Eristalinus sepulchralisEristalinus sepulchralis2025ParagusParagus2025ParagusParagus2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025HornetVespa crabro2025HornetVespa crabro2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2025Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris2025Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris2025