Briddlesford Copse - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
50.70827, -1.22285
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Parking 465m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 465m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nunwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Stenbury TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
86 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
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local 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▾
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
32,420 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
32,420 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +23
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit +6
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
32,420 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +23
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CootFulica atra
Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit +6
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BadgerMeles meles
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusStoatMustela ermineaStoatMustela ermineaMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusDark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Events & activities nearby
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