Crockers Copse - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland4 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha
Getting here
50.72160, -1.31841
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient 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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternativeWalking route▾
Named routeRef E9International walking route
73 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
11,971 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
11,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Woodcock +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +23
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Downy Emerald
Turner's Threadwort
- Turner's ThreadwortCephaloziella turneri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,971 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Goldcrest · Blue Tit · Woodcock +33
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- CootFulica atra
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red Squirrel
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker +23
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Downy Emerald
Turner's Threadwort
- Turner's ThreadwortCephaloziella turneri
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulia aenea
Cordulia aenea
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissimaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaGlow-wormLampyris noctilucaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaBatman HoverflyMyathropa floreaEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumEristalis nemorumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataEmpis tessellataRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusBlack SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatusHornetVespa crabroHornetVespa crabroHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisWood CricketNemobius sylvestrisEvents & activities nearby
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