Broadley Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 4 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.69424, -1.16204
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Pottia · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Cockchafer, Glow-worm +32 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Cockchafer, Glow-worm +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Yar River Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Isle of Wight Coastal Path Walking route 113 km ▾
Named route Length 113 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Bembridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Culver Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Nunwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map RSPB Brading Marshes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Adgestone Quiet Roads Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Red Squirrel Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
8,282 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Teal Anas crecca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Glow-worm · Marmalade Hoverfly · Stenophylax permistus +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Stenophylax permistus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,282 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +42
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Teal Anas crecca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Pygmy Shrew · Stoat
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pygmy Shrew Sorex minutus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Mesembrina meridiana · Glow-worm · Marmalade Hoverfly · Stenophylax permistus +13
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025 Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Stenophylax permistus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenophylax permistus
Stenophylax permistus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus
Helina evecta Helina evecta
Helina evecta Helina evecta
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Helophilus trivittatus Helophilus trivittatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 