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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.68587, -1.30686
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Priory 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Priory Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Mallard +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Chalk Ridge Extreme
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Worsley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Tennyson Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Bembridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 80 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 National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Stag Lane to Noke Common Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
Chevy Chase Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dark Lane bridleway · 1.2 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
19,791 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Rock Dove Columba livia Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Drepanosiphum platanoidis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,791 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Siskin Spinus spinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Dunnock Prunella modularis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Skylark Alauda arvensis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Rock Dove Columba livia Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 16 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax +11
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Drepanosiphum platanoidis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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