Eastern Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.76460, -1.27484
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 🅿️ Parking 137m away — 12 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 137m away — 12 car parks within reach £ 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 — Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Blue Tit, Herring Gull +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sphaerocarpos · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Common Darter +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Isle of Wight Coastal Path Walking route 113 km ▾
Named route Length 113 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Calshot to Gosport Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional 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 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 Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
12,095 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +17
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,095 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Jackdaw · Black-headed Gull · Woodpigeon · Robin +44
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Stag Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket +17
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Azure Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coenagrion puella2025
Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 