Glade
← Back🌱 Urban park

Ferncliff Garden

Plan your visit

FamilyBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • The Coffee Bubble at the Bay — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Best for

9 activities

Family friendly

Very strong match

Free

playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Coastal cliffs — seabirds and cliff-nesting species

Playgrounds

Very strong match

Free

playground, toilets, café, parking

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Maritime cliff and slope priority habitat

Picnic day out

Strong match

Free

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths 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
Worsley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Culver TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Billy Goat Lanepublic footpath · 101 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 101 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cliff Roadpublic footpath · 144 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 144 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mansion Pathpublic footpath · 250 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 250 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Red Squirrel TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Sunshine TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Talbot Roadbyway open to all traffic · 64 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 64 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

Facilities

Café

The Coffee Bubble at the Bay · 89m

🅿️

Parking

Shangri'La · Paid · 78m

🛝

Playground

298m away

🚻

Toilets

5 · 200m away

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km