Firestone Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.71565, -1.21081
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 nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ 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 nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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 — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pheasant, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +38 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Nunwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map Church Road public footpath · 40 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 40 m Surface unpaved Path type: residential
Show on map 33 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 Adgestone Quiet Roads Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 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 ▾
✦ 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
33,728 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 33,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit +5
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 33,728 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Hazel Dormouse · Rabbit +5
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Stoat Mustela erminea 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Ruddy Darter · Emerald Damselfly +6
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 