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Freemantle Gate

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Public accessDogs welcome

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50.62411, -1.23753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Green Tiger Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 9 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

Nunwell TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Stenbury TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Red Squirrel TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sunshine TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 23Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,928 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,928 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +68

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucoptera2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,928 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

autumn

2026

Redwing · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Magpie +68

RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Two-barred CrossbillLoxia leucoptera2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
CootFulica atra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CuckooCuculus canorus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2026

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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