Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.59809, -1.20176
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Jackdaw
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café⛺Campsite🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Jackdaw, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Dotted Bee-fly +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 55 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 Stenbury TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Ventor Downs Prehistory and Wartime Walk, Isle of WightWalking route4.2 km▾
Named routeLength 4.2 kmDuration 01:30-02:00Round tripLocal walking route
Kings Bay Roadpublic footpath · 65 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Alexandra Gardenspublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface unpavedPath type: pedestrian
Kings Bay Roadpublic footpath · 72 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 72 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
13 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
Sunshine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route242 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route103 m▾
Named routeRef 23Length 103 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
68,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
68,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Robin +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red Fox
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- HeteromyzaHeteromyza
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
68,910 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Robin +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Red Fox
🦎Reptiles2 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects12 species
winterspring
2026▾
Dock Bug · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- HeteromyzaHeteromyza
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Acericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025