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🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
50.59387, -1.20397
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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 Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Play Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Play Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 38 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
Alexandra Gardenspublic footpath · 69 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mSurface unpavedPath type: pedestrian
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▾
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Alexandra Gardens, Ventnor
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Wildlife to spot
67,410 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
67,410 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Linnet · Woodpigeon +43
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Stoat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
Wall Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dock Bug · Southern Hawker +26
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
67,410 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Linnet · Woodpigeon +43
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- GannetMorus bassanus2025
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2025
- Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Red Fox · Stoat
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- StoatMustela erminea
Wall Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
- AdderVipera berus2025
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2025
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2025
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dock Bug · Southern Hawker +26
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
HeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaHeteromyzaSpeckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisTephrochlamys rufiventrisSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataSuillia variegataHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaHeteromyza commixtaMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2025Oxythyrea funestaOxythyrea funesta2025Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025Herina lugubrisHerina lugubris2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202522-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus2025