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Gatcombe Withy Bed

✦ Ancient woodland43 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome43 ha

Getting here

50.66659, -1.29371

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Minute Pouncewort · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly, Common Darter +27 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Yar River TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Worsley TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Tennyson TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Stenbury TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brook Lanepublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface gravelPath type: service
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Cycling

69 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Route 22Cycling route
Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Newport LCNCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst ForestMountain bike route

Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide

Named route
Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route
Named route
Chevy ChaseMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

23 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brook Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Brook Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Birchmore Lanebridleway · 482 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 482 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gatcombe Bus Shelter bus stop

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gatcombe Bus Shelter bus stop

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Litten ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Litten ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱Newport CemeteryUrban park4.3 km→🌱Seaclose Recreation GroundUrban park4.5 km→🌱Godshill Methodist ChurchUrban park4.7 km→✦Carisbrooke CastleHistoric site2.7 km→

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