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Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.60927, -1.30861
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Robin +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Worsley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Challenging Chillerton Down Walk, Isle of Wight Walking route 14.8 km ▾
A challenging circular walk that takes you off the beaten track, through woods & valleys, & across the Chillerton Downs with sea views. The route includes undefined paths, gates, bridges & a stile & can be slippery. Dogs welcome on leads around livestock
Named route Length 14.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Red Squirrel Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sunshine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Manors and Mills: Brighstone to Shorwell Quieter Lanes Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Manors and Mills Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 1.3 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
Chevy Chase Mountain bike route ▾
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gotten Lane bridleway · 557 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 557 m Surface dirt Path type: path
Show on map Photos Gotten Copse from Hoys Monument
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Wildlife to spot
5,735 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,735 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Robin +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Potato Capsid · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis Cantharis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,735 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Goldfinch · Dunnock · Robin +46
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2024 Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2024 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swallow Hirundo rustica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2024 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Sand Martin Riparia riparia Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Linnet Linaria cannabina Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Red Squirrel · Common Porpoise · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2024 Common Porpoise Phocoena phocoena Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Potato Capsid · 14-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +20
Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cantharis Cantharis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Common Red Soldier Beetle
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Rhagonycha fulva2024
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Phalacridae Phalacridae
Phalacridae Phalacridae
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Anthicus antherinus Anthicus antherinus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Syntomus foveatus Syntomus foveatus
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Marsh Snipefly Rhagio tringarius
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Eupeodes Eupeodes
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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