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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.59757, -1.19669
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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Dunnock, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Dunnock, Whitethroat +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Green Shieldbug +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Isle of Wight Coastal Path
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 30 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 Ventor Downs Prehistory and Wartime Walk, Isle of Wight Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Kings Bay Road public footpath · 65 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 65 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 100 Steps public footpath · 41 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 41 m Surface sett Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map Kings Bay Road public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 13 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 Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 242 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 103 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
56,929 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 56,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Goldcrest +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dock Bug · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Heteromyza Heteromyza Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 56,929 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Dunnock · Goldcrest +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Red Fox
🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · Dock Bug · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +7
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Heteromyza Heteromyza Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 