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Hoy Memorial

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Public accessDogs welcome

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50.60682, -1.30052

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site 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

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 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

Challenging Chillerton Down Walk, Isle of WightWalking route14.8 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 routeLength 14.8 kmDuration 03:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route

Dolcoppice Lanepublic footpath · 26 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 26 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: unclassified

Dolcoppice Lanepublic footpath · 176 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 176 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Red Squirrel TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sunshine TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Manors and Mills: Brighstone to Shorwell Quieter Lanes Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef Manors and MillsLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route

Named route

Chevy ChaseMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

25 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dolcoppice Lanebridleway · 655 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 655 mPath type: unclassified

Gotten Lanebridleway · 557 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 557 mSurface dirtPath type: path

Downcourt Lanebridleway · 677 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 677 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Downcourt Lanebridleway · 213 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 213 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

8,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

8,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Goldfinch +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Common Porpoise · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Potato Capsid · 14-spot Ladybird · Cantharis +18

Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
CantharisCantharis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
EupeodesEupeodes
SyrphusSyrphus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
PhalacridaePhalacridae
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

8,232 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Goldfinch +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2024
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
MerlinFalco columbarius2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red KiteMilvus milvus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
RookCorvus frugilegus
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
LinnetLinaria cannabina
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Common Porpoise · Brown Hare · Red Squirrel

Common PorpoisePhocoena phocoena
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris2024

🐸

Amphibians1 species

winter

2026

Common Toad

Common ToadBufo bufo

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Potato Capsid · 14-spot Ladybird · Cantharis +18

Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
CantharisCantharis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Striped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindrica
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
EupeodesEupeodes
SyrphusSyrphus
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
PhalacridaePhalacridae
Anthicus antherinusAnthicus antherinus
Syntomus foveatusSyntomus foveatus
Marsh SnipeflyRhagio tringarius

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 David Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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