Plan your visit
🛝Family🧺Picnic🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
50.69718, -1.29341
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tasty Bites — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦86+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Mallard
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Tasty Bites — 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🐄Farm visit
🛝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 — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Moorhen +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Field Grasshopper, Blue-tailed Damselfly +56 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 26 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
Tennyson TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Castlehold Lanepublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
St Cross Lanepublic footpath · 35 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Shide Path / Connies Waypublic footpath · 356 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 356 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
86 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
Stag Lane to Noke CommonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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▾
Chevy ChaseMountain bike route▾
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
20,551 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,551 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Goldfinch +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
Red Squirrel · Bat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BatChiroptera
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +27
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,551 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow · Mallard · Goldfinch +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SwiftApus apus
Red Squirrel · Bat
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BatChiroptera
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects32 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Eristalis tenax · Field Grasshopper · Marmalade Hoverfly · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +27
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorEristalisEristalis2025EristalisEristalis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Drepanosiphum platanoidisDrepanosiphum platanoidis2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Cheilosia caerulescensCheilosia caerulescens2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Events & activities nearby
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