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Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.69504, -1.25518
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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 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 445m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Herring Gull +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue +64 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Heath, Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Tennyson Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Bembridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Nunwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Durton Lane public footpath · 259 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 259 m Path type: track
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Stag Lane to Noke Common Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
Photos Through the trees on Long Lane
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Wildlife to spot
5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Small Heath · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,689 records · National Biodiversity Network Herring Gull · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +47
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Magpie Pica pica Rock Dove Columba livia Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Linnet Linaria cannabina Whitethroat Curruca communis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Dunnock Prunella modularis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Swallow Hirundo rustica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Great Tit Parus major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus House Martin Delichon urbicum Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Coal Tit Periparus ater Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Hedgehog
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 🐝 Insects 19 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Small Heath · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle +14
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus2024 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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