Lushington Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 7 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 7 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.72615, -1.24964
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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Pheasant, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Magpie, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, 7-spot Ladybird, Emerald Damselfly +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 87 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 Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redshank Tringa totanus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Red Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,444 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Goldfinch +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Little Egret Egretta garzetta Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Common Gull Larus canus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redshank Tringa totanus Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Dunnock Prunella modularis Erithacus rubecula rubecula Erithacus rubecula rubecula House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Red Squirrel · Badger · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Emerald Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · Ruddy Darter +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Small Red-eyed Damselfly
Erythromma viridulum2025
Erythromma viridulum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 