Upper Sheepwash Copse - Mixed woodland
✦ Ancient woodland7 ha
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
50.70128, -1.22564
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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 193m away — 4 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 193m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
The Bembridge TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Nunwell TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Stenbury TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
99 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
Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
2 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▾
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
29,539 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
29,539 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon +21
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Red Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +7
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,539 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Great Tit · Pheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon +21
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
Red Squirrel · Badger · Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox +7
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- BadgerMeles meles
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Palmate Newt
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
🐝Insects10 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Hornet · Emerald Damselfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly +5
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- HornetVespa crabro2025
- Emerald DamselflyLestes sponsa2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brown HareLepus europaeusBrown HareLepus europaeusStoatMustela ermineaStoatMustela ermineaMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiMuntjacMuntiacus reevesiWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusWood MouseApodemus sylvaticusBlack RatRattus rattusBlack RatRattus rattusAnax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2025