Plan your visit
🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.70442, -1.28881
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground 116m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Blackbird +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, toilets, picnic area
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Emperor Dragonfly, Willow Emerald Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 45 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 The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Newport to Cowes cycleway public footpath · 17 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 17 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Newport to Cowes cycleway public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Newport to Cowes cycleway public footpath · 325 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 325 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 85 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 Early morning at Fairlee Road Cemetery (iii)
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Wildlife to spot
24,869 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Moorhen · Magpie +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,869 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Moorhen · Magpie +50
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Raven Corvus corax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Brent Goose Branta bernicla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Willow Emerald Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Eristalis Eristalis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 