Nine Acres Recreation Ground
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.69402, -1.29906
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 194m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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, Mallard, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Wren +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Beautiful Demoiselle +30 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 15 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 Worsley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 Westminster Lane public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Mount Joy public footpath · 55 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 55 m Path type: service
Show on map Bowling Green Lane public footpath · 95 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 95 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 84 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 3 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 ▾
Chevy Chase Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Wren · Herring Gull · Blackbird +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +28
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,228 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Mallard · Wren · Herring Gull · Blackbird +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Rock Dove Columba livia Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Rook Corvus frugilegus Siskin Spinus spinus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jay Garrulus glandarius Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mute Swan Cygnus olor Swift Apus apus Coot Fulica atra Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Whitethroat Curruca communis Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Harlequin Ladybird +28
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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