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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
Dogs welcome 58 ha
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50.76185, -1.27248
Open directionsv Norris Castle is located on the Isle of Wight. It was designed by James Wyatt for Lord Henry Seymour. The estate adjoins Osborne House, country home to Queen Victoria.
Read more on Wikipedia → English country house Grade I listed building c. 1805
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 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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 🦉 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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Herring Gull +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Sphaerocarpos · last seen 2023; Plants — Sphaerocarpos · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Isle of Wight Coastal Path Walking route 113 km ▾
Named route Length 113 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map King Charles III England Coast Path: Gosport to Portsmouth Walking route ▾
Named route Ref ECP National walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional 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 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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12,870 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,870 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Stag Beetle · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird +16
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,870 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · House Sparrow · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Stag Beetle · Dock Bug · 7-spot Ladybird · Common Darter · 22-spot Ladybird +16
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Aphrophora alni Aphrophora alni2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025 