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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.74937, -1.30002
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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 23 🐕 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 🚴 Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via National Cycle Route 23 🐕 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🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free
🦉 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, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Route 23
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 10 public paths 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 Love Lane public footpath · 57 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 57 m Path type: residential
Show on map Newport to Cowes cycleway public footpath · 829 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 829 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 46 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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
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 Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Turnstone · Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 22-spot Ladybird +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Turnstone · Robin · Blackbird · Black-headed Gull +41
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 4 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Frog
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · 10-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 22-spot Ladybird +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
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