Northwood Recreation Ground
10 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
50.75455, -1.31134
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 109m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, toilets, parking
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km▾
Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route
Cowes (Route 4)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Stag Lane to Noke CommonCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Route 23Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network
Route 246Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network
Cowes (Route 3)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut)Mountain bike route▾
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst ForestMountain bike route▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Lepe Off Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Photos
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Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
22,400 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
22,400 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +44
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Oak Bush-cricket +11
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
22,400 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springwinter
2026▾
House Sparrow · Robin · Blue Tit · Turnstone · Black-headed Gull +44
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- TurnstoneArenaria interpres2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Common TernSterna hirundo2025
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
🦌Mammals4 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Red Squirrel · Hedgehog · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
- Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Palmate Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2025
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects16 species
springsummer
2025▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · 22-spot Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · Oak Bush-cricket +11
- Stag BeetleLucanus cervus
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas