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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 241 ha
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Open directionsv Osborne House is a former royal residence in East Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom. The house was built between 1845 and 1851 for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert as a summer home and rural retreat. Albert designed the house in the style of an Italian Renaissance palazzo.
Read more on Wikipedia → Historic house museum Grade I listed building c. 1845
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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 🚲 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 — Blue Tit, Swift, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Swift, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +52 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Eelgrass, Sphaerocarpos, Griffithsia corallinoides +20 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Eelgrass, Sphaerocarpos, Griffithsia corallinoides +20 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Solent Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 87km Regional 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 European walking route E9, Milford on Sea to Queen Elizabeth Country Park Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 51 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 Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 2 South Mundham to Christchurch Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 2 National Cycle Network
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 East Cowes : Osborne House Grounds
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Wildlife to spot
24,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Blackcap +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 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 · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +19
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,248 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Blackbird · Blackcap +39
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 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 · Large Red Damselfly · Common Darter +19
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2025 Dock Bug Coreus marginatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
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
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
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