Parkhurst Forest ✦ Ancient woodland 149 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 149 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.71337, -1.32980
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 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, Robin, Chiffchaff +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chiffchaff +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Turner's Threadwort · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Glow-worm +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Common Darter, Glow-worm +45 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 20 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 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 The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Challenging Chillerton Down Walk, Isle of Wight Walking route 14.8 km ▾
A challenging circular walk that takes you off the beaten track, through woods & valleys, & across the Chillerton Downs with sea views. The route includes undefined paths, gates, bridges & a stile & can be slippery. Dogs welcome on leads around livestock
Named route Length 14.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Poleclose Lane public footpath · 426 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 426 m Path type: track
Show on map 74 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 Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,894 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Coal Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Darter · Glow-worm · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycheirus rosarum +21
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Turner's Threadwort
Turner's Threadwort Cephaloziella turneri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,894 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldcrest · Blackbird · Coal Tit +41
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Coal Tit Periparus ater Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Magpie Pica pica Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Snipe Gallinago gallinago Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Coot Fulica atra Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts · Common Toad
Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Common Darter · Glow-worm · Azure Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycheirus rosarum +21
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycheirus rosarum Platycheirus rosarum Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea Eristalis nemorum Eristalis nemorum Turner's Threadwort
Turner's Threadwort Cephaloziella turneri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Bombadier Beetle Brachinus crepitans2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024 