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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome

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50.66094, -1.13951

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Wildheart Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕Wildheart Café — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Farm visits

Very strong match

Farm attraction

Varies

Family friendly

Strong match

café, toilets, picnic area

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Yar River TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

Worsley TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Bembridge TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Culver TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Red Squirrel TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sunshine TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

42,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Jackdaw +53

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CootFulica atra

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,428 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2025

Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit · Chaffinch · Goldcrest · Jackdaw +53

GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great TitParus major
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RookCorvus frugilegus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
NuthatchSitta europaea
RavenCorvus corax
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Greylag GooseAnser anser
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SiskinSpinus spinus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
CootFulica atra

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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