Rags Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 6 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 6 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.69900, -1.20211
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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 361m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 361m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Pheasant, Woodpigeon +41 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +31 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood, Large White +31 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Yar River Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Isle of Wight Coastal Path Walking route 113 km ▾
Named route Length 113 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map The Bembridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Nunwell Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 59 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 RSPB Brading Marshes Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Adgestone Quiet Roads Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ 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
20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Pheasant +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Brown Rat · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly +1
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,633 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit · Pheasant +28
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Brown Rat · Rabbit · Red Squirrel · Badger · Grey Squirrel +5
Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Hornet · Migrant Hawker · Common Darter · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Emperor Dragonfly +1
Hornet Vespa crabro2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stoat Mustela erminea
Stoat Mustela erminea
Black Rat Rattus rattus
Black Rat Rattus rattus
Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus
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