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Sandham Gardens

13 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

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50.65877, -1.14489

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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 Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦89+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Saline lagoons — specialist waders and wildfowl

Free

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Saline lagoons priority habitat

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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

41,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,544 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winter

2026

Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Dunnock · Long-tailed Tit +53

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
DunnockPrunella modularis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
CootFulica atra2025
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Red Squirrel

Red SquirrelSciurus vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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