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Shanklin and Godshill Cricket Club

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

50.62457, -1.18521

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🛝Playground 183m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· PaidPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Playing field

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 21 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

Nunwell TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Stenbury TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Manor Roadpublic footpath · 125 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Manor Roadpublic footpath · 355 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 355 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Old Church Lanepublic footpath · 74 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 74 mSurface compactedPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

41 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Red Squirrel TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

National Cycle Route 23Cycling route

Named routeRef 23National Cycle Network

Adgestone Quiet RoadsCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Sunshine TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route242 m

Named routeRef 23Length 242 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

41,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

41,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

41,965 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds49 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Herring Gull · Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit +44

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Great TitParus major2025
MagpiePica pica
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
FulmarFulmarus glacialis2025
Common GuillemotUria aalge2025
ShagGulosus aristotelis2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GannetMorus bassanus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Dock Bug · Scathophaga stercoraria +2

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Dock BugCoreus marginatus
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax

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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