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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.62161, -1.21377
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Rook +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Rook +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 13 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 Worsley Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Red Squirrel Trail 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 Sunshine Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 242 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
19 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
38,192 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Shrew · Red Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Darter · Nyctia halterata +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,192 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Rook · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin +45
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Shrew · Red Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Common Darter · Nyctia halterata +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 Nyctia halterata Nyctia halterata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 