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🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.59470, -1.20692
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Basque Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ The Basque Kitchen — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Chalk Hill Blue +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 41 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 The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ventor Downs Prehistory and Wartime Walk, Isle of Wight Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Duration 01:30-02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Alexandra Gardens public footpath · 69 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 69 m Surface unpaved Path type: pedestrian
Show on map Staint Alban's Steps public footpath · 218 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 218 m Surface paved Incline up Path type: steps
Show on map 13 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 103 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
Old Shute bridleway · 213 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 213 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
68,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 68,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Linnet +44
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea Wall Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Downland Villa +26
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Heteromyza Heteromyza Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 68,723 records · National Biodiversity Network Kestrel · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Linnet +44
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2025 Common Guillemot Uria aalge2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Stoat
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Stoat Mustela erminea Wall Lizard · Adder · Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Green Shieldbug · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Southern Hawker · Downland Villa +26
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Heteromyza Heteromyza Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2025 