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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.58653, -1.24168
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 491m 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 491m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dartford Warbler, Woodpigeon, Herring Gull +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +53 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Isle of Wight Coastal Path
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 24 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 Tip of the Wight Walking route 5.6 km ▾
Discover an ever-changing landscape with views & wildlife at this southerly point. See the island’s only surviving onshore lighthouse & explore where Marconi made some of his early radio experiments. Uneven paths, steep, 6 gates, 1 stile & 100+ steps.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 02:00-02:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 5 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 3.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 3.8 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Inglewood Park bridleway · 171 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 171 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos St. Lawrence New Church: portrait of Sir William Reynolds-Stephens
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Wildlife to spot
32,222 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 32,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Kestrel +46
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis2025 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Adder · Pond Terrapin
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Iris Weevil · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Downland Villa +20
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Field Cow-wheat
Field Cow-wheat Melampyrum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 32,222 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Dartford Warbler · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Kestrel +46
Dartford Warbler Curruca undata2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis2025 Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus2025 Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis2025 Great Shearwater Ardenna gravis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Long-eared Owl Asio otus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Adder · Pond Terrapin
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Iris Weevil · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Downland Villa +20
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Field Cow-wheat
Field Cow-wheat Melampyrum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana
Epistrophe diaphana2025
Epistrophe diaphana2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
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
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 