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🛝 Family🦉 Wildlife🎠 Play
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.76283, -1.30190
Open directionsv 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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Well Bread Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Well Bread Coffee — 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🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground🚻 Toilets
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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 — Blue Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Black-headed Gull +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Stag Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Isle of Wight Coastal Path Walking route 113 km ▾
Named route Length 113 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 Local cycle route
Show on map Stag Lane to Noke Common 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 Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Lepe Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Photos St Mary, Cowes: main altar
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Wildlife to spot
17,845 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Turnstone · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,845 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
House Sparrow · Turnstone · Robin · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +43
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Turnstone Arenaria interpres2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Hooded Crow Corvus cornix2025 Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Weasel · Common Pipistrelle
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Weasel Mustela nivalis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 18 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Stag Beetle · Large Red Damselfly · Western Conifer Seed Bug · 22-spot Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket +13
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Western Conifer Seed Bug Leptoglossus occidentalis 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem Microchrysa polita
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
Chrysolina banksii Chrysolina banksii
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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