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50.69192, -1.31369
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Angel Bar And Grill — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Angel Bar And Grill — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Moorhen +82 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Field Grasshopper, Common Darter +51 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Field Grasshopper, Common Darter +51 more · last seen 2026
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 22
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 25 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 Tennyson Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Bembridge Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Purdy Road public footpath · 6 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 6 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map Purdy Road public footpath · 148 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 148 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map Purdy Road public footpath · 44 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 44 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map 73 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round the Island Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 67 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cowes (Route 3) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local 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 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Red Squirrel Trail: Parkhurst Forest Mountain bike route ▾
Divert from the Red Squirrel Tail for Red Squirrel Hide
Named route
Show on map Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
Chevy Chase Mountain bike route ▾
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Down Lane byway open to all traffic · 73 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 73 m Surface compacted Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Down Lane byway open to all traffic · 223 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 223 m Surface pebblestone Incline up Path type: track
Show on map Photos St Mary's Church, Carisbrooke
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Wildlife to spot
19,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Toad Bufo bufo Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Great Green Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Herring Gull · Blackbird · Robin +46
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Herring Gull Larus argentatus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Swallow Hirundo rustica Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Rock Dove Columba livia Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Linnet Linaria cannabina Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Swift Apus apus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Mute Swan Cygnus olor Red Squirrel · Field Vole · Rabbit
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Field Vole Microtus agrestis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
Common Toad Bufo bufo Salamanders, Sirens and Newts Caudata2025 Field Grasshopper · Harlequin Ladybird · Syritta pipiens · Great Green Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +23
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Trioza centranthi Trioza centranthi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Cheilosia caerulescens Cheilosia caerulescens2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Apple Aphid Aphis (Aphis) pomi2025
Green Apple Aphid Aphis (Aphis) pomi2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 