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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.70275, -1.28483
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 🅿️ Royal Exchange Car Park 72m away — 20 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 🅿️ Royal Exchange Car Park 72m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +50 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Syritta pipiens, Eristalis tenax, Common Darter +50 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🚵 Mountain biking
Good match
Named MTB route nearby: Chalk Ridge Extreme
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: Cowes (Route 3)
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 31 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 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 The Stenbury Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Quay public footpath · 162 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 162 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Cooper Road public footpath · 23 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 23 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map The Quay public footpath · 23 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 23 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map 85 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 2 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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,133 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,133 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis Eristalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,133 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Robin · Jackdaw · Magpie · Woodpigeon +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Eristalis tenax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly +4
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Eristalis Eristalis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 