Staplers Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.70109, -1.25631
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 212m 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 212m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Robin, Herring Gull +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Herring Gull +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bumblebee +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Durton Lane public footpath · 259 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 259 m Path type: track
Show on map 94 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Lavender field at Staplehurst Grange
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Wildlife to spot
5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Rock Dove +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Badger · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Bat +2
Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Wood Cricket +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,257 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Robin · Rock Dove +41
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Herring Gull Larus argentatus Robin Erithacus rubecula Rock Dove Columba livia House Sparrow Passer domesticus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jay Garrulus glandarius Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swallow Hirundo rustica Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Whitethroat Curruca communis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Badger · Red Squirrel · Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat · Bat +2
Badger Meles meles Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Bat Chiroptera Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius2024 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐝 Insects 10 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Southern Hawker · Violet Ground Beetle · Field Grasshopper · Wood Cricket +5
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Wood Cricket Nemobius sylvestris Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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