Ventnor Rugby Football Club
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.59356, -1.23190
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Small Heath +83 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Round the Island Route
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 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 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 13 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 242 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 242 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 103 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 103 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chalk Ridge Extreme Mountain bike route ▾
8 public paths nearby
Public paths
Stenbury Trail bridleway · 555 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 555 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map Inglewood Park bridleway · 171 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 171 m Path type: residential
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Wildlife to spot
27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin · Adder
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Downland Villa · Iris Weevil · Heteromyza +27
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025 Heteromyza Heteromyza Golden-ringed Dragonfly Field Cow-wheat
Field Cow-wheat Melampyrum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,823 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Herring Gull · Kestrel · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird +38
Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Gannet Morus bassanus2025 Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Common Lizard · Pond Terrapin · Adder
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2025 Pond Terrapin Trachemys scripta2025 Adder Vipera berus2025 🐝 Insects 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Downland Villa · Iris Weevil · Heteromyza +27
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025 Iris Weevil Mononychus punctumalbum2025 Heteromyza Heteromyza Golden-ringed Dragonfly Field Cow-wheat
Field Cow-wheat Melampyrum arvense Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana2025
Epistrophe diaphana Epistrophe diaphana2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Acericerus heydenii Acericerus heydenii
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Tephrochlamys rufiventris Tephrochlamys rufiventris
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Suillia variegata Suillia variegata
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Heteromyza commixta Heteromyza commixta
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Praying Mantis Mantis religiosa2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Oxythyrea funesta Oxythyrea funesta2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
Herina lugubris Herina lugubris2025
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 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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