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Vernon Square Garden

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50.72925, -1.15940

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕No 64 Ryde — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
☕No 64 Ryde — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull, Rock Dove +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Yar River TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Isle of Wight Coastal PathWalking route113 km

Named routeLength 113 kmRound tripRegional walking route

The Bembridge TrailWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Nunwell TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Solent WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 87kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Round the Island RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 67Regional cycle route

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22National Cycle Network

RSPB Brading MarshesCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 22Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route412 m

Named routeRef 22Length 412 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route500 m

Named routeRef 22Length 500 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Chalk Ridge ExtremeMountain bike route

Named route

Wildlife to spot

33,123 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

33,123 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2025

Dark-bellied Brent Goose · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +39

Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

33,123 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

winter

2025

Dark-bellied Brent Goose · Herring Gull · Black-headed Gull · Rock Dove · Carrion Crow +39

Dark-bellied Brent GooseBranta bernicla bernicla
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
JackdawColoeus monedula
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
CootFulica atra
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
ShagGulosus aristotelis
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunnockPrunella modularis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
RookCorvus frugilegus
RavenCorvus corax
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Great Northern DiverGavia immer
Common GullLarus canus
CurlewNumenius arquata
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
BuzzardButeo buteo
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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