Victoria Recreation Ground
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Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.69616, -1.30728
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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 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 +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird +46 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 45 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 Westminster Lane public footpath · 29 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 29 m Path type: service
Show on map Petticoat Lane public footpath · 169 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 169 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Westminster Lane public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 78 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 ▾
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
24,393 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Wren · Blue Tit +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 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 · Hornet Hoverfly +17
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,393 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Rook · Wren · Blue Tit +48
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Stock Dove Columba oenas Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Little Owl Athene noctua Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Swallow Hirundo rustica House Martin Delichon urbicum Little Egret Egretta garzetta Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Swift Apus apus Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 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 · Hornet Hoverfly +17
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025 Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
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
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Green Apple Aphid Aphis (Aphis) pomi2025
Green Apple Aphid Aphis (Aphis) pomi2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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