Woodhouse Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.73498, -1.25041
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eelgrass, Dilated Scalewort, Minute Pouncewort +21 more · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker, Golden-ringed Dragonfly +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 European walking route E9, Isle of Wight alternative Walking route ▾
Named route Ref E9 International walking route
Show on map 87 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 Cycle Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cowes (Route 4) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 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.
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Wildlife to spot
28,653 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,653 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redshank Tringa totanus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Juniper Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,653 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Herring Gull Larus argentatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Rook Corvus frugilegus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo House Sparrow Passer domesticus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Common Gull Larus canus Stock Dove Columba oenas Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Brent Goose Branta bernicla Curlew Numenius arquata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Redshank Tringa totanus Redwing Turdus iliacus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dark-bellied Brent Goose Branta bernicla bernicla House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swift Apus apus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Squirrel · Badger
Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris Badger Meles meles 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Frog
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Juniper Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025 Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 