Wroxall Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South East › Isle of Wight Getting here
50.60600, -1.20389
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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 179m away — 8 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 179m away — 8 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 — Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chiffchaff, Jackdaw, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Migrant Hawker, Dotted Bee-fly +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 26 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 Ventor Downs Prehistory and Wartime Walk, Isle of Wight Walking route 4.2 km ▾
Named route Length 4.2 km Duration 01:30-02:00 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 ▾
24 public paths nearby
Public paths
Down Lane bridleway · 365 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 365 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: unclassified
Show on map Down Lane bridleway · 79 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 79 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: unclassified
Show on map Down Lane bridleway · 3 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 3 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: unclassified
Show on map Down Lane bridleway · 247 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 247 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: unclassified
Show on map Down Lane bridleway · 352 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 352 m Surface asphalt Incline up Path type: unclassified
Show on map ✦ 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
59,618 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 59,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Green Woodpecker +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Shrew · Red Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · Dock Bug +8
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heteromyza Heteromyza Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 59,618 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Chaffinch · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Magpie · Green Woodpecker +48
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Magpie Pica pica Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Red Fox · Common Shrew · Red Squirrel
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Common Shrew Sorex araneus Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Wall Lizard · Slow-worm
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Heteromyza · Dotted Bee-fly · Dock Bug +8
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Heteromyza Heteromyza Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
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
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 