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The Needles Headland

Isle of Wight/Dorset  >  United Kingdom

The Needles are located on the Isle of Wight and are one of the best places for seabirds on the Isle of Wight.

Ajouté* par Jan Lock
Dernière actualisation 19 août 2020

Description

The Needles and the cliffs of the Isle of Wight are an important place for many birds as they have such a large diversity of Birdlife. The nesting seabirds on the cliffs include Cormoran huppé, Fou de Bassan, Guillemot de Troïl and Fulmar boréal. The top of the cliffs has nice areas of both scrub and lowland heath, which provide great habitat for species like Fauvette pitchou, Tarier pâtre and Pipit maritime. Occasionally you can also spot storm blown birds such as Puffin des Anglais and Océanite tempête.

Détails

Accès

The Needles are located on the edge of the Isle of Wight, quite close to Totland and Freshwater ( which are both villages ). If you go past Chris Church ( which is located in Totland ), you then need to continue on the same road until you reach the car park for Alum Bay Pebble beach. Once you reach this car park you can either walk down to the National Trust Victorian coastal exhibit, or you can drive down there and park next to it ( note walking can be better if you want to spot more birds, the route as shown on the map below is about 3,5 km ).

Terrain et Habitat

Landes/bruyères , Mer/océan , Arbres et buissons disséminés , Prairie

Conditions

Vallonné , Paysage ouvert

Boucle

Oui

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Oui

Saison idéale pour observer

Automne , Printemps , Eté

Meilleure période pour une visite

Migration automnale , Migration printanière , Automne , Printemps , Eté

Itinéraire

Sentier large , Sentier étroit

Niveau de difficulté de l'itinéraire

Durée de la marche

Accessible via

A pied

Observatoire/hutte d'observation

Non

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Carte

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