From the spectacular coastlines to the chalkland downs and the wetlands and woodlands, the Isle of Wight is rich in wildlife habitats. With one of the only populations of red squirrels in southern England and home to the rare glanville fritillary and starlet sea anemone, it is quite unique.
It is a bird-watchers paradise, with thousands of wildfowl and waders overwintering, nightingales, nightjars and bitterns breeding and a hotspot for spring and autumn migration, with regular rarities. With seabirds and cetaceans in the surrounding seas, it truly is a wild Isle.