Wildlife

Urban Saints Westbrook is a wild, wild place...!

Our 18 acres of mixed parkland, meadow and managed woodland provides fantastic habitats for a whole range of island flora and fauna. Our resident ecology expert, Jason, takes great delight in tracking the various resident and visiting species and will gladly include a guided "Westbrook Safari" in your visit or stay.

Recent sightings have included:

Flora

  • Orchids
  • Bluebells
  • Hornbeam
  • Cyclamen

Fauna

  • Red Squirrels
  • Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers
  • Hornets
  • Stag Beetle (larvae)
  • Dragonflies
  • Garden Orb Spider (pictured)
  • Sparrowhawk
  • Tawny Owl
  • Pipistrelle Bat
  • Brent Geese
  • White Admiral Butterfly

There's far more than we can list here - many hundreds of different species of plant, insect, bird and animal. Who knows what you might see or discover during your visit to Urban Saints Westbrook?!