Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses

Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses is a 10.3-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest which is south of Ashey on the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 for its biological value.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
Also known as: “Eaglehead & Bloodstone Copses Nature Reserve”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Brading railway station and Sandown railway station.

Brading railway station

Railway station

Photo: Basher Eyre, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brading railway station is a Grade II listed railway station serving Brading on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin. Owing to its secluded countryside location, it is one of the quietest stations on the island.

Sandown railway station

Railway station

Photo: Wikimedia, FAL.

Sandown railway station is a railway station serving Sandown on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located on the Island Line from Ryde to Shanklin.

Ashey railway station

Railway station

Photo: Ron Strutt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashey railway station is a station serving the village of Ashey on the Isle of Wight in England. It was on the line which ran from Ryde to Newport. It had a passing loop when built but this was taken out of use when a loop was provided at Havenstreet instead.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ryde and Wootton Bridge.

Ryde

Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.

Ryde is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight in South East England. The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census.

Wootton Bridge

Photo: Arriva436, CC BY 3.0.

Wootton Bridge lies on the northeast coast of the Isle of Wight, and is situated almost midway between the island’s historical capital of Newport and the Victorian gateway of Ryde.