Sandpit Copse

Sandpit Copse is a forest in , , . Sandpit Copse is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isle of Wight Steam Railway and Butterfly World.

Museum
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a heritage railway on the . The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from to station, passing through the small village of , where the line has a , headquarters and a depot.

Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a butterfly zoo located on the . It opened on 1 May 1983 as part of the Medina Garden Centre, becoming the first butterfly farm opened in a UK garden centre, and the fifth Butterfly farm in the world.

Forest
Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Briddleford Copses is a 167.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation which is south of on the in Britain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wootton Bridge and Newport.

Photo: Arriva436, CC BY 3.0.
lies on the northeast coast of the , and is situated almost midway between the island’s historical capital of and the Victorian gateway of .

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
is the county town of the . It is in the centre of the island on the River Medina. It is the second largest town on the island, with a population of 24,000, slightly fewer than .

Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.
is a seaside town and civil parish on the north-east coast of the in . The parish area had a population of 24,096 according to the 2021 Census.

Sandpit Copse

Latitude
50.7085° or 50° 42′ 31″ north
Longitude
-1.2327° or 1° 13′ 58″ west
Open location code
9C2WPQ58+9W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 535042599
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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