Briddlesford Copses
Briddleford Copses is a 167.2-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation which is south of Wootton Bridge on the Isle of Wight in Britain.Photo: Simon Carey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
- Also known as: “Briddlesford Copse”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Isle of Wight Steam Railway and Butterfly World.
Isle of Wight Steam Railway
Museum
Photo: Stephen Dawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Isle of Wight Steam Railway is a heritage railway on the Isle of Wight. The railway passes through 5+1⁄2 miles of countryside from Smallbrook Junction to Wootton station, passing through the small village of Havenstreet, where the line has a station, headquarters and a depot.
Butterfly World
Photo: Ronald Saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Butterfly World is a butterfly zoo located on the Isle of Wight. 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.
Havenstreet railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Havenstreet railway station is a railway station at Havenstreet, Isle of Wight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wootton Bridge and Ryde.
Wootton Bridge
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.
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.
Newport
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight. 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 Ryde.
Briddlesford Copses
Latitude
50.7099° or 50° 42′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.2214° or 1° 13′ 17″ westOpen location code
9C2WPQ5H+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 642099571OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q4966093
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In Other Languages
“Briddlesford Copses” goes by many names.
- Vietnamese: “Bụi rậm Briddlesford”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Havenstreet and Longround Rew.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Train Story and Isle of Wight Steam Railway.
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