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Brighstone Forest is located in the southwest of the
Forestry Commission management plan
Forests and woodlands of the Isle of Wight Brighstone
Brighstone Forest is located in the southwest of the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...
. It is the largest forest on the Isle of Wight, being just a few hectares larger than Parkhurst Forest
Parkhurst Forest is a woodland to the north-west of Newport, Isle of Wight, England.
The site is partly a site of special scientific interest. It consists of ancient woodland, relict heathland and plantation woodland. The woodland is freehold ...
. It is spread over a number of hilly ridges which form the backbone of the Isle of Wight. From west to east the ridges are Chessell Down
Chessell is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight, England, towards the west in an area known as the Back of the Wight on the B3401 road. Public transport used to be provided by Southern Vectis
Southern Vectis is a bus operator on the Isle of Wight ...
, Westover Down
Westover Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight ( ) is a Counties of England, county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the List of islands of England#La ...
, Brighstone Down
Brighstone Down is a chalk down on the Isle of Wight. It is located close to the village of Brighstone, in the southwest of the island (the Back of the Wight), and rises to at its highest point, northeast of the village of Mottistone.
Towards ...
, Newbarn Down
Newbarn is a hamlet around a crossroads northwest of Etchinghill in Kent, England. Etchinghill Golf Club is on the road between the two. Tolsford Hill BT Tower can clearly be seen on Tolsford Hill to the south. It is in the civil parish of Postl ...
, Rowborough Down and Idlecombe Down. The main entrance is located at grid reference SZ 419849. The forest lies close to the small town of Brighstone, and is part of the Isle of Wight AONB
The Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) on the Isle of Wight, England's largest offshore island.
The AONB was designated in 1963 and covers 189 square kilometres, about half of the isl ...
.
Shalcombe Down
Shalcombe is a hamlet on the Isle of Wight towards the west in an area known as West Wight. It is in the civil parish of Shalfleet. It is situated along the B3399 road and is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east of Freshwater
Fresh water or f ...
is an outlying block of woodland to the west of Brighstone Forest.
The entrance to this block is located at grid reference SZ 395852.
Both woods are managed by the Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England.
The Forestry Commission was previously also respon ...
under leasehold agreements - the total area is 482 hectares.
External links
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Forests and woodlands of the Isle of Wight Brighstone