Briddlesford Nature Reserve, Isle of Wight

#58 among attractions in Isle of Wight

Nature, Natural attraction, Forest

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Briddlesford Nature Reserve consists of 158 hectares of land on the Isle of Wight that is composed of a complex of different habitats, including woodland, arable farmland, lowland meadow, parkland, pond, hedgerow and grazing marsh. The reserve encompasses a majority of the Briddlesford Copses Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation together with about 50 hectares of farmland. The reserve is owned by People's Trust for Endangered Species and managed to preserve and enhance its biodiversity value. ()

Coordinates: 50°42'50"N, 1°13'44"W

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Isle of Wight United Kingdom

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Briddlesford Nature Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Butterfly World, St Edmund's Church, St Mark's Church, Quarr Abbey House.

1.2 miW
Garden, Nature and wildlife, Park
Butterfly World, Wootton Bridge
30 min walk • 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. It includes an indoor sub-tropical garden with free-flying butterflies.
1.2 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
St Edmund's Church, Wootton Bridge
31 min walk • St. Edmund's Church, Wootton is a parish church in the Church of England located in Wootton, Isle of Wight.
0.8 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mark's Church, Wootton Bridge
20 min walk • St. Mark's Church, Wootton is a church in the Church of England located in Wootton, Isle of Wight.
1.6 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Quarr Abbey House, Ryde
42 min walk • The Quarr Abbey House was one of several houses constructed along the north coast of the Isle of Wight in southern England. Built in the 19th century from the ruins of a Norman abbey, it was a residence of the Cochrane family and was later incorporated into the new Quarr Abbey monastery that was built on the site.
1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Woodhouse Copse, Isle of Wight
25 min walk • Woodhouse Copse is a wood owned and managed by the Graeme Kirk. It is located on the north east side of the Isle of Wight between Whippingham and Wootton. It is 18 hectares in area.