Islands · South East England
Furzey Island
Furzey Island — island in United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 4 h–12 h
- Nearest railway station
- Poole · 4.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Furzey Island is a island in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "island in United Kingdom". Coordinates: 50.6825°, -1.9837°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Poole Harbour SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: PURBECK HEATHS
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Dorset
- Ramsar wetland: Poole Harbour
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Furzey Island is an island in Poole Harbour, in the English county of Dorset; it lies to the south of the larger Brownsea Island. Seen from the water or adjoining land, it looks like another wild pineclad island; however, hidden in the trees are twenty-two oil wells split into two well-sites for the Wytch Farm Oil Field, which is linked by pipeline to Hamble on Southampton Water. The rarely seen tall oil rig can sometimes be a big landmark of Southern Poole Harbour and the main landmark between Brownsea and Furzey. The well-sites are staffed 24 hours a day. Furzey Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle, which forms part of the Dorset (formerly Purbeck) local government district.
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Background
History
Furzey Island is believed to have been part of a much larger island around two thousand years ago, encompassing the entirety of Green Island. The name "Furzey" means "Furze island". In February 2004, Channel 4's archaeological television programme Time Team found evidence of Iron Age commercial activity on Green Island. The remains of an Iron Age furnace were discovered, along with evidence of the production of shale jewellery. However, due to the lack of shale jewellery found in the surrounding Dorset area, archaeologists theorised that Green Island was a centre of production that exported its goods to continental Europe. This theory lends further evidence to Green Island having once been…
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- Coordinates
- 50.6825, -1.9837
- District
- Dorset
- Parish
- Corfe Castle
- Postcode
- BH15 1EF
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Dorset
- Nearest railway station
- Poole — 4.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5509869 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Furzey Island (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: GreenandFurzeyIsland.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Furzey Island?
- Furzey Island is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BH15 1EF), in the parish of Corfe Castle.
- Is Furzey Island a protected site?
- Yes — Furzey Island is part of the Poole Harbour SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the PURBECK HEATHS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Furzey Island free to visit?
- Yes, Furzey Island is free to enter.
- How do I get to Furzey Island?
- The nearest railway station is Poole, about 4.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BH15 1EF.