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Brownsea island has built up on a bare sand and mud bank deposited in the shallow harbour. [[Ecological succession]] has taken place on the island to create topsoil able to support ecosystems. | Brownsea island has built up on a bare sand and mud bank deposited in the shallow harbour. [[Ecological succession]] has taken place on the island to create topsoil able to support ecosystems. | ||
The nature reserve on the island is leased from the National Trust by [[Dorset Wildlife Trust]] and includes a brackish [[lagoon]] and area of woodland. Other [[ecosystem]]s on the island include [[saltmarsh]], [[reedbed]], two freshwater lakes, [[alder carr]], [[coniferous woodland]], [[deciduous woodland]] and | The nature reserve on the island is leased from the National Trust by [[Dorset Wildlife Trust]] and includes a brackish [[lagoon]] and area of woodland. Other [[ecosystem]]s on the island include [[saltmarsh]], [[reedbed]], two freshwater lakes, [[alder carr]], [[coniferous woodland]], [[deciduous woodland]] and arboretum. In the past [[invasive species]] such as [[rhododendrons]], also non-native, were introduced to the island but the trusts have cleared many areas. The entire island is designated a [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]]. | ||
=== Wildlife === | === Wildlife === | ||
[[image:brownsea.island.peacock.arp.jpg|thumb|right|A Brownsea Island peacock displays to a visitor]] | [[image:brownsea.island.peacock.arp.jpg|thumb|right|A Brownsea Island peacock displays to a visitor]] | ||
The island is one of the few places in southern England where indigenous [[red squirrel]]s survive, largely because non-native | The island is one of the few places in southern England where indigenous [[red squirrel]]s survive, largely because non-native grey squirrels have never been introduced to the island. Brownsea also has a small ornamental population of [[peafowl|peacocks]]. The island has a [[heronry]], in which both [[Grey Heron]] and [[Little Egret]] nest. | ||
There is a large population of non-native | There is a large population of non-native sika deer on the island. In the past the numbers have been higher than the island can sustain and have overgrazed. To try and limit damage to trees and other vegetation by deer, areas of the island have been fenced off to provide areas of undamaged woodland to allow other species such as red squirrels to thrive. | ||
The [[lagoon]] is noted for the large population of [[Common Tern]] and [[Sandwich Tern]] in summer, and a very large flock of [[Pied Avocet|Avocets]] in winter, when over 50% of British birds (over 1500) can be present. | The [[lagoon]] is noted for the large population of [[Common Tern]] and [[Sandwich Tern]] in summer, and a very large flock of [[Pied Avocet|Avocets]] in winter, when over 50% of British birds (over 1500) can be present. | ||
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In the 1930s the owner of the island, Mrs. Mary Bonham-Christie, closed the island to visitors to make it a wildlife sanctuary. This led to the island becoming overgrown, but when the National Trust purchased the island after the owner's death, it was reopened to the public. | In the 1930s the owner of the island, Mrs. Mary Bonham-Christie, closed the island to visitors to make it a wildlife sanctuary. This led to the island becoming overgrown, but when the National Trust purchased the island after the owner's death, it was reopened to the public. | ||
In the Second World War lights were placed on the island at night to divert the attention of bombers away from the nearby conurbation of Poole and Bournemouth, army camps on the [[Purbecks]] and the important naval base on the | In the Second World War lights were placed on the island at night to divert the attention of bombers away from the nearby conurbation of Poole and Bournemouth, army camps on the [[Purbecks]] and the important naval base on the Isle of Portland. There are many bomb craters on the island that are havens for rare wildlife. | ||
Since 1964 the island has been host to the [[Brownsea Open Air Theatre]], annually performing the works of William Shakespeare. | Since 1964 the island has been host to the [[Brownsea Open Air Theatre]], annually performing the works of William Shakespeare. | ||
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* [http://www.brownsea-island.org.uk/ Brownsea Island Scout Campsite] | * [http://www.brownsea-island.org.uk/ Brownsea Island Scout Campsite] | ||
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