Parkhurst Forest

Parkhurst Forest

Infobox SSSI


name=Parkhurst Forest
aos=Isle of Wight
interest=Biological
gridref= gbmappingsmall|SZ473915
area=183.5 hectare
notifydate=1986

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Parkhurst Forest is a woodland to the north-west of Newport, Isle of Wight (United Kingdom).

The site is partly a site of special scientific interest. It consists of both ancient woodland, relict heathland and plantation woodland. The woodland is freehold owned and managed by the Forestry Commission. It is 395 hectares in area and the second largest forest on the Isle of Wight. It is open to the public.

It is much used as recreational land and is a haven for wildlife including the Red squirrel and many species of bird such as garden warbler, nightjar, woodcock, green, great spotted woodpecker and long eared owl.

An industrial area is located off Forest Road within the Forest itself. Factories were located in this way during the Second World War to avoid German bombers. James I hunted deer in the forest. There are no longer any deer wild on the Isle of Wight.

External links

* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/website/Recreation.nsf/LUWebDocsByKey/EnglandIsleofWightTheForestsoftheIsleofWightParkhurstForest Forestry Commission website Entry]
* [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/pdf/see-parkhurst-forest.pdf/$FILE/see-parkhurst-forest.pdf Forestry Commission management plan]


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