What is recorded here
Brownsea Island, located in Poole Harbour, Dorset, has a history of human settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. It is notable for being the first British island to be designated a nature reserve in 1901 and for its role in the development of the Scout movement by Robert Baden-Powell.
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Places near here
Brownsea Island Nature ReserveIsland · 253 yd
South LodgeListed building · 510 yd
The VillaListed building · 571 yd
Baden-Powell First Camp MemorialMemorial · 590 yd
Monument to the first Boy ScoutsMonument or public art · 603 yd
Caroline CliffViewpoint · 699 yd
Shoreline of Brownsea IslandIsland · 849 yd
George Augustus Cavendish-Bentink MemorialMemorial · 868 yd
Harry PointHeadland · 968 yd
North Haven PointHeadland · 1698 yd
Poole, Sustrans milepostMonument or public art · 1.4 mi
RNLI Lifeboat MuseumMuseum · 1.5 miOther information
Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0