Brownsea Island

Brownsea Island
The castle and piers on Brownsea Island
Brownsea Island Location within Dorset
OS grid reference	SZ019879
Civil parish	Studland
Unitary authority	Dorset
Ceremonial county	Dorset
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	POOLE
Postcode district	BH13
Dialling code	01202
Police	Dorset
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	South Dorset
List of places UK England Dorset 50°41′30″N 01°58′20″W / 50.69167°N 1.97222°W / 50.69167; -1.97222

Brownsea Island is the largest of the islands in Poole Harbour in the county of Dorset, England. The island is owned by the National Trust with the northern half managed by the Dorset Wildlife Trust. Much of the island is open to the public and includes areas of woodland and heath with a wide variety of wildlife, together with cliff top views across Poole Harbour and the Isle of Purbeck.

The island was the location of an experimental camp in 1907 that led to the formation of the Scout movement the following year. Access is by public ferry or private boat; in 2017 the island received 133,340 visitors.^[1] The island's name probably comes from Old English Brūnoces īeg = "Brūnoc's island".^[2]