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MAPS To the South To the North Explore and the Sea and the Downs Brighstone 2.5 MILES - MOSTLY FLAT - STEEP STEPS AT THE BEACH 2.5 MILES - QUIET LANES - SOME HILL WALKING Downland streams, with their clear fresh The picturesque cottages in North Drive, walk, ride, cycle and water, meet at Brighstone Mill and Street include a free museum swim in this tranquil Area of form an intriguing network of mill ponds which brings to life the traditions Outstanding Natural Beauty. and sluices. These energetic waters pass of the local people and the brave under a mystical ancient oak known lifeboat men of years past. Even paraglide above it if you locally as the Dragon Tree before Next door is Myrtle Cottage are feeling adventurous! tumbling over a spectacular waterfall en which was home to the world famous pioneer fossil hunter the route to the sea. Water mills operated Roam the extensive network of footpaths & Revd. William Fox. Well known for his tea parties, he here for over 900 years bridleways surrounding Brighstone. Climb rolling entertained many of the most eminent geologists of his chalk downland behind a string of pretty villages & until the 1960s but all buildings have day and had more dinosaurs named after him than any hamlets for a panoramic view of the whole area. now been converted to private homes. other Englishman. Wander gentle leafy lanes or investigate the adjacent Only the mill ponds remain. coastline of soft cliffs and sandy beaches. Mottistone Mill was built in Bronze Age barrows and ancient hollow ways feature Chines are very much a feature of the the 18th century but a watermill on here, also beautiful churches and traditional thatched South of the island where streams flow this site was recorded in the cottages of chalk ‘clunch’. Local wildlife includes red from the downs and cut through the Domesday Survey of 1085-86. squirrels and rare butterflies. Dinosaur and other fossils soft cliffs producing a unique habitat The artist JMW Turner sketched this may be found on the beaches. for wildlife. mill in the 19th Century. However it Inside this leaflet you will find a colourful map has long been converted to a showing a “figure of eight” walk in Brighstone and Look carefully and you cottage so please respect the highlighting interesting wildlife, historic buildings and might catch a glimpse of owner’s privacy when passing. beautiful scenery. The South section of the walk the rare Glanville Fritillary follows streams and farmland down to the sea and the butterfly, kestrel and The steep sided tracks which ascend to North section follows ancient trails up to the downs. occasionally a Peregrine the downs are “hollow ways” formed Falcon. Coastal erosion is by water erosion and the movement of very apparent here and animals. Used as drove ways in medieval fossils found on this coast times, they are now a haven for wildlife have brought about the including badgers, while buzzards name “Dinosaur Isle”. circle above. At the top of the downs is Brighstone Forest, a vast area of trees with trails and cycle paths. In memory of Rob If you would like to learn more about the Cummins who history and wildlife of Brighstone please go to created these walks www.brighstoneparish.org © IWC.

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