| Furzey Island | |
|---|---|
 Looking south-west from Brownsea Island - Furzey Island is centre, with Green Island directly behind, to the left | |
  Furzey Island Location within Dorset | |
| OS grid reference | SZ011870 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dorset |
| Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Furzey Island is an island in Poole Harbour in the English county of Dorset. The island lies to the south of the larger Brownsea Island. Seen from the water, or adjoining land, the island looks like another wild pineclad island. However, hidden in the trees are twenty-two oil wells split into 2 well-sites for the Wytch Farm Oil Field, which is linked by pipeline to Hamble on Southampton Water. The rarely seen tall oil rig can sometimes be a big landmark of Southern Poole Harbour and the main landmark between Brownsea and Furzey.[1] The well-sites are staffed 24 hours a day.
Furzey Island lies within the civil parish of Corfe Castle. The parish forms part of the Dorset (formerly Purbeck local government district).[2]
- ^ "Brownsea Island - What to see and do - Viewpoints". National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty. Archived from the original on 27 September 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2006.
- ^ OS Explorer Map OL15 - Purbeck & South Dorset. Ordnance Survey. 2006. ISBN 978-0-319-23865-3.
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