Brownsea Island It is within the South Dorset constituency of the House of Commons and the South West England constituency of the European Parliament. Brownsea Island has built up on a bare sand and mud bank deposited in the shallow harbour. Ecological succession has taken place on the island to create topsoil able to support ecosystems. The nature reserve on the island is leased from the National Trust by Dorset Wildlife Trust. This reserve includes a brackish lagoon and area of woodland. Other ecosystems on the island include salt marsh, reedbed, two freshwater lakes, alder carr, coniferous woodland, deciduous woodland and arboretum.
Tory Island Tory Island Tory Island, or simply Tory (officially known by its Irish name Toraigh), is an island off the north-west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, Ireland, and is the most remote inhabited island of Ireland. It is also known in Irish as "Oileán Thoraí" or, historically, "Oileán Thúr Rí". The word Tory comes from the Middle Irish word "Tóraidhe" which means bandit. The main spoken language on the island is Irish, although English is spoken to communicate with visitors. Tory is part of the Donegal "Gaeltacht" and Ulster Irish (Gaeilge Uladh) is the main Irish dialect in use. The