A visit to Bournemouth should not just be confined to the town itself, but you should take a short trip into the surrounding countryside as the area has long been a place where many unusual species of animals and plants can be found. This is especially so of Brownsea island, as it has one of the last remaining colonies of the endangered red squirrel. The isolated location of the town allows species to thrive that have been driven out of the more industrialised areas of the country.