Sandown is a seaside resort and also civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, UK with the resort of Shanklin to the south as well as the settlement of Lake in between. Together with Shanklin, Sandown creates a built-up area of 21,374 citizens. The northernmost town of Sandown Bay, Sandown is understood for its stretches of conveniently available, sandy coastline. The resort's beaches run continually from the cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north. The town grew as a Victorian resort surrounded by a wide range of natural features. The seaside as well as inland areas of Sandown become part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve designated by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June 2019, and Sandown's sea front and clifftops develop part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that provides Sandown its name is an exceptional instance of a concordant coast with a total amount of five miles of strong tidal beaches stretching all the way from Shanklin to Culver Down due to Longshore drift. This makes Sandown Bay residence to among the lengthiest unbroken beaches in the British Isles. To the north-east of the community is Culver Down, a chalk down available to the general public, mostly had and taken care of by the National Trust. It supports normal chalk downland wild animals, in addition to seabirds and also birds of prey which nest on the adjoining high cliffs. Close-by are Sandown Degrees in the flood plain of the River Yar, one of the few freshwater wetlands on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Local Nature Reserve is a prominent spot for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, gotten by the Hampshire and also Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in 2012, is a place to detect kingfishers and water voles. More inland, Borthwood Copse offers delightful timberland walks, with bluebells aplenty in the Springtime. The location's aquatic sub-littoral area, consisting of the reefs as well as seabed, likewise has the wildlife designation Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a scared woodland is partially exposed in the north part of the Bay, as well as fragments of petrified wood are typically depleted on the coastline.