Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east shore of the Isle of Wight, UK with the resort of Shanklin to the south and the negotiation of Lake in between. Together with Shanklin, Sandown develops a built-up area of 21,374 occupants. The northernmost community of Sandown Bay, Sandown is known for its stretches of conveniently obtainable, sandy coastline. The resort's beaches run continually from the high cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north. The community expanded as a Victorian resort surrounded by a riches of natural attributes. The seaside and also 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 as well as clifftops form part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that provides Sandown its name is an exceptional example of a concordant coastline with a total of 5 miles of strong tidal coastlines extending all the way from Shanklin to Culver Down because of Longshore drift. This makes Sandown Bay home to one of the longest unbroken beaches in the British Isles. To the north-east of the community is Culver Down, a chalk down obtainable to the general public, mostly had as well as managed by the National Trust. It sustains regular chalk downland wild animals, in addition to seabirds and birds of prey which nest on the adjacent cliffs. Close-by are Sandown Degrees in the flood plain of the River Yar, among the few freshwater wetlands on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Citizen Nature Reserve is a popular spot for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, obtained by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in 2012, is a location to identify kingfishers and also water voles. Further inland, Borthwood Copse provides fascinating timberland strolls, with bluebells aplenty in the Spring. The location's marine sub-littoral area, including the reefs as well as seabed, likewise has the wild animals designation Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a petrified woodland is partially disclosed in the northern part of the Bay, as well as pieces of petrified timber are commonly depleted on the coastline.
