Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort and also civil parish on the south-east coast of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the resort of Shanklin to the south and also the negotiation of Lake in between. Along with Shanklin, Sandown creates a built-up area of 21,374 inhabitants. The northernmost town of Sandown Bay, Sandown is understood for its stretches of conveniently obtainable, sandy coastline. The resort's beaches run continuously from the high cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north. The town grew as a Victorian resort surrounded by a riches of natural functions. The coastal and inland areas of Sandown become part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve marked 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 offers Sandown its name is an outstanding example of a concordant shoreline with a total amount of five miles of strong tidal beaches stretching completely from Shanklin to Culver Down because of Longshore drift. This makes Sandown Bay home to among the longest unbroken coastlines in the British Isles. To the north-east of the town is Culver Down, a chalk down accessible to the public, mainly had and also managed by the National Trust. It sustains common chalk downland wildlife, along with seabirds and also predators which nest on the adjoining high cliffs. Close-by are Sandown Levels in the flood plain of the River Yar, one of the few freshwater wetlands on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Resident Nature Reserve is a preferred area for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, acquired by the Hampshire as well as Isle of Wight Wildlife Rely On 2012, is an area to find kingfishers and water voles. More inland, Borthwood Copse supplies fascinating woodland strolls, with bluebells aplenty in the Springtime. The location's aquatic sub-littoral area, consisting of the reefs and also seabed, likewise has the wild animals classification Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a petrified woodland is partially disclosed in the north part of the Bay, as well as pieces of scared timber are usually washed up on the coastline.
