Sandown is a seaside resort and civil parish on the south-east coastline of the Isle of Wight, UK with the resort of Shanklin to the south as well as the negotiation of Lake in between. Along with Shanklin, Sandown develops a built-up area of 21,374 inhabitants. The northern most town of Sandown Bay, Sandown is known for its stretches of conveniently available, 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 wealth of all-natural attributes. The coastal and inland areas of Sandown are part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve assigned by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June 2019, and also Sandown's sea front and clifftops develop part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that offers Sandown its name is a superb instance of a concordant coastline with a total of five miles of well-developed tidal beaches extending completely from Shanklin to Culver Down as a result 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 town is Culver Down, a chalk down accessible to the public, mainly had and handled by the National Trust. It supports common chalk downland wild animals, in addition to seabirds and also birds of prey which nest on the adjoining high cliffs. Close-by are Sandown Levels in the flood plain of the River Yar, among minority freshwater marshes on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Resident Nature Reserve is a popular area for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, gotten by the Hampshire and also Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in 2012, is a place to spot kingfishers and water voles. More inland, Borthwood Copse provides wonderful timberland strolls, with bluebells aplenty in the Spring. The location's aquatic sub-littoral area, including the reefs and seabed, likewise has the wild animals designation Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a petrified forest is partly revealed in the northern part of the Bay, as well as pieces of scared timber are frequently depleted on the beach.