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 as well as the negotiation 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 accessible, sandy shoreline. 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 wide range of natural features. The seaside and also inland locations of Sandown are 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 also clifftops create part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that gives Sandown its name is an exceptional instance of a concordant coast with a total amount of 5 miles of strong tidal coastlines stretching completely from Shanklin to Culver Down as a result of 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 accessible to the general public, mainly possessed and taken care of by the National Trust. It sustains normal chalk downland wildlife, together with seabirds as well as predators which nest on the adjacent high cliffs. Neighboring are Sandown Degrees in the flood plain of the River Yar, one of minority freshwater marshes on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Resident Nature Reserve is a prominent place for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, acquired by the Hampshire and also Isle of Wight Wildlife Count On 2012, is a place to spot kingfishers and water voles. Further inland, Borthwood Copse gives fascinating timberland walks, with bluebells aplenty in the Springtime. The area's aquatic sub-littoral area, consisting of the reefs as well as seabed, additionally has the wildlife classification 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 scared timber are commonly washed up on the beach.