Sandown
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 and the settlement of Lake in between. Together with Shanklin, Sandown creates a built-up area of 21,374 occupants. The northern most town of Sandown Bay, Sandown is known for its stretches of conveniently obtainable, sandy coastline. The resort's coastlines run continuously from the cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north. The town expanded as a Victorian resort surrounded by a wealth of natural functions. The seaside and also inland areas of Sandown belong to 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 create part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that provides Sandown its name is an excellent instance of a concordant shoreline with a total amount of 5 miles of strong tidal coastlines extending 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 obtainable to the public, mainly owned and handled by the National Trust. It sustains regular chalk downland wildlife, in addition to seabirds and also birds of prey which nest on the adjacent high cliffs. Neighboring are Sandown Levels 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 preferred place for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, acquired by the Hampshire as well as Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust in 2012, is a location to identify kingfishers and also water voles. Further inland, Borthwood Copse provides fascinating timberland walks, with bluebells aplenty in the Springtime. The location's marine sub-littoral area, including the reefs and also seabed, likewise has the wildlife designation Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a scared woodland is partially disclosed in the north part of the Bay, and fragments of scared wood are frequently washed up on the beach.
