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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight

Summary

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) on the Isle of Wight, England. The Isle of Wight is an island and county three miles off the south coast of England in the English Channel. Its geology is complex, with a chalk downland ridge running east to west through its centre and important fossil beds from the Lower Cretaceous to the Lower Tertiary around the coast.[1] This geology gives rise to many distinct habitats, with strong maritime influences, including chalk grassland, neutral meadows, and broad-leaved woodland.[1] The Isle of Wight has a population of 140,000, making it one of the country's smaller counties in terms of population.[2]

The Needles, part of Headon Warren And West High Down SSSI

In England, the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features.[3] Natural England took over the role of designating and managing SSSIs from English Nature in October 2006, when it was formed from the amalgamation of English Nature, parts of the Countryside Agency, and the Rural Development Service. As of 2008, there are 41 sites designated in this Area of Search; of these, 26 have been designated for their biological interest, 4 for their geological interest, and 11 for both.[4]

The data in the table is taken from citation sheets for each SSSI, available at their website.[5]

Sites edit

Site name Reason for designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Alverstone Marshes  Y 83.8 207.0 SZ572859 1951 Map
America Wood  Y 21.4 52.9 SZ567820 1986 Map
Arreton Down [D]  Y 29.8 73.6 SZ540872 1979 Map
Bembridge Down  Y  Y 56.3 139.0 SZ628856 1951 Map
Bembridge School And Cliffs  Y 12.6 31.1 ST647869 1999 Map
Bonchurch Landslips  Y  Y 28.2 69.7 SZ582785 1977 Map
Bouldnor And Hamstead Cliffs  Y  Y 95.7 236.4 SZ390910 1951 Map
Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges  Y  Y 488.5 1,207.0 SZ635883 1951[E] Map
Briddlesford Copses  Y 167.2 413.2 SZ549904 2003 Map
Calbourne Down  Y 15.4 38.1 SZ429858 1989 Map
Colwell Bay  Y 13.6 34.2 SZ323873 1959 Map
Compton Chine to Steephill Cove  Y  Y 629.2 1,554.8 SZ489763 2003 Map
Compton Down  Y  Y 196.3 484.9 SZ365856 1951 Map
Cranmore  Y 12.4 30.7 SZ393901 2002 Map
Cridmore Bog  Y 14.4 35.6 SZ495815 1985 Map
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses  Y 10.3 25.5 SZ584877 1987 Map
Freshwater Marshes  Y 23.3 57.6 SZ344866 1951 Map
Garston's Down  Y 20.3 50.2 SZ475855 1971 Map
Greatwood And Cliff Copses  Y 16.3 40.3 SZ5680 – SZ5780 1986 Map
Headon Warren And West High Down  Y  Y 276.3 682.6 SZ316852 1951 Map
King's Quay Shore  Y  Y 97.2 240.1 SZ536935 1951 Map
Lacey's Farm Quarry  Y 0.1 0.3 SZ323862 1993 Map
Lake Allotments  Y 0.2 0.5 SZ586838 1988 Map
Locks Farm Meadow  Y 2.3 5.7 SZ449908 1988 Map
Medina Estuary  Y 100.5 248.3 SZ508924 1977 Map
Mottistone Down  Y 31.4 77.6 SZ414846 1971 Map
Newtown Harbour[F]  Y 619.3 1,530.3 SZ425915 1951 Map
Northpark Copse  Y 9.9 24.5 SZ435885 1986 Map
Parkhurst Forest  Y 183.5 453.3 SZ473915 1986 Map
Priory Woods  Y 2.9 7.3 SZ635900 1998 Map
Prospect Quarry  Y  Y 4.3 10.6 SZ385866 1971 Map
Rew Down  Y 23.5 58.1 SZ550775 1977 Map
Rowridge Valley  Y 39.8 98.3 SZ454864 1951 Map
Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek  Y 424.4 1,048.7 SZ548920 – SZ634908 1993 Map
Shide Quarry  Y 4.8 11.8 SZ506881 1971 Map
St Lawrence Bank  Y 0.5 1.2 SZ536768 1998 Map
The Wilderness  Y 12.6 31.1 SZ505824 1951 Map
Thorness Bay[G]  Y  Y 86.2 213.0 SZ455935 1966 Map
Ventnor Downs  Y 162.6 401.8 SZ575786 1951 Map
Whitecliff Bay And Bembridge Ledges  Y  Y 131.6 325.2 SZ657872 1955 Map
Yar Estuary  Y 132.4 327.2 SZ353886 1977 Map

Notes edit

A Data rounded to one decimal place.
B Grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system, also known as OSGB36, and is the system used by the Ordnance Survey.[6]
C Link to maps using the Nature on the Map service provided by English Nature.
D Arreton Down was originally notified as a geological SSSI, but was then renotified in 1987 for its biological interest only.[5]
E This site includes three former SSSIs known as St Helen’s Duver, Brading Marshes and St. Helen’s Ledges. They were notified in 1951, 1971 and 1977 respectively.[5]
F This also includes the former SSSI, Hart’s Farm Meadows which was designated in 1986.[5]
G This site was formerly known as Gurnard Ledge to Saltmead Ledge SSSI and was extended in 1987.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Isle of Wight Natural Area". Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Population Statistics". National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 16 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Archived from the original on 15 May 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2006.
  4. ^ "SSSIs on the Isle of Wight". Natural England. Retrieved 24 January 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI (PDF files). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
    • "Alverstone Marshes" (PDF).
    • "America Wood" (PDF).
    • "Arreton Down" (PDF).
    • "Bembridge Down" (PDF).
    • "Bembridge School And Cliffs" (PDF).
    • "Bonchurch Landslips" (PDF).
    • "Bouldnor And Hamstead Cliffs" (PDF).
    • "Brading Marshes To St. Helen's Ledges" (PDF).
    • "Briddlesford Copses" (PDF).
    • "Calbourne Down" (PDF).
    • "Colwell Bay" (PDF).
    • "Compton Chine to Steephill Cove" (PDF).
    • "Compton Down" (PDF).
    • "Cranmore" (PDF).
    • "Cridmore Bog" (PDF).
    • "Eaglehead And Bloodstone Copses" (PDF).
    • "Freshwater Marshes" (PDF).
    • "Garston's Down" (PDF).
    • "Greatwood And Cliff Copses" (PDF).
    • "Headon Warren And West High Down" (PDF).
    • "King's Quay Shore" (PDF).
    • "Lacey's Farm Quarry" (PDF).
    • "Lake Allotments" (PDF).
    • "Locks Farm Meadow" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
    • "Medina Estuary" (PDF).
    • "Mottistone Down" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
    • "Newtown Harbour" (PDF).
    • "Northpark Copse" (PDF).
    • "Parkhurst Forest" (PDF).
    • "Priory Woods" (PDF).
    • "Prospect Quarry" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
    • "Rew Down" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012.
    • "Rowridge Valley" (PDF).
    • "Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek" (PDF).
    • "Shide Quarry" (PDF).
    • "St Lawrence Bank" (PDF).
    • "The Wilderness" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
    • "Thorness Bay" (PDF).
    • "Ventnor Downs" (PDF).
    • "Whitecliff Bay And Bembridge Ledges" (PDF).
    • "Yar Estuary" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2006.

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