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

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]

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

Site name Reason for designation Area[A] Grid reference[B] Year in which notified Map[C]
Biological interest Geological interest Hectares Acres
Alverstone Marshes Green tickY 83.8 207.0 SZ572859 1951 [6]
America Wood Green tickY 21.4 52.9 SZ567820 1986 [7]
Arreton Down [D] Green tickY 29.8 73.6 SZ540872 1979 [8]
Bembridge Down Green tickY Green tickY 56.3 139.0 SZ628856 1951 [9]
Bembridge School And Cliffs Green tickY 12.6 31.1 ST647869 1999 [10]
Bonchurch Landslips Green tickY Green tickY 28.2 69.7 SZ582785 1977 [11]
Bouldnor And Hamstead Cliffs Green tickY Green tickY 95.7 236.4 SZ390910 1951 [12]
Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges Green tickY Green tickY 488.5 1,207.0 SZ635883 1951[E] [13]
Briddlesford Copses Green tickY 167.2 413.2 SZ549904 2003 [14]
Calbourne Down Green tickY 15.4 38.1 SZ429858 1989 [15]
Colwell Bay Green tickY 13.6 34.2 SZ323873 1959 [16]
Compton Chine to Steephill Cove Green tickY Green tickY 629.2 1,554.8 SZ489763 2003 [17]
Compton Down Green tickY Green tickY 196.3 484.9 SZ365856 1951 [18]
Cranmore Green tickY 12.4 30.7 SZ393901 2002 [19]
Cridmore Bog Green tickY 14.4 35.6 SZ495815 1985 [20]
Eaglehead and Bloodstone Copses Green tickY 10.3 25.5 SZ584877 1987 [21]
Freshwater Marshes Green tickY 23.3 57.6 SZ344866 1951 [22]
Garston's Down Green tickY 20.3 50.2 SZ475855 1971 [23]
Greatwood And Cliff Copses Green tickY 16.3 40.3 SZ5680 – SZ5780 1986 [24]
Headon Warren And West High Down Green tickY Green tickY 276.3 682.6 SZ316852 1951 [25]
King's Quay Shore Green tickY Green tickY 97.2 240.1 SZ536935 1951 [26]
Lacey's Farm Quarry Green tickY 0.1 0.3 SZ323862 1993 [27]
Lake Allotments Green tickY 0.2 0.5 SZ586838 1988 [28]
Locks Farm Meadow Green tickY 2.3 5.7 SZ449908 1988 [29]
Medina Estuary Green tickY 100.5 248.3 SZ508924 1977 [30]
Mottistone Down Green tickY 31.4 77.6 SZ414846 1971 [31]
Newtown Harbour[F] Green tickY 619.3 1,530.3 SZ425915 1951 [32]
Northpark Copse Green tickY 9.9 24.5 SZ435885 1986 [33]
Parkhurst Forest Green tickY 183.5 453.3 SZ473915 1986 [34]
Priory Woods Green tickY 2.9 7.3 SZ635900 1998 [35]
Prospect Quarry Green tickY Green tickY 4.3 10.6 SZ385866 1971 [36]
Rew Down Green tickY 23.5 58.1 SZ550775 1977 [37]
Rowridge Valley Green tickY 39.8 98.3 SZ454864 1951 [38]
Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek Green tickY 424.4 1,048.7 SZ548920 – SZ634908 1993 [39]
Shide Quarry Green tickY 4.8 11.8 SZ506881 1971 [40]
St Lawrence Bank Green tickY 0.5 1.2 SZ536768 1998 [41]
The Wilderness Green tickY 12.6 31.1 SZ505824 1951 [42]
Thorness Bay[G] Green tickY Green tickY 86.2 213.0 SZ455935 1966 [43]
Ventnor Downs Green tickY 162.6 401.8 SZ575786 1951 [44]
Whitecliff Bay And Bembridge Ledges Green tickY Green tickY 131.6 325.2 SZ657872 1955 [45]
Yar Estuary Green tickY 132.4 327.2 SZ353886 1977 [46]

Notes

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.[47]
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

  1. ^ a b "Isle of Wight Natural Area". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  2. ^ "Population Statistics". National Statistics. Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2008-01-16.
  3. ^ "Notification of SSSIs". Natural England. Retrieved 2006-08-01.
  4. ^ "SSSIs on the Isle of Wight". Natural England. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
  5. ^ a b c d e Natural England citation sheets for each SSSI (PDF files). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
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  47. ^ "Guide to National Grid". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2006-08-07.

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