Compton Chine to Steephill Cove SSSI
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Compton Chine to Steephill Cove is a 629.2 hectare Site of special scientific interest
which extends from Compton Chine on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight
along the coast, round St. Catherine's Point to Steephill Cove, just west of Ventnor
on the south-east coast of the IOW. This is the largest SSSI area on the IOW. The site was notified in 2003 for both its biological and geological features.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
which extends from Compton Chine on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight
The Isle of Wight is a county and the largest island of England, located in the English Channel, on average about 2–4 miles off the south coast of the county of Hampshire, separated from the mainland by a strait called the Solent...
along the coast, round St. Catherine's Point to Steephill Cove, just west of Ventnor
Ventnor
Ventnor is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the south coast of the Isle of Wight, England. It lies underneath St Boniface Down , and is built on steep slopes and cliffs leading down to the sea...
on the south-east coast of the IOW. This is the largest SSSI area on the IOW. The site was notified in 2003 for both its biological and geological features.