Compton Chine to Steephill Cove | |
Aos: | Isle of Wight |
Interest: | Biological and Geological |
Gridref: | SZ489763 |
Area: | 629.2 hectare |
Notifydate: | 2003 |
Map: | Natural England |
Compton Chine to Steephill Cove is a 629.2ha Site of Special Scientific Interest which extends from Compton Chine on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight along the coast, around St. Catherine's Point to Steephill Cove, just west of Ventnor on the south-east coast of the island. This is the largest SSSI area on the island. The site was notified in 2003 for both its biological and geological features.