50°36′22″N 1°10′41″W / 50.606°N 1.178°W
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Isle of Wight |
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Grid reference | SZ582785 |
Interest | Biological and Geological |
Area | 28.2 hectare |
Notification | 1977 |
Location map | Natural England |
Bonchurch Landslips is a 28.2-hectare (70-acre) site of special scientific interest which is located north-east of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. A wooded coastal landslip zone, the site was notified in 1977 for both its biological and geological features.
Part of the Isle of Wight Undercliff, it is accessed by several footpaths, including Coastal Path V65b from Ventnor and V65a from Luccombe, footpath V65 descending into the landslip via a rock cleft called 'The Chink', and formerly V65C, descending via another cleft, the Devil's Chimney, destroyed by a landslide in December 2023.[1][2]