Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges is located in Isle of Wight
Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges
Location within Isle of Wight
LocationIsle of Wight
Grid referenceSZ657872
Coordinates50°40′26″N 1°06′18″W / 50.674°N 1.105°W / 50.674; -1.105
InterestBiological and Geological
Area131.6 hectares
Notification1955
Location mapNatural England

Whitecliff Bay and Bembridge Ledges is a 131.6-hectare (325-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies around the coastline of the easternmost part of the Isle of Wight from the Bembridge harbour entrance in the north around Foreland to Whitecliff Bay to the south. The site was notified in 1955 for both its biological and geological features.[1]

  1. ^ "Sheppey Cliffs and Foreshore citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2020.