25 Aug
Structural inspection
Cowes - PO31
Enquiry from: John W
Start Date: Immediate
Structural survey rather than cosmetic
Sandown
Sandown is a seaside resort as well as civil parish on the south-east shore of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom with the resort of Shanklin to the south as well as the settlement of Lake in between. Along with Shanklin, Sandown develops a built-up area of 21,374 inhabitants. The northern most community of Sandown Bay, Sandown is understood for its stretches of easily available, sandy shoreline. The resort's coastlines run constantly from the high cliffs at Battery Gardens in the south to Yaverland in the north. The town expanded as a Victorian resort surrounded by a wide range of all-natural attributes. The coastal and also inland locations of Sandown are part of the Isle of Wight Biosphere Reserve marked by UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme in June 2019, and Sandown's sea front as well as clifftops create part of the Isle of Wight Coastal Path. The Bay that gives Sandown its name is an exceptional instance of a concordant coastline with an overall of five miles of well-developed tidal beaches extending all the way from Shanklin to Culver Down due to Longshore drift. This makes Sandown Bay home to one of the lengthiest unbroken coastlines in the British Isles. To the north-east of the community is Culver Down, a chalk down accessible to the public, mostly possessed as well as managed by the National Trust. It sustains common chalk downland wild animals, together with seabirds and predators which nest on the adjacent cliffs. Neighboring are Sandown Levels in the flood plain of the River Yar, one of the few freshwater marshes on the Isle of Wight, where Alverstone Mead Resident Nature Reserve is a preferred place for birdwatching. Sandown Meadows Nature Reserve, obtained by the Hampshire as well as Isle of Wight Wildlife Count On 2012, is a place to spot kingfishers and also water voles. More inland, Borthwood Copse provides wonderful timberland walks, with bluebells aplenty in the Springtime. The area's marine sub-littoral area, including the coral reefs and seabed, additionally has the wild animals classification Special Area of Conservation. At extreme low tide, a petrified forest is partially disclosed in the north part of the Bay, and also fragments of petrified timber are typically washed up on the beach.
