Sandown by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Sandown
The seaside town of Sandownis located on the Isle of Wight in England.
The town is a popular tourist destination, with its sandy beaches and variety of shops and restaurants. There are also many attractions in Sandown, such as the sandown pier and the sandown zoo.
Created: 23 May 2022 Edited: 29 November 2023
Sandown
Local History around Sandown
There are some historic monuments around including:
Nine barrows and part of a later enclosure 350m north east of sea mark: the barrows forming part of a round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownBowl barrow 370m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemeteryBowl barrow 110m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownMonastic grange at Haseley ManorMedieval settlement 100m south east and 350m north east of East Ashey Manor FarmBowl barrow 275m north west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownTwo bowl barrows forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead CopseFive bowl barrows 200m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe DownAshey Down Sea MarkTwo bowl barrows 530m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe DownA group of 11 round barrows forming part of a Bronze Age cemetery, and part of a field system east of Eaglehead CopseBembridge FortPuckpool mortar batteryBowl barrow 220m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemeteryThree pillow mounds 810m NNE of Kern FarmBrading Roman villaField system on Brading DownBowl barrow on Culver DownBowl barrow on Nunwell Down known as The Devil's PunchbowlFour bowl barrows 400m north east of the radar station: part of a round barrow cemetery on Luccombe DownBowl barrow and part of a later enclosure 490m north east of sea mark, the barrow forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownSteyne Wood BatteryBowl barrow 340m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemeteryYaverland Battery, 660m south of Yaverland ChurchSandown Barrack BatteryTwo bowl barrows 130m south west of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze age round barrow cemtery on Ashey DownBowl barrow 290m north east of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownThree bowl barrows 220m WSW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownBowl barrow 390m east of Eaglehead Copse, forming part of a Bronze Age barrow cemeteryTwo bowl barrows 180m WNW of Puck House, FishbourneTwo pillow mounds 400m ENE of sea mark on Ashey DownBowl barrow 280m WNW of sea mark, forming part of a Bronze Age round barrow cemetery on Ashey DownThree pillow mounds 540m north east of sea mark on Ashey Down.Wildlife in and Around Sandown
Mammals found in Sandown
There have been 33 species of mammals recorded in the sandown area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Bechstein's Bat (Myotis bechsteinii) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) |
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Birds found in Sandown
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the sandown area.
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Cape Teal (Anas capensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
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Fish found in Sandown
There have been 83 species of fish recorded in the sandown area.
| (Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus) |
| Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) |
| Bib (Trisopterus luscus) |
| Black sea-bream (Spondyliosoma cantharus) |
| Bogue (Boops boops) |
| Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) |
| Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) |
| Black goby (Gobius niger) |
| Boar-fish (Capros aper) |
| Bream (Abramis brama) |
