Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek SSSI

Coordinates: 50°43′48″N 1°11′17″W / 50.730°N 1.188°W / 50.730; -1.188

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Isle of Wight
Grid reference SZ548920-SZ634908
Interest Biological
Area 424.4 hectare
Notification 1993
Location map Natural England

Ryde Sands and Wootton Creek is a 424.2 hectare Site of special scientific interest which stretches along the north-east coast of the Isle of Wight, from Wootton Bridge past Ryde and Seaview to Seagrove Bay. The majority of the area consists of intertidal sand and mud flats exposed at low water, a large proportion of this being Ryde Sands. Also within the site is Wootton Creek itself and the Alan Hersey Nature Reserve at Seaview Duver. The site was notified in 1993 for its biological features.

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