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SSSI

SSSI are all over the Isle of Wight.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) are legally protected areas that show that area contain special natural resources that are very rare.

It’s of great pride that the Island is so rich in SSSI, as it reflects the great natural beauty.

Undercliff Drive - SSSI sign on site of cut down trees - Jun 2015

15, July 2015·1 min read

Natural England get commitment from Island Roads not to work in SSSI without consultation

Post-site visit, Natural England have gained commitment from Island Roads to properly consult them before any further work is carried out in the legally-protected SSSI area.

Undercliff Drive SSSI site July 2015 after trees cut down

7, July 2015·2 min read

Island Roads carried out work in SSSI without seeking permission. Natural England stop them

Natural England were so concerned that Island Roads had started work in a legally-protected SSSI area without permission, they've told them to stop. We've got the detail.

30, January 2015·1 min read

Isle of Wight’s SSSI and AONB out of bounds for fracking

The Isle of Wight Council has welcomed the news that the government has clarified its policy on fracking, in particular, the areas where it will not be permitted.

wildlife trust signs at Undercliff Drive

8, November 2014·2 min read

Threat of legal action disappears as Wildlife Trust replace Undercliff signs

Removing the reference to exploring legal action, the notices that became the focus of attention on the Undercliff where volunteers re-patched a small section of the road, have been replaced.

Undercliff resident re-opening - attempted re-closure - Island Roads and residents - St Lawrence sign

30, October 2014·1 min read

Wildlife Trust ‘fully sympathetic’ to Undercliff residents

Other reports have been quite alarmist on the re-laying of Undercliff Drive. OnTheWight has spoken to the Wildlife Trust and got a far more balanced response.

Looking West from Blackgang carpark by Leimenide

31, July 2014·1 min read

The whole of the Isle of Wight now open for Fracking exploration

Moves this week by the Government could lead to fracking being carried out anywhere on the Island, even in AONB areas if 'in the public interest'.

18, December 2013·2 min read

The other side of ‘EU putting birds before people’ story put by RSPB

RSPB respond to CP front page story which claimed that a landowner in Bembridge was forced to sell his property and make way for nature reserve with 'a gun to his head'.

11, October 2013·2 min read

Hoverfly new to Britain found on the Isle of Wight

New to Britain - the Eumerus sogdianus. A surprise find during survey of Gift to Nature’s Saltmarsh Project.

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