The BBC have a wonderful piece of aerial drone footage of the Isle of Wight on their iPlayer at the moment (available for 11 months).
The nine and a half minute film highlights the catastrophic effect of coastal erosion and landslides on the Isle of Wight. The footage begins on the Military Road before heading to the Bonchurch landslide, where 14 million cubic metres of land was displaced in December 2023, forcing evacuations and road closures.
The blurb for the show reads:
The Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is known for its stunning scenery and natural beauty but also its geological vulnerability to landslides.
In 2023 the south of England experienced an exceptionally dry summer followed by months of heavy rain and stormy seas.
On 10th December some residents in the villages of Ventnor, Bonchurch and Luccombe on the South East of the Island reported hearing cracking noises during the night.
Some woke up to find their houses teetering on the edge of a cliff as the ground gave way in a massive landslide.
You can watch the beautifully shot film on the BBC iPlayer (available for 11 months).
Closed roads
Leeson Road in Bonchurch is still closed, as is Bath Road and Lower Gills Cliff Road in Ventnor, all affected by heavy rainfall, retaining wall failure, rockfall or major landslide.
