Rowridge Valley

Rowridge Valley is a 39.8-hectare (98-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the village of Calbourne and just east of the Rowridge Transmitter mast in the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for its biological features. The site is an example of semi-natural woodland on chalk soil and is of special botanical importance as the only site in Britain where the wood calamint (Calamintha sylvatica) is to be found.

Rowridge Valley

Rowridge Valley is a 39.8-hectare (98-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that is 2 km (1.2 mi) east of the village of Calbourne and just east of the Rowridge Transmitter mast in the Isle of Wight. The site was notified in 1987 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 for its biological features. The site is an example of semi-natural woodland on chalk soil and is of special botanical importance as the only site in Britain where the wood calamint (Calamintha sylvatica) is to be found.