Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Compton Chine to Steephill Cove is a 629.2 hectare Site of special scientific interest which extends from Compton Chine on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight along the coast round St. Catherine’s Point to Steephill Cove just west of Ventnor on the south-east coast of the IOW. This is the largest SSSI area on the IOW. The site was notified in 2003 for both its biological and geological features.