Rew Down
Nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, England
title: "Rew Down" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["local-nature-reserves-on-the-isle-of-wight", "hills-of-the-isle-of-wight", "sites-of-special-scientific-interest-on-the-isle-of-wight", "locations-in-the-history-of-espionage"] description: "Nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, England" topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rew_Down" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, England ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox SSSI"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | File:Ventnor from Rew Down.JPG |
| caption | Looking towards Ventnor from Rew Down |
| name | Rew Down |
| aos | Isle of Wight |
| interest | Biological |
| gridref | SZ550775 |
| area | 23.5 hectare |
| notifydate | 1977 |
| map | Natural England |
| :: |
|image=File:Ventnor from Rew Down.JPG |caption=Looking towards Ventnor from Rew Down |name=Rew Down |aos=Isle of Wight |interest=Biological |gridref=SZ550775 |area=23.5 hectare |notifydate=1977 |map=Natural England
Rew Down is a 23.5-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and Local Nature Reserve located on the south-east edge of the Isle of Wight in the hills to the west of Ventnor.
The area is a chalk grassland sloping to the south and offering panoramic and far-reaching views of the English Channel. It has the Stenbury Trail running along its western boundary and the Ventnor golf club to the north.
It is managed by the Isle of Wight Council and is noted for its Highland cattle, which have grazed the land since 2003.
The area contains the remains of the tower base of, Historic England Grade II listed, Royal Navy World War II direction finding (D/F) station (one of the'Y-stations'), Ventnor, which is believed to be the most complete of its type still extant.
References
References
- "Rew Down citation". Natural England.
- "Map of Rew Down". Natural England.
- "Rew Down". Natural England.
- "Map of Rew Down". Natural England.
- "Remains of a Direction Finding (D/F) tower, Ventnor Y-station (List entry Number: 1427450)". Historic England.
- "Pillbox (variant) ID: S0012131 Rew Down, Ventnor IOW". Archaeology Data Service.
- "The Ventnor site that eavesdropped on the enemy". Isle of Wight History centre.
- "World War Two structure granted Grade II Listing". Isle of Wight History centre.
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