Bonchurch Landslips
50°36′22″N 1°10′41″W / 50.606°N 1.178°W
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Scenery at the Landslip in 2017 | |
| Location | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SZ582785 |
| Interest | Biological and Geological |
| Area | 28.2 hectare |
| Notification | 1977 |
| Location map | Natural England |
Bonchurch Landslips is a 28.2-hectare (70-acre) site of special scientific interest which is located north-east of Ventnor, Isle of Wight. A wooded coastal landslip zone, the site was notified in 1977 for both its biological and geological features.
Part of the Isle of Wight Undercliff, it was formerly accessed by several footpaths, including Coastal Path V65b from Ventnor and V65a from Luccombe, footpath V65 descending into the landslip via a rock cleft called 'The Chink', and V65C, descending via another cleft, the Devil's Chimney. Many paths, along with much of the former woodland, were destroyed by a major landslide that occurred in December 2023. Paths not destroyed have been closed as unsafe, and the whole landslip area is now inaccessible to the public.