Rew Down is a 23.5-hectare biological

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

and Local Nature Reserve located on the south-east edge of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight ( ) is a county in the English Channel, off the coast of Hampshire, from which it is separated by the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island of England. Referred to as 'The Island' by residents, the Isle of ...

in the hills to the west of

Ventnor Ventnor () is a seaside resort and civil parish established in the Victorian era on the southeast coast of the Isle of Wight, England, from Newport. It is situated south of St Boniface Down, and built on steep slopes leading down to the sea. ...

. The area is a chalk grassland sloping to the south and offering panoramic and far-reaching views of the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

. 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 The "Y" service was a network of British signals intelligence collection sites, the Y-stations. The service was established during the First World War and used again during the Second World War. The sites were operated by a range of agencies inc ...

'), Ventnor, which is believed to be the most complete of its type still extant.

References

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Isle of Wight Council entry
{{SSSIs IoW 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