Baggy Point Explained

Country:England
Static Image:File:Baggy Point - geograph.org.uk - 1473056.jpg
Label Position:top
Coordinates:51.14°N -4.25°W
Official Name:Baggy Point
Shire County:Devon
Region:South West England
Os Grid Reference:SS426403

Baggy Point is a headland in north Devon, England. It separates Croyde Bay and Morte Bay which includes the beaches of Woolacombe and Putsborough.

There is evidence of human occupation from the Mesolithic era. It was used during World War II by American forces training for the Normandy Landings.[1] The land has been owned by the National Trust since 1939 when it was donated Constance and Florence Hyde.[2] [3]

Baggy Point forms part of the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Saunton To Baggy Point Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[4] The SSSI designation is for both geological and botanical interest. The geological interest is in the Upper Devonian Sandstones.[5] The fauna in the rocks is poor but contains bivalves, possibly of brackish to freshwater affinities, and plant remains.[6] The botanical designation is for maritime heathland, grassland and lichens.[5] [7] Lichens which are common in this SSI but unusual elsewhere include Pannaria microphylla, Pannaria nebulosa, Squamarina crassa and the rare Lecania ralfsii.[5]

The birds which can be seen at Baggy Point include guillemots, razorbills, Dartford warblers, stonechats and cormorants. Seals are often seen swimming around the point and the grazing land is used by Hebridean sheep and Ruby Red cattle which have been introduced to keep down the brambles, gorse and bracken.[8] The National Trust have also laid out a variety of walking and cycling trails.[9]

The sandstone rocks are popular with climbers.[10] The climbing routes range in difficulty. Some cannot be accessed at high tide.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Walk Round Baggy Point (Newsletter No 10 2005) . 2005 . North Devon Archeological Society . 2010-10-09 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111004165444/http://www.ndas.org.uk/baggy.html . 2011-10-04 .
  2. Web site: West Country coasts. National Trust. 2008-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706001631/http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-daysout/w-daysout-coast/w-daysout-coast-west_country.htm. 2008-07-06. dead.
  3. Web site: 75 years caring for Baggy Point . National Trust . 7 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171203175055/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/baggy-point/features/75-years-caring-for-baggy-point . 3 December 2017 . live .
  4. Web site: North Devon Coast . North Devon Coast AONB . 7 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190920230244/http://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/ . 20 September 2019 . live .
  5. Web site: Saunton to Baggy Coast. Educational Register of Geological Sites. Devon County Council. 2008-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20110518104402/http://www.devon.gov.uk/geo-SAU.pdf. 18 May 2011. live.
  6. Web site: Summary of the geology of the Phase 2 part of the North Devon AONB and its immediate surroundings . North Devon AONB . 2008-08-03 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071005110738/http://www.northdevon-aonb.org.uk/geology_reports/north/Summary.pdf . 2007-10-05 .
  7. Web site: Croyde Action Plan. North Devon Local Plan. North Devon Council. 2008-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20080908030538/http://www.northdevon.gov.uk/ndlp_-_chapter_31.pdf. 2008-09-08. dead.
  8. Web site: Wildlife on Baggy Point . National Trust . 7 March 2020.
  9. Web site: Activities at Baggy Point . National Trust . 7 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171124171851/https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/baggy-point/activities . 24 November 2017 . live .
  10. Web site: Baggy Point. Climbing Database. UK Climbing.com. 2008-08-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20061213163256/http://www.ukclimbing.com/databases/crags/craginfo.html?id=38. 2006-12-13. dead.
  11. Web site: Baggy Point . UK Climbing . 7 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312072914/http://www.ukclimbing.com/logbook/crag.php?id=38 . 12 March 2016 . live .

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