Listed as a 'shingle beach' by the Society, it was considered a place of great interest for nesting and passage birds and the site of a very rare plant. Now the area falls within the South Devon Shore Dock Special Area of Conservation (SAC; so named for the rare shore dock plant which grows here) and the South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The site consists of cliffs, raised pebble and sand beaches, and maritime grassland. Mining bees and wasps buzz around the cliff face, thrift grows in the grassy turf and cirl buntings nest in the dense scrub. Part owned by the National Trust.
(Above) the original SPNR survey documents for Start Point
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