Baggy Point Devon CAM.

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Jagged Rocks at Baggy Point Place: Baggy Point Category: Coastal About: Baggy Point is very popular with climbers and even though it made us dizzy looking down the sheer cliff this sort of terrain is exactly what gives the climbers a buzz. Photograph Added: 27th October 2010

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Dramatic Headland Place: Baggy Point Category: Coastal About: Baggy Point is very popular with climbers and you would certainly need to have all the climbing gear to get down to the coves at the base of the cliff. Photograph Added: 27th October 2010

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Art Deco House Place: Baggy Point Category: Architecture About: Baggy House is built in the Art Deco style and its clean white walls reflected in the afternoon sun greet walkers at the start and end of their walk around Baggy Point. Photograph Added: 27th October 2010

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Setting out from The White House Place: Baggy Point Category: Coastal About: The White House at Baggy Point is a popular landmark for ramblers who meet here to start their walk along Baggy Point and beyond Photograph Added: 27th October 2010

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Sheep Looking at Us Place: Baggy Point Category: Nature About: We always keep a respectful distance from any animals when we are walking along the coast as we have a very excitable collie cross who thinks its her duty to protect us from everything that moves. She is always on the lead but one of us keeps her bac...... Photograph Added: 8th October 2010

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About Baggy Point Devon.

Baggy point is located to the north of Croyde Bay. To get there take the A361 and then B3231 to Croyde and there is a National Trust car park at end of a the minor road signposted for the Point.
In 1939 Baggy point was given to the village by Constance and Florence Hyde and today the 240 acres of land that make up Baggy Point is managed by the National Trust who ensure that the Point remains one of the most beautiful and unspoilt headlands on the British coastline.
Pre-historic flint artefacts have been along Baggy Point found dating between 500 - 1000BC. Besides the path is a plaque that reads "These bones are all that remains of a large Whale that was washed up on Croyde beach 1915".
In 1799 His Majestys ship The Weasel sank just off of Baggy Point with the loss of 105 men and one woman. The Weazle was a Royal Navy brig which was sent to the North Devon Coast to protect against pirates and was tragically lost during a hurricane.
Baggy Point is well known as an excellent climbing area and is also famous for its peregrine breeding. colony. During the breeding season local restrictions apply to the area. For the less energetic Baggy Point has various paths with lovely views on both sides and on a clear day it is possible to see as far as the Welsh coast. The South West Coast Path passes through the entire acreage, and there is an extensive network of paths covering the surrounding area.
The National Trust are endeavouring to provide a nature conservation grazing scheme on Baggy Point. Hebridean sheep have been found to be particularly good for the grazing scheme. They are an extremely hardy breed that seems able to cope with extremes of weather conditions and can manage on poor quality vegetation. The idea behind clearing the ground in this way is to allow the widest diversification of wild plant life. The gorse and other dominate plants need to be actively managed and cleared from time to time. The sheep are effective way to clear out dominant plants and to encourage other less dominate plants to grow.
The walks at Baggy Point are spectacular and well worth a visit. Birdwatchers are in for a treat and those interested in climbing will not be disappointed.