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where does torbay's seagrass grow?

Torbay contains a total area of over 80 hectares of the seagrass Zostera marina - equivalent to the area of 110 football pitches! This represents 30% of all of Devon’s Seagrass beds. The seagrass beds are most easily seen during the summer and the largest are shown in this map.
Roll over each area for detailed information.

seagrass map
torre abbey
millstones bay
breakwater beach
fishcombe cove
elberry cove
key
If you have seen seagrass in areas other than those shown on the map we would like to hear from you, please click on this link to enter your sighting into the records.