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Saltern Cove

Discover: Rockpools teeming with inter-tidal marine life, honeycomb
worm reefs and 280 million year old fossils from a time when Torbay
lay just north of the Equator and became part of a vast arid desert.
Local BAP wildlife to spot:
Wildlife events run throughout the year
from The Seashore Centre, see www.countryside-trust.org.uk/events
Nearest Town: Paignton
OS grid reference: SX895585
Status: SSSI and Local Nature Reserve
Management: Torbay Council and Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust
Facilities: No facilities on site
Access:
Difficult access with steep steps off the South West Coast Path.  Nearest parking is at Goodrington and nearest bus route is the No 12 Brixham/Paignton.

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