About Salcombe

Salcombe Harbour Authority

The Salcombe Harbour Authority office is located on the waterfront in the Whitestrand Car Park in the town centre. For more information, visit the Salcombe Harbour Authority website.

Salcombe's Kingsbridge Estuary was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1987 and a Local Nature Reserve in 1992.

Anyone can see why the Kingsbridge Estuary sits within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of South Hams; the beautiful tree-lined creeks with all the wonderful wildlife it supports; washing powder Egrets and parliaments of Grey Heron fishing at the water's edge.

But this estuary was designated as a Nature Reserve because of the wildlife you normally can't see; rare seaweeds, unusual crabs, feather stars, sponges and even the longest species of animal in the world. There are three species of red seaweed within the estuary that are not thought to grow anywhere else in Britain.

It is very much our responsibility, as the users of the estuary, to conserve and protect it. We must all take stock to ensure that we have as little environmental impact as possible on the area that we all love and enjoy.