South Devon

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South Devon
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Slapton Sands in the South Devon AONB
Country	England
County	Devon
Location	south-west England
Animal	Cirl Bunting, Greater Horseshoe Bat
Founded	1960

The South Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) covers 337 square Kilometres, including much of the South Hams area of Devon and the rugged coastline from Jennycliff to Elberry Cove near Brixham.

Towns and villages within the area include Bigbury/Burgh Island, Kingsbridge, Newton Ferrers, Salcombe on the Kingsbridge Estuary, Slapton, Wembury, and Dartmouth and Kingswear on either side of the River Dart Estuary.

The AONB also includes sites of Special Scientific Interest including three Special Areas of Conservation, two National Nature Reserves, the South West Coast Path, 10 Kilometres of cliffs at Bolt Head, Bolberry Down which is one of the longest stretches of coast belonging to the National Trust and Prawle Point, the southernmost point in Devon.