Where is hopes nose

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I hear such mixed comments that I can't really say. It's up to you to make up your own mind. There has been trouble with fishing boats stopping just off of hopes nose and directly in front of others fishing from the shore. A similar situation arose when another boat owner had a hook through his cheek when he decided to mackerel fish in a boat, just yards off hopes nose and directly in front of the other people fishing from the shore.

I do not condone what happened but please be aware that these types of inconsiderate morons in boats are on the rise.

I would perhaps suggest to these boat owners that if they want to fish yards off hopes nose why not do the climb down the hill yourself and get your own spot on the shore line It is also rumoured that some of these groups could be fishing to sell their catches to local businesses.

There is a public spaces protection order in place to try and combat the ongoing issues. This protection order 'is' being enforced. Please check this order before fishing at Hopes Nose. I fully support and welcome this protection order. I really hope it will remain in place until it is no longer required. If I'm honest with you Note that this is a SSSI, with strict rules. Therefore, do not hammer on the cliffs or bedrock. Only take pictures of what you see. This site is really for the enthusiast or professional.

However, please note that access to this location is sometimes not possible during storm surges, and the highest tides. In addition, the foreshore is very rocky. TYPE: — There are foreshore ledges and sandy deposits in the cliffs, which contain corals, as well as rocks on the foreshore within which you can find the same sorts of fossils. This location is an SSSI and has strict rules for fossil hunters, which includes no hammering and no collecting of specimens.

You can of course photograph the specimens. The Devonian limestones of Torbay include parts of a Middle Devonian reef system.

Hopes Nose area is full of corals, occasional bivalves, bryozoans and, sometimes, trilobites. However, you are more likely to come across corals and bryozoans than anything else. Fossils can be seen both in the limestones and the solidified calcareous mud within sandy deposits.

During the Devonian, there were abundant colonies of corals, which mean that fossils tend to be found together in groups. Within the layered rocks in the cliffs, you can see some that are sandy with bright yellow colours. It is these rocks that contain the fossils, including corals and bivalves. These rocks can be found as fallen blocks or rocks on the foreshore and this is where collection is confined. In the past, trilobites were found here but these are now extremely rare.

Any corals, bryozoans or trilobites from this layer are usually poorly preserved and very fragile.