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Slapton Ley is a lagoon
Lagoon

A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed Bar , reef, or similar feature....
 on the south coast of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, separated from Start Bay
Start Bay

Start Bay is the bay in the English Channel in Devon, England between the River Dart's estuary and Start Point, Devon. On the coast, from south to north, are Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, the Slapton Sands, Strete, Devon, Blackpool, Devon and Stoke Fleming....
 by a shingle beach, known as Slapton Sands.

It is the largest natural freshwater lake in South West England
South West England

South West England is one of the regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area, and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly....
.

It is 1.5 miles long and is made up of two parts (the Lower Ley and the Higher Ley).

The site is a National Nature Reserve
National Nature Reserve

National nature reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance for biological or earth science interest....
 and a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon them, including National Nature Res...
.

There is a large population of Cetti's Warbler
Cetti's Warbler

The Cetti's Warbler is an Old World warbler which breeds in southern Europe, and east southern temperate Asia as far as Afghanistan. It also breeds in northwest Africa....
 at the site, and Bittern
Bittern

Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family....
 is resident. The rare plant Strapwort is found here.

The A379
A379 road

The A379 is a road in the England county of Devon. It links points on the edges of that county's two principal cities, Exeter and Plymouth, by an indirect and largely coastal route....
 between the Ley and the sea runs along the shingle ridge.






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Slapton Ley is a lagoon
Lagoon

A lagoon is a body of comparatively shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the deeper sea by a shallow or exposed Bar , reef, or similar feature....
 on the south coast of Devon
Devon

Devon is a large Counties of England in South West England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name, rarely used inside of the county but often indicating a shire....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
, separated from Start Bay
Start Bay

Start Bay is the bay in the English Channel in Devon, England between the River Dart's estuary and Start Point, Devon. On the coast, from south to north, are Hallsands, Beesands, Torcross, the Slapton Sands, Strete, Devon, Blackpool, Devon and Stoke Fleming....
 by a shingle beach, known as Slapton Sands.

It is the largest natural freshwater lake in South West England
South West England

South West England is one of the regions of England. It is the largest such region in terms of area, and extends from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire to Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly....
.

It is 1.5 miles long and is made up of two parts (the Lower Ley and the Higher Ley).

The site is a National Nature Reserve
National Nature Reserve

National nature reserve is a United Kingdom government conservation designation for a nature reserve of national significance for biological or earth science interest....
 and a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest or SSSI is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon them, including National Nature Res...
.

There is a large population of Cetti's Warbler
Cetti's Warbler

The Cetti's Warbler is an Old World warbler which breeds in southern Europe, and east southern temperate Asia as far as Afghanistan. It also breeds in northwest Africa....
 at the site, and Bittern
Bittern

Bitterns are a classification of wading birds in the heron family Ardeidae. Species named bitterns tend to be the shorter-necked, often more secretive members of this family....
 is resident. The rare plant Strapwort is found here.

The A379
A379 road

The A379 is a road in the England county of Devon. It links points on the edges of that county's two principal cities, Exeter and Plymouth, by an indirect and largely coastal route....
 between the Ley and the sea runs along the shingle ridge. It has recently been damaged by coastal erosion
Coastal erosion

Coastal erosion is the wearing away of land or the removal of beach or dune sediments by wave action, Tide, wave currents, or drainage . Waves, generated by storms, wind, or fast moving motor craft, cause coastal erosion, which may take the form of long-term losses of sediment and Rock , or merely the temporary redistribution of coastal sed...
 and rebuilt.

There is a nature reserve, owned by the Whitley Wildlife Trust and managed by the Field Studies Council
Field Studies Council

The Field Studies Council is an educational Charitable organization based in the United Kingdom. It opened its first Field Centre in 1947 at Flatford Mill, and now operates 17 Field Centres in various locations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland offering both residential and non-residential field courses....
.

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