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Poole

Baiter reclaimed shore (Parkstone Bay)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Sea potterySea pottery
Sea glassSea glass

Also reported: harbour bric-a-brac.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Harbour-edge parkland reclaimed from Poole Harbour beside the quay where Poole Pottery fired wares from 1873 to 1999

Reclaimed-land shore and the quayside pottery are documented; Poole Pottery sherd finds along Baiter are collector anecdote only

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Soft harbour mud off the shingle fringeWeaver fish in warm months, watch small-craft traffic

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.