{{Use Australian English|date=June 2022}} {{Short description|Suburban beach in Sandy Bay, Tasmania}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox landform | name = Nutgrove Beach | other_name = | image = Mount Wellington from Sandy Bay, Hobart Tasmania.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Nutgrove Beach looking toward [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]] homes and [[Mount Wellington (Tasmania)|Mount Wellington]] | pushpin_map = Australia Hobart | map_width = | map_caption = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_label = | mark = | marker_size = | location = [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]], [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]], Australia | grid_ref = | grid_ref_UK = | grid_ref_Ireland = | coordinates = {{Coor title dms|42|54|31.64|S|147|21|4.21|E|type:landform_region:AU_region:AU-TAS|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range = | part_of = | water_bodies = [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]] | length = {{convert|700|m|abbr=on}}<ref name=BeachSafe>{{cite web|title=Nutgrove Beach, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |url=https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/tas/hobart/sandy-bay/nutgrove-beach|website=beachsafe.org.au|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> | formed_by = | type = Beach | free_label_1 = Patrolled by | free_data_1 = Surf Life Saving Tasmania | free_label_2 = Hazard rating | free_data_2 = 2/10 (Least hazardous)<ref name=BeachSafe/> | free_label_3 = Access | free_data_3 = Footpath, Nutgrove Avenue, Sandown Avenue | embedded = {{succession links|left=|right=}} }}
'''Nutgrove Beach''' is a popular beach destination along the [[River Derwent (Tasmania)|River Derwent]] in [[Sandy Bay, Tasmania|Sandy Bay]], [[Hobart]], [[Tasmania]]. The north facing beach has views of [[Mount Wellington (Tasmania)|Mount Wellington]], [[Lords Beach]], [[Wrest Point Hotel Casino]], the [[Tasman Bridge]], and the [[City of Clarence]] on the eastern shore. Nutgrove Beach neighbours [[Long Beach, Tasmania|Long Beach]] and Red Chapel Beach, and is close to the Sandy Bay Sailing Club and Lower Sandy Bay shops. The beach is dog-friendly<ref name=DogWalking>{{cite web|title=Nutgrove Beach - Sandy Bay |url=https://www.dogwalkingtas.org.au/nutgrove-beach|website=dogwalkingtas.org.au|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> and has bathroom facilities.
==History== Nutgrove Beach has historically been a popular staple of local activity, used for horse races, regattas, sailing races and swimming.
Prior to the [[British colonisation of Tasmania]], the land had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-42568/Tasmania |title=History of Tasmania |work=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener people, a sub-group of the [[Aboriginal Tasmanians|Nuennone]], or "South-East tribe".<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Horton |editor-first=David |date=1994 |title=The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia |location=Canberra |publisher=Aboriginal Studies Press}} (See: Vol. 2, pp.1008–10 [with map]; individual tribal entries; and the 'Further reading' section on pp.1245–72).</ref> The Mouheneener held a permanent settlement on neighbouring Long Beach called ''kreewer''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tasmanianbeaches.net/2015/11/04/long-beach-sandy-bay-beach/ |title=Derwent River: Long Beach (aka Sandy Bay Beach) |website=tasmanianbeaches.net |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://palawa-places.org.au/milaythina-sandy-bay |title=Sandy Bay |website=palawa-places.org.au |access-date=5 July 2022}}</ref>
Originally Nutgrove Beach was a continuation of Long Beach. As a means in preventing further foreshore erosion, a basalt seawall was constructed in the 1970s, dividing the beach in two. The new beach was named '''Nutgrove Beach''' after nearby Nutgrove House, an 1880s homestead built by John T. Read, a farmer who owned the Kinvarra Estate in [[Plenty, Tasmania|Plenty]]. Read named his house "Nutgrove" after a small grove of walnut trees growing on the land. There were many apple, pear and nut orchards in Lower Sandy Bay in the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Names Of Hobart: River Derwent |url=https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/hobart/hobart-geographical.html|website=ourtasmania.com.au|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> Nutgrove House still stands today.
==Marine life== [[File:Brachionichthys hirsutus RLS.jpg| thumb|left|The critically endangered spotted handfish]]
Nutgrove Beach is home to many sea creatures, including the native smooth spotted shore crab (''Paragrapsus laevis'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Species of the Derwent: Shore Crab |url=https://www.derwentestuary.org.au/species/shore-crab/|website=derwentestuary.org.au|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> and the critically endangered [[spotted handfish]] (''Brachionichthys hirsutus'').<ref>{{cite news |first=Ed |last=Bourke |title=‘It’s all a bit hard for them really’: critically endangered handfish saved at Nutgrove Beach |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/its-all-a-bit-hard-for-them-really-critically-endangered-handfish-saved-at-nutgrove-beach/news-story/07c8a0d05f9e21970534b69114f67e76 |publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=18 June 2022 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> Though once a calving ground of the [[southern right whale]] (''Eubalaena australis''), it is now incredibly rare to sight a whale in the Derwent estuary.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27035038 |title=WHALE SEEN IN DERWENT |newspaper=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=4 Jun 1951 |access-date=10 July 2022 |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> Whaling was banned in Australia in 1978,<ref>{{cite web|title=History of whaling in Australia |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/marine/marine-species/cetaceans/whaling|website=[[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water]]|access-date=10 July 2022}}</ref> and ships are not to approach closer than {{convert|100|m|}} when encountering whales.<ref>{{cite news |first=Helen |last=Kempton |title=Whale spotting in River Derwent prompts warnings about rules |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/whale-spotting-in-river-derwent-prompts-warnings-about-rules/news-story/5be407d137037d31b3008b2a55d3c97d|publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=23 November 2017 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
==Environment== [[File:Sandy Bay, Hobart.jpg|thumb|left|Walkers on the beach]] In 2015, a survey report found that over 40 houses along Nutgrove beach are at risk from rising sea levels.<ref>{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Luttrell |title=Experts urge action plan for Sandy Bay as the rising tide becomes a threat to beachside houses |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/experts-urge-action-plan-for-sandy-bay-as-the-rising-tide-becomes-a-threat-to-beachside-houses/news-story/e298af60da6df58b2c4dd65a0566a45f |publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=31 May 2015 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref> In 2018, an annual report revealed that [[Blackmans Bay]] and Nutgrove Beach contained the worst water quality within the Derwent estuary.<ref>{{cite news |first=Emily |last=Baker |title=Blackmans Bay, Nutgrove Beach worst for water quality within Derwent |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/blackmans-bay-nutgrove-beach-worst-for-water-quality-within-derwent/news-story/4409c53818c0300b70471a5dd8f182b5|publisher=[[The Mercury (Hobart)|The Mercury]] |date=22 January 2019 |access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>
==Access== Nutgrove Beach is a one-hour walk from the [[Hobart central business district]], or a short [[Metro Tasmania]] bus ride along Sandy Bay Road.
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[[Category:Beaches of Tasmania]] [[Category:Sandy Bay, Tasmania]]