# Nutgrove Beach

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Suburban beach in Sandy Bay, Tasmania

Nutgrove Beach Beach Nutgrove Beach looking toward Sandy Bay homes and Mount Wellington Nutgrove Beach Location within Hobart Coordinates: 42°54′31.64″S 147°21′4.21″E / 42.9087889°S 147.3511694°E / -42.9087889; 147.3511694 Location Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Water bodies River Derwent Dimensions • Length 700 m (2,300 ft)[1] Patrolled by Surf Life Saving Tasmania Hazard rating 2/10 (Least hazardous)[1] Access Footpath, Nutgrove Avenue, Sandown Avenue

**Nutgrove Beach** is a popular beach destination along the [River Derwent](/source/River_Derwent_(Tasmania)) in [Sandy Bay](/source/Sandy_Bay%2C_Tasmania), [Hobart](/source/Hobart), [Tasmania](/source/Tasmania). The north facing beach has views of [Mount Wellington](/source/Mount_Wellington_(Tasmania)), [Lords Beach](/source/Lords_Beach), [Wrest Point Hotel Casino](/source/Wrest_Point_Hotel_Casino), the [Tasman Bridge](/source/Tasman_Bridge), and the [City of Clarence](/source/City_of_Clarence) on the eastern shore. Nutgrove Beach neighbours [Long Beach](/source/Long_Beach%2C_Tasmania) and Red Chapel Beach, and is close to the Sandy Bay Sailing Club and Lower Sandy Bay shops. The beach is dog-friendly[2] 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](/source/British_colonisation_of_Tasmania), the land had been occupied for possibly as long as 35,000 years[3] by the semi-nomadic Mouheneener people, a sub-group of the [Nuennone](/source/Aboriginal_Tasmanians), or "South-East tribe".[4] The Mouheneener held a permanent settlement on neighbouring Long Beach called *kreewer*.[5][6]

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](/source/Plenty%2C_Tasmania). 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.[7] Nutgrove House still stands today.

## Marine life

The critically endangered spotted handfish

Nutgrove Beach is home to many sea creatures, including the native smooth spotted shore crab (*Paragrapsus laevis*)[8] and the critically endangered [spotted handfish](/source/Spotted_handfish) (*Brachionichthys hirsutus*).[9] Though once a calving ground of the [southern right whale](/source/Southern_right_whale) (*Eubalaena australis*), it is now incredibly rare to sight a whale in the Derwent estuary.[10] Whaling was banned in Australia in 1978,[11] and ships are not to approach closer than 100 metres (330 ft) when encountering whales.[12]

## Environment

Walkers on the beach

In 2015, a survey report found that over 40 houses along Nutgrove beach are at risk from rising sea levels.[13] In 2018, an annual report revealed that [Blackmans Bay](/source/Blackmans_Bay) and Nutgrove Beach contained the worst water quality within the Derwent estuary.[14]

## Access

Nutgrove Beach is a one-hour walk from the [Hobart central business district](/source/Hobart_central_business_district), or a short [Metro Tasmania](/source/Metro_Tasmania) bus ride along Sandy Bay Road.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-BeachSafe_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-BeachSafe_1-1) ["Nutgrove Beach, Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania"](https://beachsafe.org.au/beach/tas/hobart/sandy-bay/nutgrove-beach). *beachsafe.org.au*. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-DogWalking_2-0)** ["Nutgrove Beach - Sandy Bay"](https://www.dogwalkingtas.org.au/nutgrove-beach). *dogwalkingtas.org.au*. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["History of Tasmania"](http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-42568/Tasmania). *Encyclopædia Britannica*. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Horton, David, ed. (1994). *The Encyclopedia of Aboriginal Australia*. Canberra: Aboriginal Studies Press. (See: Vol. 2, pp.1008–10 [with map]; individual tribal entries; and the 'Further reading' section on pp.1245–72).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Derwent River: Long Beach (aka Sandy Bay Beach)"](https://tasmanianbeaches.net/2015/11/04/long-beach-sandy-bay-beach/). *tasmanianbeaches.net*. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sandy Bay"](http://palawa-places.org.au/milaythina-sandy-bay). *palawa-places.org.au*. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["The Names Of Hobart: River Derwent"](https://www.ourtasmania.com.au/hobart/hobart-geographical.html). *ourtasmania.com.au*. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Species of the Derwent: Shore Crab"](https://www.derwentestuary.org.au/species/shore-crab/). *derwentestuary.org.au*. Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Bourke, Ed (18 June 2022). ["'It's all a bit hard for them really': critically endangered handfish saved at Nutgrove Beach"](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). [The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart)). Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["WHALE SEEN IN DERWENT"](https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/27035038). *[The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart))*. 4 June 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via National Library of Australia.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["History of whaling in Australia"](https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/marine/marine-species/cetaceans/whaling). *[Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment & Water](/source/Department_of_Climate_Change%2C_Energy%2C_the_Environment_%26_Water)*. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Kempton, Helen (23 November 2017). ["Whale spotting in River Derwent prompts warnings about rules"](https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/whale-spotting-in-river-derwent-prompts-warnings-about-rules/news-story/5be407d137037d31b3008b2a55d3c97d). [The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart)). Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Luttrell, Alex (31 May 2015). ["Experts urge action plan for Sandy Bay as the rising tide becomes a threat to beachside houses"](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). [The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart)). Retrieved 21 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Baker, Emily (22 January 2019). ["Blackmans Bay, Nutgrove Beach worst for water quality within Derwent"](https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/blackmans-bay-nutgrove-beach-worst-for-water-quality-within-derwent/news-story/4409c53818c0300b70471a5dd8f182b5). [The Mercury](/source/The_Mercury_(Hobart)). Retrieved 21 June 2022.

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