It was used during World War II by American forces training for the Normandy Landings.

[2][3] Baggy Point forms part of the North Devon Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and the Saunton To Baggy Point Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

[5] The fauna in the rocks is poor but contains bivalves, possibly of brackish to freshwater affinities, and plant remains.

[5] The birds which can be seen at Baggy Point include guillemots, razorbills, Dartford warblers, stonechats and cormorants.

Seals are often seen swimming around the point and the grazing land is used by Hebridean sheep and Ruby Red cattle which have been introduced to keep down the brambles, gorse and bracken.