Welcome to Coastwise North Devon
Look below and around the website for Coastwise activities in North Devon which has some of the most spectacular and varied coastal scenery in the country and wonderful seascapes. The coastal and marine life is amongst the richest in the country.
Wild and unspoiled places are interspersed by coastal communities and popular resorts where livelihoods owe much to the coast and sea.
It is the aim of Coastwise, an independent community initiative, to increase understanding of the coast, its wildlife, and its importance to North Devon in the past, present and the future. We do this through sharing knowledge, undertaking conservation activities and projects, and addressing current issues.
There’s lots more, including all the latest pics on Facebook: Link – https://www.facebook.com/groups/563739230330790/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Talks Blogs, some with YouTube links to watch any you missed
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Across the World on a Bicycle made of Grass…….
………..is Libby Bowles’ proud claim. However, things aren’t always like they seem as this is technically correct because bamboo is, in botanical terms, a grass. The bike structure uses bamboo tubes bonded together, and to…Read more… -
Coastwise Heads Into 2025 with a Spring Activities Programme…….
……..with a range of topics and visits to suit all knowledge and energy levels. Download the programme at top right of page under Talks Series and Outside Events..Read more… -
They don’t really do that…….
……………..do they ? Well, the answer is “yes”, as Paula Ferris took Coastwise members through a selection of her video clips of marine life through a microscope. The enlarged view and video record shows behaviour…Read more… -
A Fisherman’s Life…..
…….is tough and varied, as told to Coastwise members by John Balls, a local fisherman who sails out of Clovelly and is the chairman of the North Devon Fisherman’s association.. John has had a varied…Read more… -
Salty…….
….but not quite like that ! Orlando Venn of the Wildlife and Wetlands Trust educated Coastwise members about the benefits of wetlands, either by inundation with tidal seawater, or freshwater. The WWT was set up…Read more… -
Appledore Time is Way Behind Everywhere Else
…….at the Maritime Museum. Coastwise members had the run of the museum after it closed for the winter, and were able to fully explore the rich material on shipbuilding, seafaring and all aspects of maritime…Read more…