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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Nearer to Norway……
……..than London, as Coastwise's Jay Nicholson described the Shetland Isles to members as part of the summer talks series. Jay, a keen birder, wife and friends (being very patient while Jay photographed the birds) toured…Read more… -
Summer’s Nearly Here…….
…..but we aren't allowwed to have gatherings larger than 6 people yet, so Coastwise has assembled a Summer Talks Programme to tide us over until we can get together in person again. Click here to…Read more… -
It’s Time to Spring into Action…..
…..now, is the view of old friend of Coastwise, Dr Keith Hiscock. Keith is now an Associate Fellow of the Marine Biological Association, who is a native of Ilfracombe and although he now lives in…Read more… -
More, Bigger, Better and Joined…..
…….no, not pizzas, but the principles of the 2010 DEFRA report on the environment "Making Space for Nature", or the Lawton Report (so called) , by a panel chaired by Sir John Lawton. Coastwise had…Read more… -
What’s been happening in the Bristol Channel…….
……to fish and crustaceans is an open book, which he shared shared with Coastwise members, to Dr Peter Henderson of the Pisces Consultancy, and a Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University. He's been sampling the…Read more… -
Seaweed…..nice or nuisance ?
…..well, it can be a major nuisance according to old friend of Coastwise, and now a PhD student at Aberystwyth, Cat Oliver. Excess nutrients in the shape of phosphates and nitrates from land runoff can…Read more…