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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Bristle Worms
Dr Andy Mackie, Honarary Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum of Wales, gave a beautifully illustrated talk on Bristle Worms in Coastwise's on-going programme of Zoom talks. Not many people in Coastwise are experts…Read more… -
Rocky Shores
Professor Stephen Hawkins gave an inspirational talk on Zoom on the subject of Rocky Shores as experimental test sites and climate change indicators. Having such an eminent scientist talking about his observations and experiments over…Read more… -
Paddling your own canoe……
……….is a very modest description of James and Fi Corfe's expeditions round New Zealand and down the west coast of Chile to Cape Horn. Both these trips were undertaken in sophisticated sea kayaks, carrying all…Read more… -
Seaweed is a lot more useful than you think…..
……….according to Dr Sarah Hodgkiss, who, as a professional Phytologist working in the field with Cybercolloids, should know. Sarah is also a Coastwise member, and she gave other members a very informed overview of the…Read more… -
Conserving Estuaries……
……is an important task that requires input from many local and environmental authorities. This is the role of Nigel Mortimor, a marine biologist who is the South Devon AONB's Estuaries Officer. He emphasised to Coastwise…Read more… -
2021 – A New Beginning in 2021 ?……..
……definitely of the Spring Talks Series, which has topics ranging from ecological test systems to bristleworms, and including something of marine interest for everyone, including a chance to show your interesting or artistic finds of…Read more…