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

  • Screenshot 2021-04-29 100814 Driller Killers…….
    …..come in all sizes, according to ecologist Pip Jollands, who gave Coastwise members a refresher on shells that can be found on the shore. This is to help the survey process, with members getting back…
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  • Screenshot 2021-04-22 102313 - 1 Catch a Crab…..
    …..except that we're not going rowing, but heading out on the first shore survey for a long time ! To get Coastwise members into the right frame of mind for Lee Bay on 27th April,…
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  • Screenshot 2021-04-20 090901 - 1 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…
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  • Summer Talks pic 2021 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…
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  • Screenshot 2021-03-20 - 1 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…
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  • Screenshot 2021-03-13 095130 - 1 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…
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